How to use your body to soothe your mind.

Calm Practice

Bilateral Stimulation

Thigh Taps

Thigh taps are a useful tool for when we are in a public space and feeling anxious, triggered, overwhelmed, or dissociated. No one will know what we are doing! It is especially easy to hide if we are sitting at a desk or table.

Here’s how!

• Simply place your hands on top of your thighs and begin to tap back and forth. Keep your rhythm slow and rhythmical similar to a steady heartbeat.
• Make sure you also slow down your breathing rate, focusing on inhales that expand your diaphragm and side ribs and exhales that are slow and complete.

 

 

 

 

 

Reference

Ballagh, R. (2024). Twists. 101 Ways to Find Calm: How to Use Your Body to Soothe Your Mind. P. 76.