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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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Cool the body first remove filterA minute remove filterInvolves someone else remove filterClear all
How long you have · A minute
A minute 2Five minutes 5
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Me 2
Where you are right now
Getting ready for something 1Coping, mostly 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 29Both of us together 3Involves someone else 2
Theme · Cool the body first
Staying regulated in conflict 14Affection and touch 12Systems for daily life 10The cost of avoiding 9Answering bids 9Grounding and settling 7Repair after rupture 7Listening and understanding 7Medication and how it works 7Treatment and medication 5The moment before you snap 5Knowing your partner 5Breathing 4Structure and routine 4Rituals of connection 4Rebuilding trust 3Moving your body 3Posture and how you carry yourself 3Practising under provocation 2Choosing your response 2Cool the body first 2Food, caffeine and fuel 2Emotions as signals 2Equanimity and perspective 2Fondness and admiration 2Gratitude 2Making it stick 2When everything feels flat 2Your sense of time 2Treatment and medication 2What anger actually is 2Touch and bodywork 1Shame and stigma 1Ask and say no well 1Validate yourself and others 1The fear underneath anger 1What you are actually defending 1Breaking the worry loop 1Your nervous system 1Screens and attention 1Safety and grounding 1Exercise, food and other supports 1Obsessions and compulsions 1Help someone grieving 1Getting assessed and diagnosed 1Get started 1Feelings and focus 1Feeling from the inside 1Bringing the future closer 1Being seen and judged 1Shared spiritual life 1Tolerate distress 1
Approach
Mindfulness 1Body based 1

Say out breath, not breath. Told to take a signal breath, most people pull air in hard, which stirs them up rather than settling them.

This is a small wording change that decides whether the technique works. Whether you are teaching someone else or reminding yourself, put the phase…

A minuteCool the body firstBody basedQur’an 6:96

Anger pulls your attention towards whatever provoked it, the way a vacuum cleaner pulls at a curtain. Naming it that way makes it something happening to you rather than something wrong with you.

Rumination is an accurate word and a heavy one, and people who already feel judged tend to close up when it appears. A picture does the same job…

A minuteCool the body firstMindfulnessQur’an 89:27

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