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You cannot think your way out of a body that is braced. This area starts there: the breath, the ground under you, moving, eating, resting, and the small physical things that change how the rest of the day lands.

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Theme

Grounding and settling 26 Your nervous system 25 Touch and bodywork 13 Breathing 9 Posture and how you carry yourself 5 Feeling from the inside 3 Moving your body 1

How long you have · A minute

A minute 82 Five minutes 159Twenty minutes 33 Longer 9

Approach · Body based

Body based 82 Medical and treatment 19 Mindfulness 4 ADHD skills 1

When

Any ordinary day 43 Under stress 34 Coming and going 3 After a row 1 When apart 1

Cold water on your face, particularly at the hairline and around the lips, sets off a reflex that slows the heart. It is one of the few things fast enough to interrupt real panic.

A splash at the sink, a few minutes outside in cold air, or a bowl of cold water if you have one to hand. There is a quieter version for when you…

A minuteYour nervous systemBody basedQur’an 20:46

Whatever happens in a session, the change gets built in the other hours. Choose things you can do at a bus stop with nothing in your hands.

There are roughly 167 waking hours a week outside an appointment, and that is where a practice either becomes yours or quietly disappears. Elaborate…

A minuteYour nervous systemBody basedQur’an 3:191