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Hey there Reader, Our 15-Day Rewire Anxiety Challenge is around the corner, and a few of you have asked what it involves. So I thought I’d share a little more on where we’re going… The 15-day journey is structured in three sections: Days 1-5: Cultivate CalmBefore you can rewire anything, you need access to a calmer baseline. This initial section gives you immediate, research-backed tools to down-regulate your nervous system when anxiety spikes. You'll learn the physiological sigh, single-breath vagal toning, and an orienting practice that pulls you out of anxious tunnel vision and back into present-moment reality. By the end of Day 5, you'll have a toolkit for shifting your state in under 60 seconds. Days 6-10: Improve Embodied AwarenessAnxiety thrives in the gap between stimulus and response. This section trains your ability to catch the earliest whispers of activation, before automatic patterns take over. You'll develop your internal early warning system, learn to map your worry patterns, and practice NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest) ~ a protocol shown to reduce anxiety by 41% in clinical research. By the end of Day 10, you'll be catching anxiety at a 2 or 3 out of 10 (vs at an 8 or 9). Days 11-15: Rewire Your RelationshipHere, we go deeper. This final section helps you understand why your anxiety exists, what it's protecting, and how to create lasting safety in your nervous system. You'll explore the equation "Anxiety = Resistance × Emotional Intensity", learn why our brain's predictions aren't facts, and practice a reparenting protocol drawn from attachment research. By Day 15, you'll have a fundamentally different relationship with anxiety, seeing it as a signal to decode, rather than an enemy to defeat. ~~ Each day includes a short theory component (3-5 min) and a guided practice (5-7 min). About 10 minutes total. You'll also get access to our supportive WhatsApp community ~ a space to share your experience, ask questions (with direct access to me and the team), and the accountability of doing this alongside others. If you've been curious about joining, registration closes this Sunday 30th August, and we kick off together on September 1st. → Join the 15-Day Challenge — $50Hope to see you there, — Jonny |
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