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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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How long you have · A minute
A minute 2Five minutes 8
Who it is written for
Someone I care about 2A practitioner 2Me 2
Theme · Breathing
The moment before you snap 22Choosing your response 21Cool the body first 21What anger actually is 16Grounding and settling 15The fear underneath anger 13Staying regulated in conflict 12Equanimity and perspective 10Your nervous system 9Answering bids 8Practising under provocation 6Affection and touch 6Touch and bodywork 5What you are actually defending 4Making it stick 4Bringing the future closer 4Feelings and focus 4Tolerate distress 4Knowing your partner 3Treatment and medication 3The cost of avoiding 3Shame 3When everything feels flat 3What worry does 3Name what you feel 3Safety and grounding 3Shame and stigma 2Being seen and judged 2Breathing 2Calm the body 2Food, caffeine and fuel 2Emotions as signals 2Feeling from the inside 2Let the wave come 2Meaning after harm 2Patience and trust 2Question the thought 2Ride the urge 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Working with anger 2Treatment and medication 1Validate yourself and others 1What ADHD actually is 1Act on your values 1Your sense of time 1Repair after rupture 1Your window of tolerance 1Care for yourself in loss 1Breaking the worry loop 1Rebuild trust 1Posture and how you carry yourself 1Panic and the body 1Obsessions and compulsions 1Medication and how it works 1Listen to the body 1Getting assessed and diagnosed 1Facing it a step at a time 1Letting it out safely 1Growing empathy 1Systems for daily life 1Shared spiritual life 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 7Under stress 2

Breath work goes straight into the body, and for some people that is the problem. If your panic has ever been about not getting enough air, putting your attention on your breathing can set it off rather than settle it.

Asthma, a history of choking or smothering, panic that arrives through the chest: any of these makes the breath a loaded place to put your attention.…

A minuteBreathingBody basedQur’an 6:125

For when you are stuck in shutdown there is a faster practice: short sharp exhales driven from the belly, letting each in breath happen by itself, about twenty of them.

It is meant to rouse, so expect to feel more awake and a little buzzy afterwards rather than calm. Twenty is plenty. Sit down before you start so…

A minuteBreathingBody basedQur’an 21:87

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