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

2 practices

Feeling from the inside Coping, mostly Under stress Clear all

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Me 2

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Struggling right now 7 Coping, mostly 2

Theme · Feeling from the inside

Staying regulated in conflict 20 Choosing your response 17 The fear underneath anger 14 The moment before you snap 14 Cool the body first 12 Your nervous system 11 Answering bids 9 What anger actually is 8 Equanimity and perspective 8 Feelings and focus 8 Touch and bodywork 7 Affection and touch 6 Knowing your partner 5 Practising under provocation 4 Tolerate distress 4 What you are actually defending 4 Facing it a step at a time 4 Getting assessed and diagnosed 4 Making it stick 4 Safety and grounding 3 When anger turns to harm 3 Calm the body 3 Let the wave come 3 Listening and understanding 3 Name what you feel 3 Working with anger 3 Question the thought 2 Ride the urge 2 Righteous anger and perfectionism 2 Patience and trust 2 Meaning after harm 2 When everything feels flat 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Grounding and settling 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Emotions as signals 2 Rebuild trust 2 Validate yourself and others 1 Breathing 1 What worry does 1 Food, caffeine and fuel 1 Your window of tolerance 1 When you use something to cope 1 Listen to the body 1 Repair after rupture 1 Care for yourself in loss 1 Bringing the future closer 1 Act on your values 1 Shame 1 Shame and stigma 1 Shared spiritual life 1 Growing empathy 1 Obsessions and compulsions 1 Medication and how it works 1

When · Under stress

Any ordinary day 10 Under stress 2

If you are going to bring attention to your body, start with where your body is rather than what it feels. Feet on the floor, back against the chair, the weight of your hands in your lap.

Attention to the inside, the chest, the stomach, the throat, sits close to the emotional wiring and can open more than you meant to open. Position in…

Five minutesFeeling from the insideBody basedQur’an 51:21

One question does a lot of work: is what my body is doing right now a fair match for what is actually in front of me? Ask it plainly, and let the answer be either yes or no.

The point is not to talk yourself out of the feeling. The signal is information and it deserves a hearing. But you can hold it up against the room…

Five minutesFeeling from the insideBody basedQur’an 12:53

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