Feeling stressed? What if the fastest way out was through your eyes? In this episode, I’ll teach you a quick 10-second exercise that uses your vision to flip bad stress into good stress. You’ll learn why when anxiety hits, your world shrinks -- your eyes go into tunnel vision and your mind locks into achieving awareness, obsessing over control and what you don’t have. But there’s another mode available. Awakened awareness—the mental counterpart to panoramic vision—that helps you regain perspective, spark insight, and stop anxiety from running the show. Discover how to toggle between these two modes so you can stay focused without getting stuck, and calm without losing your drive.

What You’ll Learn:

• The surprising link between your eyes and your emotions
• Why tunnel vision = fight-or-flight (and what that does to your brain)
• How panoramic vision cues safety and calm in just seconds
• The mental counterparts: achieving awareness vs. awakened awareness
• Practical ways to rebalance if you’re stuck in “overachieve and control” mode

Timestamps:
[00:30] Why your eyes might hold the key to stress relief
[04:23] The power of panoramic vision: a 10-second reset
[07:11] How vision influences emotion—and vice versa
[08:54] Beyond the eyes: achieving vs. awakened awareness
[13:31] Meditation, yoga, and everyday practices for awakened awareness
[16:18] My personal “Sabbath moments” for panoramic awareness
[19:56] Kindness narrative: getting lost, asking for help, and discovering generosity

Submit Your Kindness Narrative:
Share a moment of kindness that moved you or changed you. Email your story (written or audio) to [email protected] or DM me on Instagram @CalmYourCaveman.
For full shownotes, including resources mentioned, go to: https://www.calmyourcaveman.com/episodes/how-to-see-more-and-stress-less