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Tag: Grounding Tool

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Soothing Water 💦 Run yourself a nice hot bath 🛀 or take a long, hot shower 🚿. You can also fill up a large bowl with hot water and make it a hand or foot bath. Take your time to savor the sensations of…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Heat Sometimes you need a little warmth to feel cozy, safe, and calm. Here are a some soothing activities to try: Rest a heated wheat bag on your belly or chest. Snuggle up with a hot-water bottle. Immerse yourself in some warm water such…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Anchor Anchoring yourself to the present is helpful if you find yourself feeling triggered, spacey, dissociative, or overwhelmed by future worries and fears. Fill in the blanks and repeat gently to yourself: I am here. I am ______________________________. (Describe where you are specifically such…

  • Mindful Monday

    How to use your body to soothe your mind. Calm Practice Body Contact Come home to your body with this grounding tool. Here’s how! First, drop into your breath; observing your inhale and exhale and perhaps them to settle and slow. Now, with your eyes closed or your focus soft and your gaze down, begin…