Anchor and Release: Calm Your Busy Mind in 2 Minutes

Anchor and Release: Calm Your Busy Mind in 2 Minutes

Published: February 1, 2026

Duration: 2:33

Hey there, and welcome back to Mindfulness for Busy Minds. I'm Julia Cartwright, and I'm so glad you're here with me today. It's Saturday morning, early February, and if you're anything like me, your to-do list probably arrived before your coffee did. So before we dive into anything else, I just want to say: you showing up here, right now, is already the win. That takes intention.

Today, we're going to work with what I call the "Anchor and Release" technique, and it's absolutely perfect for those moments when your mind feels like a browser with forty-seven tabs...