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.

Narrowed down

3 practices

Posture and how you carry yourself Struggling right now On my own Clear all

How long you have

A minute 1 Five minutes 2

Who it is written for

A practitioner 3 Me 3

Where you are right now · Struggling right now

Coping, mostly 3 Struggling right now 3 Getting ready for something 2

On your own, or with someone · On my own

Involves someone else 3 On my own 3

Theme · Posture and how you carry yourself

Your nervous system 44 What anger actually is 31 Grounding and settling 30 Cool the body first 26 The moment before you snap 24 Get started 23 Touch and bodywork 19 Choosing your response 17 When everything feels flat 17 Equanimity and perspective 16 Shame and stigma 16 What ADHD actually is 15 Screens and attention 14 Your sense of time 14 Food, caffeine and fuel 14 The fear underneath anger 14 Systems for daily life 13 Tolerate distress 13 Obsessions and compulsions 11 Medication and how it works 11 Moving your body 11 Treatment and medication 10 Shame 10 Breathing 10 Getting assessed and diagnosed 9 Feeling from the inside 9 Feelings and focus 9 When you use something to cope 8 Being seen and judged 8 Treatment and medication 7 Practising under provocation 7 What worry does 7 Bringing the future closer 6 Making it stick 6 Question the thought 6 Structure and routine 5 Exercise, food and other supports 5 Breaking the worry loop 5 Emotions as signals 4 Growing empathy 4 Remembering to do it 4 Letting it out safely 4 What you are actually defending 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 When you go numb 3 Self-compassion 3 Living with uncertainty 3 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 When anger turns to harm 2 Facing it a step at a time 2 Use your strengths 1 Anger, alcohol and the body 1 Righteous anger and perfectionism 1 Rest and pacing 1 Panic and the body 1 The cost of avoiding 1

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

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

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

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