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

23 practices

Feeling from the inside Me Clear all

How long you have

A minute 4 Five minutes 16 Twenty minutes 2 Longer 1

Who it is written for · Me

A practitioner 25 Me 23 Someone I care about 3

Where you are right now

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

Theme · Feeling from the inside

Medication and how it works 155Your nervous system 113Systems for daily life 103What anger actually is 89 The moment before you snap 88 Choosing your response 81 Get started 73 Grounding and settling 67 Equanimity and perspective 66 Moving your body 63 Cool the body first 61 Staying regulated in conflict 60 Food, caffeine and fuel 59 Feelings and focus 58 The fear underneath anger 58 Bringing the future closer 58 Your sense of time 58 Touch and bodywork 56 Getting assessed and diagnosed 50 What ADHD actually is 48 Exercise, food and other supports 46 Practising under provocation 46 When everything feels flat 44 Treatment and medication 42 Screens and attention 40 Growing empathy 34 Breathing 34 Being seen and judged 30 Shame and stigma 30 Making it stick 30 Structure and routine 28 Remembering to do it 26 Tolerate distress 26 Knowing your partner 25 Treatment and medication 25 What worry does 25 Answering bids 24 Breaking the worry loop 23 What you are actually defending 23 Feeling from the inside 23 When you use something to cope 22 Emotions as signals 22 Repair after rupture 19 Facing it a step at a time 18 Shared spiritual life 17 Rebuilding trust 17 Fondness and admiration 15 Affection and touch 15 Obsessions and compulsions 14 Shame 13 Posture and how you carry yourself 13 Listening and understanding 13 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Rituals of connection 13 Self-compassion 12 Question the thought 11 Use your strengths 10 Gratitude 9 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 The cost of avoiding 7 Rest and pacing 5 Living with uncertainty 5 When you go numb 5 When anger turns to harm 5 Meaning after harm 4 Letting it out safely 4 Safety and grounding 4 Panic and the body 3 Name what you feel 3 Calm the body 3 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Let the wave come 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Act on your values 3 Working with anger 3 Get it out of your head 2 Ride the urge 2 Patience and trust 2 Validate yourself and others 2 Your window of tolerance 2 Work with your brain 2 Find meaning 2 Face it gently 2 Listen to the body 2 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 Care for yourself in loss 2 Keep the bond 2 Hold a boundary 2 Ask and say no well 2 Help someone grieving 2

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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