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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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Grounding and settling remove filterSomeone I care about remove filterComing and going remove filterClear all
Who it is written for · Someone I care about
A practitioner 5Someone I care about 4Me 3
On your own, or with someone
Involves someone else 3On my own 1
Theme · Grounding and settling
Treatment and medication 12Medication and how it works 6Grounding and settling 4The cost of avoiding 3Exercise, food and other supports 3Help someone grieving 2Moving your body 2Facing it a step at a time 2Touch and bodywork 1Shame 1Screens and attention 1Practising under provocation 1When everything feels flat 1Feelings and focus 1Equanimity and perspective 1When you use something to cope 1Your nervous system 1Bringing the future closer 1Breaking the worry loop 1What you are actually defending 1
Approach
Body based 3Mindfulness 1
When · Coming and going
Under stress 29Any ordinary day 23Coming and going 4After a row 1When apart 1

Say it plainly whenever you teach anything: the way I am showing you this is not the way it has to be done. Change it until it works for you.

Anyone who has failed at the standard version of something several times will not try again unless they are told clearly that adapting it is allowed.…

A minuteGrounding and settlingMindfulnessQur’an 65:7

Before you walk into a room with someone, ask what you are carrying in with you, and what you are likely to leave behind when you go.

State travels ahead of words. A hard conversation an hour ago, a bad night, a piece of news you have not dealt with: any of it will be in the room…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 50:16

Whenever you offer a standing practice, offer the seated version in the same breath, and mean it. Say plainly that people should look after their own bodies and change anything that does not suit them.

Say it before you begin, not afterwards, so that nobody has to interrupt to ask. If you cannot see the people you are guiding, say that too, and say…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 65:7

Offer any movement in three sizes: small, medium and full. Let people take the one that fits today, and let them change their mind halfway through.

For a twist that might be a simple reach, or a reach with the other hand placed behind, or loose swinging arms. The three sizes do quiet work. They…

A minuteGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 65:7

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