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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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4 practices
Posture and how you carry yourself remove filterMe remove filterUnder stress remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 1Five minutes 3
Who it is written for · Me
A practitioner 4Me 4
On your own, or with someone
On my own 3Involves someone else 1
Theme · Posture and how you carry yourself
The moment before you snap 32Cool the body first 30Grounding and settling 29Choosing your response 28Touch and bodywork 22Staying regulated in conflict 20Your nervous system 19What anger actually is 18The fear underneath anger 15Equanimity and perspective 15Feelings and focus 12Tolerate distress 11Breathing 10Systems for daily life 9Answering bids 9Moving your body 8Feeling from the inside 8Practising under provocation 8Medication and how it works 7What worry does 7Making it stick 6Affection and touch 6Breaking the worry loop 6Bringing the future closer 6Shame 6What you are actually defending 5Question the thought 5Treatment and medication 5When everything feels flat 5Food, caffeine and fuel 5Knowing your partner 5Letting it out safely 4Get started 4Growing empathy 4Emotions as signals 4Getting assessed and diagnosed 4Posture and how you carry yourself 4Shame and stigma 4Screens and attention 3The cost of avoiding 3Being seen and judged 3Calm the body 3Facing it a step at a time 3Let the wave come 3Listening and understanding 3Name what you feel 3Obsessions and compulsions 3Exercise, food and other supports 3Righteous anger and perfectionism 3Safety and grounding 3Working with anger 3Patience and trust 2Ride the urge 2Meaning after harm 2Your sense of time 2When you use something to cope 2Self-compassion 2When anger turns to harm 2Rebuild trust 2Remembering to do it 1Panic and the body 1Listen to the body 1Care for yourself in loss 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Shared spiritual life 1Structure and routine 1Treatment and medication 1Validate yourself and others 1What ADHD actually is 1Act on your values 1Your window of tolerance 1Rest and pacing 1Repair after rupture 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 9Under stress 4

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

Keeping your eyes open holds you in the room while you feel what is going on inside. One channel on where you actually are, one on yourself.

Closed eyes are the default in most classes and they are not always kind. When a lot is stirring, letting the eyes stay soft but open, so the light…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 15:98

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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