The Breath That Calms Another

Metaphorical Narrative

A child fidgets, restless, eyes darting for safety.
The parent inhales, then exhales slower, shoulders relaxing.
The child’s breath follows without instruction.
An invisible tether, anchored by presence.

Core Insight

Anxiety can be inherited through nervous system contagion.

EF Move: one values-aligned act — slower breath.

That act biases circuits not only in self but in the other.
Proof: calm spreads, sovereignty ripples outward.

Saturday Experiment

With someone restless nearby, slow your breath deliberately.
Watch for subtle echoes in their body language.

Sunday Reflection

How did the person prove their baseline shifted another?
What evidence showed sovereignty is contagious?