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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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Equanimity and perspective 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 2My husband or wife 1Someone I care about 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 14Involves someone else 2Both of us together 1
Theme · Equanimity and perspective
Staying regulated in conflict 14Affection and touch 12Systems for daily life 10Answering bids 9The cost of avoiding 9Grounding and settling 7Repair after rupture 7Listening and understanding 7Medication and how it works 7Treatment and medication 5Knowing your partner 5The moment before you snap 5Structure and routine 4Breathing 4Rituals of connection 4Moving your body 3Posture and how you carry yourself 3Rebuilding trust 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

Ask the question twice. What do you see, and what else do you see. What do you think, and what else do you think. The second one does all the work.

The second question takes for granted that another answer exists, so instead of defending the first you go looking. Used on yourself it works just as…

A minuteEquanimity and perspectiveMindfulnessQur’an 10:24

Try putting a qualifier on the front of your strongest claims. In some ways this is true. In some ways it is not. In some ways I cannot tell from here.

Jain thinkers built a whole grammar out of that, seven careful ways of stating a thing, precisely so assertion stayed honest. Used well, a qualifier…

A minuteEquanimity and perspectiveMindfulnessQur’an 65:3

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.