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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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Grounding and settling remove filterCoping, mostly remove filterUnder stress remove filterClear all
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Me 2Someone I care about 1
Where you are right now · Coping, mostly
Struggling right now 28Coping, mostly 2
Theme · Grounding and settling
Staying regulated in conflict 20Choosing your response 17The fear underneath anger 14The moment before you snap 14Cool the body first 12Your nervous system 11Answering bids 9Feelings and focus 8Equanimity and perspective 8What anger actually is 8Touch and bodywork 7Affection and touch 6Knowing your partner 5What you are actually defending 4Getting assessed and diagnosed 4Making it stick 4Practising under provocation 4Facing it a step at a time 4Tolerate distress 4Safety and grounding 3Let the wave come 3Listening and understanding 3Working with anger 3Name what you feel 3Calm the body 3When anger turns to harm 3Patience and trust 2The cost of avoiding 2Emotions as signals 2Feeling from the inside 2Grounding and settling 2When everything feels flat 2Meaning after harm 2Question the thought 2Rebuild trust 2Ride the urge 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2What worry does 1Your window of tolerance 1Validate yourself and others 1Shared spiritual life 1Shame and stigma 1Shame 1Repair after rupture 1Act on your values 1Obsessions and compulsions 1Medication and how it works 1Listen to the body 1Growing empathy 1Food, caffeine and fuel 1When you use something to cope 1Care for yourself in loss 1Bringing the future closer 1Breathing 1
Approach
Body based 1Mindfulness 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 21Coming and going 4Under stress 2

Practise with the noise on, at least some of the time. The quiet room is not where you are going to need the skill.

A calm that only exists in a silent house is not much use in an open plan office or a kitchen at teatime. Once you can settle in the quiet, do a…

Five minutesGrounding and settlingMindfulnessQur’an 2:153

Instead of breathing deeply in general, pick the place that feels tight, the front of the ribs, the chest, one shoulder, and send the breath there.

You are not really moving air into your shoulder, but putting your attention there while you breathe does two things: you start to feel that area in…

Five minutesGrounding and settlingBody basedQur’an 39:23

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