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Yoga

Yoga

Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundIndia, developed over thousands of years; today’s posture-led style mostly dates to the 1970s Best forLinking breath to slow, deliberate movement, for a body that welcomes gentle physical attention Yoga is one of the...
Breathing practices

Breathing practices

Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundPranayama, dating to around 1500 BC; modern forms include box breathing and the Wim Hof method Best forA lever you can reach almost anywhere – no equipment, no quiet room, no spare time needed Of everything in this survey,...
Physical exertion

Physical exertion

Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundOlder than the gym itself; studied seriously by exercise science from around the 1980s Best forBurning off nervous energy through real physical effort when the mind won’t settle There’s a particular quiet that...
Sleep & rest

Sleep & rest

Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundEvery culture has rituals for the end of the day – sleep itself is neither borrowed nor invented Best forA mind that’s harder to settle when the body underneath it is running on too little rest Sleep has the...
Grounding techniques

Grounding techniques

Listen · 5 min Support this project BackgroundTrauma therapy in the 1990s, now taught widely in schools and on crisis lines Best forThe acute moment – panic, a racing mind, or the sense of the room receding Grounding is the technique you reach for when the feeling has...