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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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How long you have · Five minutes
A minute 7Five minutes 2
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Me 2Someone I care about 1
Where you are right now
Struggling right now 1Getting ready for something 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 32Involves someone else 2Both of us together 1
Theme · Grounding and settling
Medication and how it works 43The cost of avoiding 15Screens and attention 13Systems for daily life 12What anger actually is 10Moving your body 8Bringing the future closer 8Your nervous system 8What ADHD actually is 8Your sense of time 8Rebuilding trust 8Exercise, food and other supports 8What worry does 7Treatment and medication 7Knowing your partner 7Facing it a step at a time 7Remembering to do it 6Breaking the worry loop 6Feelings and focus 5Cool the body first 5Staying regulated in conflict 5Choosing your response 5Equanimity and perspective 5Emotions as signals 5When everything feels flat 5Listening and understanding 5When you use something to cope 4Structure and routine 4The moment before you snap 4Touch and bodywork 3Food, caffeine and fuel 3Getting assessed and diagnosed 3Rituals of connection 3Reading, numbers and learning differences 3Shared spiritual life 3Tolerate distress 3Growing empathy 3Shame and stigma 2Shame 2Being seen and judged 2Get started 2Treatment and medication 2Panic and the body 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Grounding and settling 2The fear underneath anger 1Posture and how you carry yourself 1Practising under provocation 1Affection and touch 1Repair after rupture 1Rest and pacing 1Making it stick 1Living with uncertainty 1Help someone grieving 1What you are actually defending 1When you go numb 1Feeling from the inside 1Breathing 1Ask and say no well 1Obsessions and compulsions 1
When
Coming and going 1Any ordinary day 1

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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