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Imagine flipping a switch in your body that tells your brain, “You’re safe.” That’s what a few minutes of intentional breath can do, and it’s the doorway we walk through with meditation guide and author Kara Goodwin. We talk about real stress, real loss, and the very human habit of living braced for the next blow — then we map the simple moves that shift you from fight-or-flight to a steadier baseline you can feel.

Kara opens up about a cascade of family crises that pushed her to seek help, first in a secular way and then in a way that quietly reintroduced the sacred. She didn’t start as a mystic; she started as someone with a loud mind. The breakthrough came with method: posture you can repeat, breath you can trust, and a short sequence that teaches your nervous system safety on demand. We unpack the science, too: how the limbic system’s alarm gives way to the prefrontal cortex’s clarity; why even eight weeks of short sessions can rewire habits of reactivity; and how clinicians leverage meditation for anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and chronic pain. Along the way, we touch immunity, sleep, memory, and the subtle gifts of noticing more meaning in ordinary days.

If you’ve tried to “quiet your mind” and felt like you were doing it wrong, this conversation offers a kinder map. Start with one minute. Sit upright, breathe low and slow, lengthen your exhale, and return when you drift. We close with concrete

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