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Grounding

9 techniques · 6 approaches
ACT
5 Senses / Grounding 5-4-3-2-1
5 Senses / Grounding 5-4-3-2-1
A quick grounding technique. The client names five things they see, four sounds they hear, three bodily sensations, two smells and one taste…
ACT
Dropping Anchor
Dropping Anchor
A brief grounding protocol developed in ACT for moments of emotional storm. The client acknowledges inner experience, reconnects with the bo…
Bioenergetics
Basic Grounding
Basic Grounding
A stance with soft knees, feet parallel and shoulder-width apart. The sense of contact with the floor, of support, of stability. The foundat…
Bioenergetics
Lowen's Bow (Arch)
Lowen's Bow (Arch)
A backward arch with fists at the lower back. Opening of the front surface of the body, activation of breath, stimulation of the energetic f…
CFT
Soothing Rhythm Breathing (SRB)
Soothing Rhythm Breathing (SRB)
The basic bodily practice of CFT, aimed at activating the parasympathetic nervous system and the soothing/affiliative system. Slow diaphragm…
EMDR
Four Elements Exercise
Four Elements Exercise
A four-step stress management exercise developed by Elan Shapiro. Each element addresses a separate self-regulation parameter: Earth — groun…
MBSR
Mindful Yoga 2 — Standing Postures
Mindful Yoga 2 — Standing Postures
Standing hatha yoga postures, performed in MBSR in the second half of the course. Includes Tadasana (mountain pose), bends, twists — all wit…
MBSR
Mountain Meditation
Mountain Meditation
A guided meditation: the participant pictures themselves as a mountain — mighty, rooted, still — while around them seasons, weather, day and…
MBT
Body Mentalizing (Embodied Mentalization)
Body Mentalizing (Embodied Mentalization)
A technique for integrating bodily experience into the process of mentalization. The therapist helps the client to establish the link betwee…
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