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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 filterUnder stress remove filterClear all
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Someone I care about 2Me 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 27Involves someone else 2Both of us together 1
Theme · Grounding and settling
Staying regulated in conflict 11The cost of avoiding 8Answering bids 7Screens and attention 6Affection and touch 5Feelings and focus 4Your nervous system 4Listening and understanding 3Knowing your partner 3Getting assessed and diagnosed 2Grounding and settling 2What anger actually is 2Shame and stigma 2Structure and routine 2The moment before you snap 2Systems for daily life 2Treatment and medication 2Choosing your response 2What worry does 2The fear underneath anger 2Treatment and medication 1Cool the body first 1Emotions as signals 1Growing empathy 1Equanimity and perspective 1Facing it a step at a time 1Feeling from the inside 1Reading, numbers and learning differences 1Medication and how it works 1Moving your body 1Exercise, food and other supports 1Posture and how you carry yourself 1Rebuild trust 1Repair after rupture 1Rest and pacing 1Safety and grounding 1Shared spiritual life 1Tolerate distress 1What you are actually defending 1Breaking the worry loop 1
When · Under stress
Coming and going 4Under stress 2Any ordinary day 2When apart 1

When you are helping someone settle, put the technique in their hands rather than your own. They tap themselves, they set the pressure, they stop when they want to.

Being touched by someone else, even kindly and with permission, asks a lot of a person whose body has been handled badly before. Self-administered…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 40:64

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

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