<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Quiet & Simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[ No beliefs, no mantras — a simpler way to a quieter mind.
]]></description><link>https://www.quietandsimple.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!A-ri!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F78ef49b6-2762-4bc8-92a2-60f2e486bbe4_751x751.png</url><title>Quiet &amp; Simple</title><link>https://www.quietandsimple.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:23:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.quietandsimple.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Guy Mitrani Shafran]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[quietandsimple@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[quietandsimple@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Guy Mitrani Shafran]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Guy Mitrani Shafran]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[quietandsimple@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[quietandsimple@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Guy Mitrani Shafran]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[When I can't stop worrying about the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am talking about moments, when the future does not seems bright.]]></description><link>https://www.quietandsimple.com/p/when-i-cant-stop-worrying-about-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.quietandsimple.com/p/when-i-cant-stop-worrying-about-the</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Mitrani Shafran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:18:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am talking about moments, when the future does not seems bright. I am not talking about fatal, life threatening situations, for this, please go and consult an expert. I am talking about these moments, when nothing seems to work, or you are afraid of the future, feeling worried, with no idea how to dig yourself out of the figurative hole you are in. And the hole seems deep. And the situation seems complicate. But what if there is a possibility, just a possibility, to alleviate all this? When you ask? Maybe now? Unless you feel too attached to feeling lost about the future, and want to let it linger just a tad longer. But, for the moment, why not try this?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png" width="1456" height="672" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:672,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:83706,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://www.quietandsimple.com/i/209708345?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m2Fa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F08554cc3-cae7-4c9c-b864-5df9f8e4f463_1560x720.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>We all heard about mindfulness, meditation, and other mind practices. But did you notice that people who are successful, start with an overwhelming sensation, they have some bodily sensation accompanying this, and they end up with quiet mind, and a quieter body. But what if the body is completely quiet? The same quiet you have sitting in front of the ocean, or in front of a beautiful nature?</p><p>One of the simplest ways to deal with it, is right now, locate when there is a bodily sensation less than perfect. Maybe a feeling of queasiness in the stomach, in the chest, some tightening of the shoulder, whatever you can find, and just relax it, yes, simply relax it, and more, let yourself tell it to relax it, and do it again, and more, and as you continue it relaxes even more, until you eventually feel what? The mind, the mind starts to be quieter.<br></p><p>You just started changing your body with your attention. Nothing else. And this is only the beginning.</p><p>We have so much more control than we think. For over 15 years I have not taken any pain killer, how? By following methods, that are simple, yet powerful, and I am going to share many of them with you. Try this. Let me know how it goes.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this way speaks to you &#8212; no beliefs, no mantras, just a quieter body and mind &#8212; subscribe, and I&#8217;ll send the next one.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.quietandsimple.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Quiet &amp; Simple! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><h2><strong>Want to go further?</strong></h2><p>Sometimes this helps on your own, but the worry keeps coming back &#8212; or you can feel there&#8217;s further to go, and you&#8217;d rather not go alone.</p><p>That&#8217;s what the private sessions are for. We get on a call, I help you find where it&#8217;s sitting in your body, and we soften it together &#8212; in real time. No teaching to sit through, no beliefs to take on. Just you, a little quieter than when we started.<br></p><p><a href="https://tidycal.com/guyshafran/45-minute-meeting-1ylq6qw">Book a session</a><br><br><em>I'm not a doctor or therapist. This is a simple practice I've used for years, shared as my own experience &#8212; not medical or psychological advice.</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>