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Grounding

Short exercises for when your mind is racing or emotions feel intense. Each takes a few minutes.

Box breathing Paced breathing in four equal steps, like the four sides of a box. 5-4-3-2-1 grounding Bring your attention back to the room, one sense at a time. Dropping the anchor An ACT exercise for intense moments: acknowledge, come back into your body, engage.