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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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8 practices
Posture and how you carry yourself remove filterMe remove filterOn my own remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 2Five minutes 5Twenty minutes 1
Who it is written for · Me
A practitioner 8Me 8
Where you are right now
Struggling right now 3Coping, mostly 3Getting ready for something 2
On your own, or with someone · On my own
On my own 8Involves someone else 5
Theme · Posture and how you carry yourself
Your nervous system 105Medication and how it works 82What anger actually is 78The moment before you snap 76Choosing your response 73Get started 65Systems for daily life 62Grounding and settling 59Equanimity and perspective 57The fear underneath anger 56Cool the body first 55Your sense of time 52Touch and bodywork 52Food, caffeine and fuel 49Moving your body 48Bringing the future closer 46What ADHD actually is 42Exercise, food and other supports 41When everything feels flat 39Feelings and focus 37Staying regulated in conflict 36Practising under provocation 36Shame and stigma 30Treatment and medication 29Making it stick 29Screens and attention 28Breathing 28Getting assessed and diagnosed 28Structure and routine 24Feeling from the inside 23Tolerate distress 23Being seen and judged 22What you are actually defending 21What worry does 21Treatment and medication 20Remembering to do it 20Growing empathy 20When you use something to cope 18Answering bids 13Fondness and admiration 13Breaking the worry loop 13Self-compassion 12Emotions as signals 12Obsessions and compulsions 12Righteous anger and perfectionism 12Question the thought 11Facing it a step at a time 10Knowing your partner 10Shame 10Use your strengths 9Anger, alcohol and the body 8Posture and how you carry yourself 8Repair after rupture 8Shared spiritual life 7Gratitude 7When anger turns to harm 5When you go numb 4Letting it out safely 4Meaning after harm 4Living with uncertainty 4Act on your values 3Notice the pattern and flex 3Rebuilding trust 3Rest and pacing 3Safety and grounding 3Let the wave come 3Working with anger 3Your worth is not conditional 3Name what you feel 3Calm the body 3Listen to the body 2Get it out of your head 2Patience and trust 2Ride the urge 2Find meaning 2Your window of tolerance 2Work with your brain 2Affection and touch 2Face it gently 2Hold a boundary 2Keep the bond 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 2Rituals of connection 2Care for yourself in loss 2Panic and the body 1The cost of avoiding 1Listening and understanding 1Validate yourself and others 1
When
Any ordinary day 5Under stress 3

You are not here for a longer hamstring. You are here for a nervous system that can change gear, work when work is needed and settle when it is not.

An ordinary class measures you against the shape, and that measuring is the same self driving that wore you out in the first place. The therapeutic…

A minutePosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 31:19

When attention has nowhere to settle, give it something. A fixed point on the floor, the breath, the shape your hands are making, or the plain feel of the position you are in.

Which one you choose matters more than people expect. Focusing on the breath turns attention inward, and inward is the wrong direction for anyone…

A minutePosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 22:26

Once a shape feels safe, it becomes somewhere to explore from. The question stops being am I doing this right and turns into how does my body want to move now.

Stay in an easy position long enough for it to go slightly dull. Dull is the sign that the ground under you is steady. From there, small experiments:…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 3:191

Picture a cat getting up from a nap. One side lengthens and reaches while the other side curls in, then they swap over. Do that. Add breath and sound if you want them.

After a minute of copying the animal, drop the instructions and let your body carry on however it likes. That is the reason for starting here:…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 19:58

Find the place that is always tight, your jaw, your shoulders, the top of your back. Take it over deliberately. Squeeze it harder than it holds itself, then let it go.

Do that a few times and something changes. The holding stops being weather that happens to you and becomes something you are doing, which means it is…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 22:77

Take a shape that asks something of you, warrior or mountain, eyes open, the middle of your body switched on. Then, without coming out of it, drop your attention inside and let the pose hold you instead.

Two things get practised in one position. First the doing: strong legs, clear gaze, a body that is ready. Then the yielding: still there, still…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 2:238

Grounding and relaxing are two different prescriptions. A squat with your back against a wall puts you back into your legs. Deep guided rest takes you downwards. Reach for whichever one is missing.

When someone has gone numb or absent, often from the waist down, weight bearing work in the legs gives the body something loud and unmistakable to…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 17:37

Calm is only half the training. Plenty of people are more frightened of stillness than of adrenaline, because stillness puts the guard down.

If everything you practise is a settling practice, half the range goes untrained, and you may be asking someone to drop a defence they still need. So…

Twenty minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 25:64

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