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

3 practices
How long you have · Five minutes
Who it is written for
Where you are right now · Coping, mostly
Theme · Posture and how you carry yourself
Medication and how it works 63Getting assessed and diagnosed 41Your nervous system 37What anger actually is 36Systems for daily life 31Equanimity and perspective 29Exercise, food and other supports 27Your sense of time 25Get started 23Touch and bodywork 23What ADHD actually is 22Bringing the future closer 21Treatment and medication 20When everything feels flat 19The moment before you snap 19The fear underneath anger 18Moving your body 17What worry does 17Feelings and focus 17Choosing your response 17Practising under provocation 17Screens and attention 16What you are actually defending 14Grounding and settling 14Food, caffeine and fuel 13Emotions as signals 12Structure and routine 12Righteous anger and perfectionism 11Breathing 10Rebuilding trust 9The cost of avoiding 9Being seen and judged 9Staying regulated in conflict 9Growing empathy 9Feeling from the inside 9Knowing your partner 8Treatment and medication 8Breaking the worry loop 7Making it stick 7Remembering to do it 6Shame and stigma 6Cool the body first 6Self-compassion 5Listening and understanding 5When anger turns to harm 5When you use something to cope 5Tolerate distress 5Reading, numbers and learning differences 4Shared spiritual life 4Facing it a step at a time 4Rituals of connection 3Obsessions and compulsions 3Posture and how you carry yourself 3Use your strengths 3Panic and the body 2Anger, alcohol and the body 2Find meaning 2Meaning after harm 2Act on your values 2Repair after rupture 2Work with your brain 2Your window of tolerance 1Working with anger 1Affection and touch 1Shame 1Your worth is not conditional 1Rest and pacing 1Question the thought 1When you go numb 1Notice the pattern and flex 1Let the wave come 1Help someone grieving 1Get it out of your head 1Face it gently 1Calm the body 1Ask and say no well 1Living with uncertainty 1

Once a shape feels safe, it becomes somewhere to explore from. The question stops being am I doing this right and turns into how does my body want to move now.

Stay in an easy position long enough for it to go slightly dull. Dull is the sign that the ground under you is steady. From there, small experiments:…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 3:191

Picture a cat getting up from a nap. One side lengthens and reaches while the other side curls in, then they swap over. Do that. Add breath and sound if you want them.

After a minute of copying the animal, drop the instructions and let your body carry on however it likes. That is the reason for starting here:…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 19:58

Take a shape that asks something of you, warrior or mountain, eyes open, the middle of your body switched on. Then, without coming out of it, drop your attention inside and let the pose hold you instead.

Two things get practised in one position. First the doing: strong legs, clear gaze, a body that is ready. Then the yielding: still there, still…

Five minutesPosture and how you carry yourselfBody basedQur’an 2:238

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