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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.

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6 practices
Grounding and settling remove filterMe remove filterInvolves someone else remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 4Five minutes 2
Who it is written for · Me
A practitioner 9Someone I care about 8Me 6
Where you are right now
Struggling right now 3Coping, mostly 2Getting ready for something 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 59Involves someone else 6Both of us together 2
Theme · Grounding and settling
Medication and how it works 47Systems for daily life 26Staying regulated in conflict 24Knowing your partner 15Rebuilding trust 14Affection and touch 13Moving your body 13Listening and understanding 12Answering bids 11Repair after rupture 11Rituals of connection 11Breaking the worry loop 10The moment before you snap 10Shared spiritual life 10Food, caffeine and fuel 10Screens and attention 9What anger actually is 8Growing empathy 7Treatment and medication 7Your nervous system 7Feelings and focus 7Choosing your response 7Bringing the future closer 7Grounding and settling 6Breathing 6Remembering to do it 6Get started 6The cost of avoiding 6Exercise, food and other supports 5Posture and how you carry yourself 5Equanimity and perspective 5Facing it a step at a time 5Treatment and medication 5Structure and routine 4Cool the body first 4When everything feels flat 4When you use something to cope 4Getting assessed and diagnosed 4What ADHD actually is 4What worry does 4Your sense of time 3Practising under provocation 3Being seen and judged 3Tolerate distress 3Emotions as signals 3Rest and pacing 2Shame 2Touch and bodywork 2What you are actually defending 2Gratitude 2Fondness and admiration 2Ask and say no well 2Help someone grieving 2Panic and the body 2Safety and grounding 1Validate yourself and others 1Living with uncertainty 1When you go numb 1Obsessions and compulsions 1Making it stick 1The fear underneath anger 1
Approach
Body based 5Mindfulness 1
When
Coming and going 3Any ordinary day 1Under stress 1When apart 1

Say it plainly whenever you teach anything: the way I am showing you this is not the way it has to be done. Change it until it works for you.

Anyone who has failed at the standard version of something several times will not try again unless they are told clearly that adapting it is allowed.…

A minuteGrounding and settlingMindfulnessQur’an 65:7

After you have tried something to settle, check: how here do you feel now, compared with before? Do not assume it worked just because it usually does.

This takes ten seconds and does two jobs. It tells you whether that particular thing is worth reaching for again, and it slowly trains you to notice…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 39:23

On a video call, two things still work well: touching your own face gently, and rocking. Both are yours to do, and both are visible enough to be done together.

Distance takes away most of what one person can offer another physically, so it helps to know what survives it. A hand resting on your cheek, fingers…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 2:186

Offer any movement in three sizes: small, medium and full. Let people take the one that fits today, and let them change their mind halfway through.

For a twist that might be a simple reach, or a reach with the other hand placed behind, or loose swinging arms. The three sizes do quiet work. They…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 65:7

Start with a couple of minutes of movement before any of the difficult talking. Not a warm up for its own sake: a body that has moved is easier to think in.

Two or three minutes is enough. Roll the shoulders, round and lengthen the spine, turn gently side to side. It also says something without anyone…

Five minutesGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 8:11

Let the breath go along with the movement rather than counting it out. If you are guiding someone, do not set the pace of their breathing for them.

Being told exactly when to breathe in and out is unpleasant for more people than you would expect, and for anyone whose breath was held tight through…

Five minutesGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 48:4

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