Practices

Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

Narrowed down

2 practices

Touch and bodywork Both of us together Coming and going Clear all

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 1

On your own, or with someone · Both of us together

Both of us together 2 On my own 2

Theme · Touch and bodywork

Medication and how it works 4 Getting assessed and diagnosed 4 Feelings and focus 2 Touch and bodywork 2 Shame 2

When · Coming and going

Any ordinary day 7 Coming and going 2

Before sending anyone for hands on work, ask what touch has meant in their life. A massage table is a poor place to discover that touch brings something back.

The person delivering it is not there to hold what surfaces, and often has no training for it. So ask directly, ask about what parts of the body are…

Five minutesTouch and bodyworkMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:233

Telling someone what a treatment will actually be like improves how they respond to it. What it feels like, how long, what is normal afterwards.

Uncertainty makes everything sharper, so filling it in with plain description takes some of the edge off before anything starts. Do not oversell it…

Five minutesTouch and bodyworkMedical and treatmentQur’an 5:6

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.