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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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How long you have · A minute
A minute 6Five minutes 23Twenty minutes 8Longer 1
Who it is written for
A practitioner 6Me 5Someone I care about 1
Where you are right now · Coping, mostly
Struggling right now 7Coping, mostly 6
On your own, or with someone
On my own 5Both of us together 1
Theme · Touch and bodywork
Staying regulated in conflict 46Choosing your response 25Answering bids 22The fear underneath anger 18Medication and how it works 18The moment before you snap 17Bringing the future closer 17Your nervous system 15Fondness and admiration 15Equanimity and perspective 14Knowing your partner 14Affection and touch 14Get started 13What anger actually is 13Repair after rupture 13Systems for daily life 13Your sense of time 12Cool the body first 12Growing empathy 12Treatment and medication 11Structure and routine 10Gratitude 9Grounding and settling 9Feelings and focus 8Listening and understanding 8When everything feels flat 8Moving your body 7Getting assessed and diagnosed 7Exercise, food and other supports 6Making it stick 6Remembering to do it 6Rituals of connection 6Shared spiritual life 6Touch and bodywork 6Emotions as signals 5Being seen and judged 5What you are actually defending 5Rebuilding trust 5Screens and attention 5Practising under provocation 4Food, caffeine and fuel 4Treatment and medication 4Breathing 4Shame and stigma 4Tolerate distress 4Name what you feel 3Self-compassion 3When you use something to cope 3Question the thought 3The cost of avoiding 3What worry does 3What ADHD actually is 3Safety and grounding 3Facing it a step at a time 2Patience and trust 2Meaning after harm 2Ride the urge 2Shame 2Let the wave come 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 2When anger turns to harm 2Validate yourself and others 2Hold a boundary 2Working with anger 2Your worth is not conditional 2Calm the body 2Notice the pattern and flex 2Obsessions and compulsions 2Feeling from the inside 1Panic and the body 1Face it gently 1Your window of tolerance 1Keep the bond 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Care for yourself in loss 1Act on your values 1Listen to the body 1Ask and say no well 1Breaking the worry loop 1Righteous anger and perfectionism 1Help someone grieving 1Get it out of your head 1
When
Any ordinary day 5Under stress 1

Open your mouth and put on a big obvious fake yawn. More often than not a real one follows, and the soft palate lets go with it.

Yawns are catching, so if you are sitting with someone else one of you starting will usually set off the other. Let it be a proper one: jaw wide,…

A minuteTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 8:11

When the person in front of you starts yawning during body work, it is usually not boredom. Bodies yawn as they let go of what they were holding.

Say so out loud, because most people apologise for it and then clamp down on the very thing that was starting to shift. A simple 'that is a good…

A minuteTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 19:24

Let the corners of your mouth lift about as much as they would if you had just remembered something mildly pleasant. Not a smile anybody would notice.

This comes from dialectical behaviour therapy, where it is used as a way of softening without pretending. You are not being asked to feel happy, and…

A minuteTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 90:17

Work one side of your face or body first, then stop and compare. The difference between the treated side and the untreated one is often surprisingly clear.

This is a useful trick if you tend to finish a practice thinking nothing happened. Rather than asking whether you feel better, which is a vague…

A minuteTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 12:96

End by pressing your palms together and staying there a moment. Each hand is giving and being given to at the same time.

It is a small thing that lands hard for people who only know how to be the one who helps. Notice the warmth and the pressure and notice that you…

A minuteTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 2:187

Finish by letting your eyes travel slowly from one side to the other a few times, open or closed, then bring them back to the middle and notice how you are.

The idea borrowed from EMDR is that this helps the calmer state settle in rather than evaporate at the door. Whether it does that is not established,…

A minuteTouch and bodyworkBody basedQur’an 39:23

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