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

Feeling from the inside A minute Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have · A minute

A minute 3 Five minutes 10 Twenty minutes 2 Longer 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 3 Me 2 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now

Getting ready for something 2 Coping, mostly 1

On your own, or with someone

On my own 2 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Feeling from the inside

Medication and how it works 22 Get started 20 Systems for daily life 20 Bringing the future closer 17 The moment before you snap 16 Structure and routine 16 Your nervous system 15 Fondness and admiration 14 Choosing your response 14 Your sense of time 14 Treatment and medication 13 Growing empathy 13 Answering bids 11 Knowing your partner 11 Staying regulated in conflict 10 Gratitude 9 What anger actually is 9 Food, caffeine and fuel 9 Making it stick 9 Exercise, food and other supports 9 Listening and understanding 8 Touch and bodywork 8 Getting assessed and diagnosed 8 Cool the body first 8 Breathing 7 Moving your body 7 Grounding and settling 7 Screens and attention 7 What ADHD actually is 7 Feelings and focus 6 Affection and touch 6 When everything feels flat 6 Remembering to do it 6 Treatment and medication 5 Being seen and judged 5 The cost of avoiding 5 The fear underneath anger 5 Shared spiritual life 5 Equanimity and perspective 5 Practising under provocation 4 Shame and stigma 4 Posture and how you carry yourself 4 Feeling from the inside 3 Emotions as signals 3 When you use something to cope 3 What worry does 3 Self-compassion 3 Your worth is not conditional 2 What you are actually defending 2 Question the thought 2 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Notice the pattern and flex 2 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 Tolerate distress 2 Rebuilding trust 2 Facing it a step at a time 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 1 Rituals of connection 1 Repair after rupture 1 Breaking the worry loop 1 Panic and the body 1 Keep the bond 1 Get it out of your head 1 Face it gently 1 Shame 1

Approach

Mindfulness 2 Body based 1

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 3 Under stress 2

Stand on one leg for a few breaths. Your body has to work to keep you upright, and that work is loud enough to feel on a day when nothing else registers.

Balance pulls in the joints, the inner ear and the muscles all at once, so it gives a far stronger signal than sitting still and hoping to notice…

A minuteFeeling from the insideBody basedQur’an 31:20

Before inviting anyone to turn attention to their body, ask first. How do you feel about trying this now, and would you like to?

The asking is part of the practice, not the preamble to it. Someone whose body was once not theirs to control needs the choice handed back in small…

A minuteFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 6:125

A long body practice is a teaching version. In real life, take one small piece: just the feet, just the hands, just a minute of noticing.

Long stretches of inward attention can tip into flooding or into drifting off, and neither leaves you better than you started. A minute done often…

A minuteFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 26:13

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