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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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Grounding and settling remove filterInvolves someone else remove filterAny ordinary day remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 1Five minutes 1
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Someone I care about 2Me 1
Where you are right now
Struggling right now 1Coping, mostly 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 31Involves someone else 2Both of us together 1
Theme · Grounding and settling
Medication and how it works 53Systems for daily life 26The cost of avoiding 20Moving your body 17Exercise, food and other supports 13Knowing your partner 12Screens and attention 12What ADHD actually is 10Food, caffeine and fuel 10Breaking the worry loop 9Listening and understanding 9Shared spiritual life 9Treatment and medication 8Bringing the future closer 8Structure and routine 8Feelings and focus 8Your sense of time 8The moment before you snap 7Rituals of connection 7What worry does 7Breathing 7Facing it a step at a time 7Affection and touch 6Get started 6Cool the body first 6Growing empathy 5Your nervous system 5Getting assessed and diagnosed 5Reading, numbers and learning differences 5When everything feels flat 4When you use something to cope 4Equanimity and perspective 4Posture and how you carry yourself 4Rebuilding trust 4Touch and bodywork 4Treatment and medication 4What anger actually is 4Making it stick 3Remembering to do it 3Being seen and judged 3Shame and stigma 3Choosing your response 3Answering bids 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Panic and the body 2Obsessions and compulsions 2Fondness and admiration 2Emotions as signals 2Staying regulated in conflict 2Tolerate distress 2Grounding and settling 2Gratitude 2Repair after rupture 1Feeling from the inside 1Rest and pacing 1Shame 1
When · Any ordinary day
Coming and going 4Under stress 2Any ordinary day 2When apart 1

When you offer someone a practice, ask them to tell you if it did nothing, and mean it. Say out loud that plenty of these do not land.

People agree that things helped for all sorts of reasons: not wanting to seem difficult, not wanting to disappoint you, having learned long ago that…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 16:53

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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