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Practices

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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23 practices

Feeling from the inside On my own Clear all

How long you have

A minute 4 Five minutes 16 Twenty minutes 2 Longer 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 23 Me 23 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 12 Struggling right now 9 Getting ready for something 2

On your own, or with someone · On my own

On my own 23 Involves someone else 2

Theme · Feeling from the inside

Your nervous system 108What anger actually is 83 Medication and how it works 83 The moment before you snap 76 Choosing your response 73 Get started 65 Systems for daily life 62 Grounding and settling 60 Equanimity and perspective 57 The fear underneath anger 57 Cool the body first 55 Your sense of time 52 Touch and bodywork 52 Food, caffeine and fuel 49 What ADHD actually is 49 Moving your body 48 Bringing the future closer 46 When everything feels flat 44 Exercise, food and other supports 44 Treatment and medication 43 Getting assessed and diagnosed 42 Feelings and focus 38 Staying regulated in conflict 36 Practising under provocation 36 Screens and attention 31 Shame and stigma 30 Making it stick 29 Breathing 28 Structure and routine 25 What worry does 24 Treatment and medication 24 Tolerate distress 23 Feeling from the inside 23 Being seen and judged 22 What you are actually defending 21 Remembering to do it 20 Growing empathy 20 When you use something to cope 19 Reading, numbers and learning differences 14 Obsessions and compulsions 13 Fondness and admiration 13 Answering bids 13 Breaking the worry loop 13 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Emotions as signals 12 Self-compassion 12 Question the thought 11 Facing it a step at a time 11 Knowing your partner 10 Shame 10 Use your strengths 9 Posture and how you carry yourself 8 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 Repair after rupture 8 Shared spiritual life 7 When anger turns to harm 7 Gratitude 7 Letting it out safely 4 When you go numb 4 Living with uncertainty 4 Meaning after harm 4 Name what you feel 3 Safety and grounding 3 Rest and pacing 3 Rebuilding trust 3 Act on your values 3 Working with anger 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Let the wave come 3 Calm the body 3 The cost of avoiding 2 Patience and trust 2 Affection and touch 2 Panic and the body 2 Listen to the body 2 Rituals of connection 2 Keep the bond 2 Hold a boundary 2 Get it out of your head 2 Find meaning 2 Face it gently 2 Ride the urge 2 Care for yourself in loss 2 Work with your brain 2 Your window of tolerance 2 Listening and understanding 1 Validate yourself and others 1

Approach

Mindfulness 13 Body based 10

When

Any ordinary day 15 Under stress 8

If you are moving attention through the body, start at the feet and work up. Leave the throat, the chest and the face until last.

The far edges of the body carry less charge, so they are a gentle place to find your bearings. Include the back, which people tend to skip: attention…

Twenty minutesFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 40:19

There is a difference between watching your hand and being in your hand. See whether you can move from looking at a part of your body to living inside it.

Observing keeps a small distance, which is useful early on and can quietly become the whole practice. Inhabiting is the further step: filling the…

Twenty minutesFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 91:7

Sleeping until the middle of the afternoon, day after day, is usually not rest. It is closer to the body shutting down, and it tends to leave you flatter rather than restored.

The tell is how you feel on waking: real rest gives something back, while shutdown leaves the day already gone and you no better for it. Nudging the…

LongerFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 9:118

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