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.
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Overwhelmed? Take two minutes: breathe out slowly, longer than you breathe in, and let the body lead.
You cannot think your way calm mid-storm, but you can breathe your way there. Slow exhales, then decide.
When emotion spikes hard, splash cold water on your face or hold something cold for a slow count.
A jolt of cold gives the racing body something concrete to settle around. Simple, and it works.
Scan your body, unclench the jaw, drop the shoulders, soften the hands. Let the tension out on each breath.
Emotion tightens the body; the body can loosen the emotion back. Release the grip one part at a time.
There is more about low mood and hard feelings than the practices: the low mood and hard feelings area has the themes and the courses too.