There is a moment—so brief it could pass between two heartbeats—when the whole world seems to go quiet. In that sliver of time, your racing thoughts pause, your shoulders unclench, and something inside you remembers what ease feels like. You might have brushed against this feeling while waiting for a web page to load, standing at a red light, or sipping the day’s first cup of coffee. Most of us shrug it off and hurry on, convinced that real calm requires a silent retreat, a scented candle, or at