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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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Moving your body remove filterOn my own remove filterIn a change remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 1Five minutes 2
Who it is written for
A practitioner 3Me 3Someone I care about 3
On your own, or with someone · On my own
On my own 3Involves someone else 1
Theme · Moving your body
What ADHD actually is 12When everything feels flat 8Medication and how it works 6Systems for daily life 4Getting assessed and diagnosed 4Your nervous system 4Bringing the future closer 3Moving your body 3Your sense of time 2Self-compassion 2What anger actually is 2When you use something to cope 2What you are actually defending 1Breathing 1Food, caffeine and fuel 1Equanimity and perspective 1Feelings and focus 1Making it stick 1Reading, numbers and learning differences 1Remembering to do it 1Shame and stigma 1Touch and bodywork 1Treatment and medication 1Treatment and medication 1Living with uncertainty 1Use your strengths 1Being seen and judged 1
When · In a change
Any ordinary day 37Under stress 7In a change 3Coming and going 1

One minute of moving between tasks. Star jumps, a lap of the corridor, anything that gets the blood going before you sit down to the next thing.

Classrooms that do this report smoother changeovers and better recall of whatever was just taught. The same trick works at a desk: end one job, move…

A minuteMoving your bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 32:9

Do not stop dead. Give the end of anything energetic a few minutes of winding down, so the change of gear is a routine rather than a demand.

Stopping is a transition, and transitions are where things fall apart for a lot of people. A short unwinding phase, the same one every time, takes…

Five minutesMoving your bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:239

Move just before the difficult task, not after it as a reward. Five minutes of skipping, stairs or running on the spot, then sit down to the thing.

The window straight after moving is when focus is at its best, so that is the bit worth spending on whatever you have been dreading. For a child,…

Five minutesMoving your bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 19:25

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