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 Getting ready for something Both of us together Clear all

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now · Getting ready for something

Coping, mostly 6 Getting ready for something 2 Struggling right now 1

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

On my own 3 Both of us together 2

Theme · Touch and bodywork

Medication and how it works 9 Practising under provocation 5 Getting assessed and diagnosed 4 Reading, numbers and learning differences 3 Touch and bodywork 2 Facing it a step at a time 2 Feelings and focus 2 Choosing your response 1 Shame 1 Your sense of time 1 Screens and attention 1 Systems for daily life 1

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.