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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Touch and bodywork Someone I care about Coping, mostly Clear all

How long you have

A minute 1 Twenty minutes 2

Who it is written for · Someone I care about

A practitioner 38 Me 31 Someone I care about 3

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Coping, mostly 3 Getting ready for something 1

Theme · Touch and bodywork

Systems for daily life 66 Medication and how it works 58 Your nervous system 49 Moving your body 47 What anger actually is 40 Exercise, food and other supports 38 The fear underneath anger 37 Your sense of time 35 Equanimity and perspective 33 What ADHD actually is 28 Treatment and medication 27 Bringing the future closer 27 Screens and attention 27 The cost of avoiding 24 Structure and routine 21 Get started 21 What worry does 21 What you are actually defending 19 Grounding and settling 15 The moment before you snap 14 Breathing 14 Breaking the worry loop 14 Feelings and focus 13 Shame and stigma 13 Cool the body first 13 Food, caffeine and fuel 12 Remembering to do it 12 Choosing your response 11 Righteous anger and perfectionism 11 When you use something to cope 11 Growing empathy 10 When anger turns to harm 9 Reading, numbers and learning differences 9 Making it stick 8 When everything feels flat 7 Self-compassion 7 Emotions as signals 7 Facing it a step at a time 6 Anger, alcohol and the body 6 Getting assessed and diagnosed 5 Use your strengths 5 Tolerate distress 5 Obsessions and compulsions 5 Being seen and judged 4 Touch and bodywork 3 Help someone grieving 2 Shame 2 Practising under provocation 1 Rest and pacing 1 Question the thought 1

Approach

Medical and treatment 2 Body based 1

When the person in front of you starts yawning during body work, it is usually not boredom. Bodies yawn as they let go of what they were holding.

Say so out loud, because most people apologise for it and then clamp down on the very thing that was starting to shift. A simple 'that is a good…

A minuteTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 19:24

Regular massage has been studied with restless, distractible children and teenagers, and their teachers noticed the difference in class as well as the young people noticing it in themselves.

The pattern in these studies is modest and repeated: short sessions, twice a week, over several weeks, with mood and behaviour improving rather than…

Twenty minutesTouch and bodyworkMedical and treatmentQur’an 17:24

In placebo studies, people improve even when they have been told outright that the pill is inert. They also usually spend half an hour talking with someone who is paying attention.

That half hour is easy to dismiss as a detail of the study design, and it may be most of the treatment. Which is oddly encouraging: careful listening…

Twenty minutesTouch and bodyworkMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:263

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