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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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4 practices
Posture and how you carry yourself remove filterUnder stress remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 1Five minutes 3
Who it is written for
Me 4A practitioner 4
On your own, or with someone
On my own 3Involves someone else 1
Theme · Posture and how you carry yourself
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 9Screens and attention 8Medication and how it works 8Moving your body 8Practising under provocation 8Shame 8Getting assessed and diagnosed 7What worry does 7Making it stick 6When everything feels flat 6Shame and stigma 6Affection and touch 6Breaking the worry loop 6Bringing the future closer 6When anger turns to harm 6What you are actually defending 5Question the thought 5Food, caffeine and fuel 5Emotions as signals 5Facing it a step at a time 5Treatment and medication 5Knowing your partner 5Posture and how you carry yourself 4Growing empathy 4Obsessions and compulsions 4Get started 4Letting it out safely 4Calm the body 3Being seen and judged 3Let the wave come 3Listening and understanding 3Name what you feel 3Exercise, food and other supports 3Righteous anger and perfectionism 3Safety and grounding 3Working with anger 3Rebuild trust 2Patience and trust 2Your sense of time 2Meaning after harm 2Self-compassion 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 2When you use something to cope 2Ride the urge 2Treatment and medication 2Structure and routine 2Care for yourself in loss 1Act on your values 1Remembering to do it 1Validate yourself and others 1What ADHD actually is 1Your window of tolerance 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Rest and pacing 1Repair after rupture 1Shared spiritual life 1Panic and the body 1Listen to the body 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 9Under stress 4

When attention has nowhere to settle, give it something. A fixed point on the floor, the breath, the shape your hands are making, or the plain feel of the position you are in.

Which one you choose matters more than people expect. Focusing on the breath turns attention inward, and inward is the wrong direction for anyone…

A minutePosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 22:26

Find the place that is always tight, your jaw, your shoulders, the top of your back. Take it over deliberately. Squeeze it harder than it holds itself, then let it go.

Do that a few times and something changes. The holding stops being weather that happens to you and becomes something you are doing, which means it is…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 22:77

Keeping your eyes open holds you in the room while you feel what is going on inside. One channel on where you actually are, one on yourself.

Closed eyes are the default in most classes and they are not always kind. When a lot is stirring, letting the eyes stay soft but open, so the light…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 15:98

Grounding and relaxing are two different prescriptions. A squat with your back against a wall puts you back into your legs. Deep guided rest takes you downwards. Reach for whichever one is missing.

When someone has gone numb or absent, often from the waist down, weight bearing work in the legs gives the body something loud and unmistakable to…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 17:37

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