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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 5Five minutes 17
Who it is written for
A practitioner 22Me 22
Where you are right now
Struggling right now 15Coping, mostly 7
Theme · Touch and bodywork
The moment before you snap 32Cool the body first 31Grounding and settling 30Choosing your response 28Your nervous system 24Touch and bodywork 22Staying regulated in conflict 20What anger actually is 20The fear underneath anger 18Feelings and focus 16Equanimity and perspective 15Tolerate distress 11The cost of avoiding 10Breathing 10Feeling from the inside 9Answering bids 9Systems for daily life 9Shame 8Medication and how it works 8Moving your body 8Practising under provocation 8Screens and attention 8Getting assessed and diagnosed 7What worry does 7Affection and touch 6When anger turns to harm 6Bringing the future closer 6Shame and stigma 6Breaking the worry loop 6Making it stick 6When everything feels flat 6Treatment and medication 5Question the thought 5What you are actually defending 5Emotions as signals 5Food, caffeine and fuel 5Knowing your partner 5Facing it a step at a time 5Posture and how you carry yourself 4Growing empathy 4Letting it out safely 4Get started 4Obsessions and compulsions 4Let the wave come 3Listening and understanding 3Name what you feel 3Exercise, food and other supports 3Righteous anger and perfectionism 3Working with anger 3Being seen and judged 3Calm the body 3Safety and grounding 3Your sense of time 2Self-compassion 2Structure and routine 2Ride the urge 2Treatment and medication 2Rebuild trust 2Patience and trust 2Meaning after harm 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 2When you use something to cope 2Remembering to do it 1Repair after rupture 1Rest and pacing 1What ADHD actually is 1Listen to the body 1Validate yourself and others 1Shared spiritual life 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Your window of tolerance 1Act on your values 1Care for yourself in loss 1Panic and the body 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 38Under stress 22Coming and going 4In a change 1

Ordinary harmless sensation competes with pain on its way up. Rubbing, squeezing or stroking near a sore place gives the nerves plenty of other traffic to carry.

This is why everybody rubs a banged elbow without being taught to. The useful part is that you can do it deliberately: firm strokes along the limb, a…

Five minutesTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 16:69

Squeeze slowly down one arm with the opposite hand, then the other, and work over whatever muscles you can reach. No table, no appointment, nobody else in the room.

Firm and rhythmic beats fiddly. Give the forearms, upper arms, shoulders and thighs a proper squeeze and release, a few seconds each. Doing it…

Five minutesTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 19:24

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