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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.
Being strong, trained or brave does not decide which way your body goes. People who could easily have fought have frozen instead.
This one matters for anyone whose sense of themselves was built on being capable: soldiers, police, door staff, athletes, older brothers. The shame…
The steadiness you are training shows up in more than your mood. Sleep, digestion and how quickly you come down after a fright tend to move together.
Worth knowing when progress on the thing you came for feels slow. People often notice they are sleeping better, or snapping less, before they notice…
Body based practices sit alongside medication rather than replacing it. If you take something, you can do both.
They are worth having on the menu for people who cannot take medication, do not want to, or want something of their own to do as well. The skill you…
Sound based work is aimed at a particular set of troubles: noise that feels too loud, voices that turn to mush, jumpiness, difficulty reading people. If that is you, it is worth asking about.
It gets chosen by what your system does rather than by a diagnosis, which is why the same programme is used with very different people, from toddlers…
Irritability, a hot face, itchiness, a mild earache or feeling slightly off balance are common while doing this. People often say it feels like getting off a long flight.
Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.
Knowing that in advance matters, because unexplained body sensations are easy to read as harm when your alarm system is already sensitive. Say what…