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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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Your nervous system remove filterTwenty minutes remove filterUnder stress remove filterClear all
How long you have · Twenty minutes
A minute 9Five minutes 13Twenty minutes 2
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Me 2Someone I care about 1
On your own, or with someone
On my own 1Involves someone else 1
Theme · Your nervous system
Systems for daily life 4Feelings and focus 3Shame 3Screens and attention 3Moving your body 3Your nervous system 2Staying regulated in conflict 2Getting assessed and diagnosed 2Cool the body first 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 2Food, caffeine and fuel 2Emotions as signals 2The cost of avoiding 2Letting it out safely 2Choosing your response 2Treatment and medication 1Answering bids 1Being seen and judged 1Equanimity and perspective 1Facing it a step at a time 1Get started 1Making it stick 1Medication and how it works 1Exercise, food and other supports 1Remembering to do it 1Shame and stigma 1Tolerate distress 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1What worry does 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 11Under stress 2When apart 1

When you cannot settle yourself, borrow somebody else's steadiness. Sitting near a calm person, even without talking, is a real thing to try.

Choose by effect rather than by closeness. Some people you love leave you more wound up than you started, and some people you barely know are easy to…

Twenty minutesYour nervous systemBody basedQur’an 2:248

If you mostly run hot and jumpy, start with slow paced breathing. If you mostly go blank and far away, work that reaches you through sound and voice tends to get further.

The idea is to pick the tool that pulls against your usual tilt. Breathing practice puts the brake back on a system that has lost it. Sound and voice…

Twenty minutesYour nervous systemBody basedQur’an 23:78

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.