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

2 practices

Cool the body first Twenty minutes Coping, mostly Clear all

How long you have · Twenty minutes

A minute 12 Five minutes 6 Twenty minutes 2

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 2 Me 2

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Struggling right now 4 Coping, mostly 2

Theme · Cool the body first

Systems for daily life 21 Medication and how it works 19 Moving your body 17 The cost of avoiding 11 Get started 11 Getting assessed and diagnosed 11 Screens and attention 10 Touch and bodywork 8 Your nervous system 8 Treatment and medication 7 Feelings and focus 7 Shared spiritual life 7 What anger actually is 6 Breaking the worry loop 5 The moment before you snap 5 What ADHD actually is 5 Staying regulated in conflict 5 Food, caffeine and fuel 5 Bringing the future closer 5 Exercise, food and other supports 5 Righteous anger and perfectionism 4 When anger turns to harm 4 The fear underneath anger 4 Growing empathy 4 Grounding and settling 4 When everything feels flat 4 Repair after rupture 4 Rituals of connection 4 Your sense of time 3 Breathing 3 Emotions as signals 3 Making it stick 3 Knowing your partner 3 Reading, numbers and learning differences 3 Rebuilding trust 3 Structure and routine 3 Feeling from the inside 2 What worry does 2 Equanimity and perspective 2 When you use something to cope 2 Cool the body first 2 Shame and stigma 2 Use your strengths 2 Answering bids 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 2 Keep the bond 1 Facing it a step at a time 1 Choosing your response 1 Care for yourself in loss 1 Listen to the body 1 Treatment and medication 1 Safety and grounding 1 Rest and pacing 1 Remembering to do it 1 Practising under provocation 1 Posture and how you carry yourself 1 Obsessions and compulsions 1 Tolerate distress 1

Squeeze the hand, hold it for a few seconds, then let it go slowly. The letting go is where the calm is, and it works better once you have practised the long version.

Full muscle relaxation, working through the body group by group, takes about twenty minutes and is worth doing a handful of times. Once your body…

Twenty minutesCool the body firstBody basedQur’an 20:14

Movement can settle you or wind you further up, and the difference is mostly what your mind is doing while you move.

Pacing the kitchen while you build the case against someone keeps the whole system revved. The same twenty minutes spent counting breaths or noticing…

Twenty minutesCool the body firstBody basedQur’an 13:28

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.