Regulate the body first
Understand body-based regulation and explore movement and breathing approaches.
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- Situations
Guiding idea
Start here if the body itself — breathing, temperature, movement — has to shift first before a cognitive skill can work.
Decision aid
These three nodes apply where thinking, talking or clarifying a relationship is still too early because the nervous system itself is too highly aroused. Physiological coping skills give an overview of body-based levers, intense exercise actively burns off surplus high tension, paced breathing regulates rhythm and autonomic arousal directly. The difference lies in whether you first need orientation, energy release or breathing regulation that is available right away.
One possible starting point
Physiological Coping Skills
Better to start here when the shared body-based space of regulation first needs to be understood.
Also in: Emotion Regulation
Other options
TIP: Intense Exercise
Better to start here when high tension, fighting energy or inner restlessness needs to be worked off physically.
Also in: Emotion Regulation
TIP: Paced Breathing
Better to start here when breathing, haste or autonomic arousal should be influenced directly and discreetly.
Also in: Emotion Regulation