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47 results (expanded search) for "body"
Psychological
Trigger Body Map
Identify body areas that "ignite" in specific trauma.
Parenting
Whole-Body Listening
Teach your child listening isn't just with ears — it's full body: eyes, ears, mouth, shoulders, feet.
Psychological
10-Min Body Scan
Move attention from feet to head, noticing each area without changing it.
Psychological
Body Shake Cortisol Release
Shake body 5 min like an animal escaping danger — discharges stress hormones.
Social
Whole-Body Listening
Orient whole body to speaker: feet, chest, eyes — non-verbal commitment.
Psychological
Sleep Body Scan
Scan feet to head with intention "I sleep now" — hardest people sleep.
Psychological
Slow Body Sway
Sway foot to foot 5 min — mimics mother's soothing of child.
Social
Open Body Language
While listening: eye contact, slight forward lean, open hands, no phone.
Psychological
Expansion vs Resistance
Open space for hard sensation in your body instead of suppressing or fleeing.
Social
Physical Touch Boundary
You are not obliged to hug or kiss anyone you're uncomfortable with — body-respect phrase.
Social
Body Anchor Before Entering
Before entering, press thumb on index with deep inhale — a ready calm anchor.
Psychological
Wind-Down Tea Ritual
Chamomile/sage tea 1 hr before bed — ritual tells body "sleep time".
Psychological
Willing Hands
Open hands, palms up — body signal for acceptance.
Social
SOLER Listening Posture
Use five body cues (Square, Open, Lean, Eye contact, Relaxed) to make your speaker feel safe.
Social
Refocus Attention Outward
When anxiety hijacks attention, silently name 5 colors in the room — attention leaves the body.
Social
Spot Your Own Alexithymia Pattern
When you reflexively say "I'm fine", pause and ask your body 3 questions before accepting the default answer.
Psychological
Physical Pain Sensation Acceptance
Physical pain doesn't obey resistance — it softens with conscious acceptance.
Professional
Power Posing (Cuddy)
Wonder Woman pose 2 min before — raises testosterone.
Administrative
Wiki Content Seeding Technique
Don't wait for the team to voluntarily fill the wiki — seed 20 initial pages yourself from real past questions.
Parenting
The Three-Part Bedtime Ritual
Build a consistent three-step bedtime ritual — cuts bedtime resistance 70%.
Parenting
Reassuring the Late Bloomer
If teen matures "late" (physically, socially, academically), shield from shame. Tempo differs.
Psychological
Structured Anger Discharge
5 min run, pillow punch, towel scream — body cleans.
Psychological
Personal Values Tree
Values are roots, behaviors are leaves — draw your tree.
Psychological
Emotion Description Without Judgment
Name feeling (sad, angry) — without "I'm bad" or "this is wrong".
Psychological
Hourly Presence Bell
Every hour, bell reminds you to present 1 min — not meditate, just present.
Professional
Daily Energy Map
Track your energy every two hours for a week to find your golden hours and schedule hard tasks there.
Professional
Strategic Silence
After hard question, 5-sec silence — opponent fills void with concession.
Professional
Self-Recorded Rehearsal
Record yourself rehearsing, then watch — discover unseen.
Social
The Graceful Exit
Close a conversation with appreciation + reason + bridge to next, in three sentences.
Social
Reclaiming Eye-Contact in Video Calls
Stick a tiny marker right above your camera lens to remind you to look at it, not the speaker's face.
Parenting
Eye-Level Listening
Physically drop to your child's height when he speaks — a posture shift creates an emotional shift.
Parenting
Name It to Tame It
Apply Siegel's principle: naming feeling activates the prefrontal cortex and calms the amygdala.
Psychological
Soothing Self-Touch
Place hand on heart or cheek 2 min — your body knows kindness.
Psychological
Dark Hour Before Sleep
Hour before sleep: no blue light, no screens — body makes melatonin.
Psychological
Self Co-Regulation
Breathe with another body (partner or animal) — regulates nervous system.
Professional
Ultradian 90-Min Cycles
Body 90 min, then 20 rest.
Social
Co-Regulating With a Distressed Person
When someone near you is distressed, lower your own voice and pace first — your calm body lends calm.
Administrative
Video Standard Operating Procedure
Record a one-hour screen video of someone doing the task instead of writing 15 pages nobody reads.
Administrative
Zero-Based Headcount Review
Don't ask "do we need another hire?" — ask "if we started today with nobody, who'd we hire first?".
Administrative
Quarterly Team Health-Check Survey
Five anonymous questions each quarter surface problems nobody will voice aloud in a meeting.
Psychological
Neurogenic Tremor
Spontaneous muscle tremor after a position — discharges deep nervous tension.
Psychological
Half-Smile
Relax face muscles into half-smile — affects emotion.
Administrative
RACI Matrix per Recurring Decision
For each recurring decision specify Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed — leave no column empty.
Administrative
One-Page Dashboard
Summarize the health of your operation on one page with just five metrics, refreshed weekly.
Administrative
ADKAR Model for Individual Change
Before any change goes live, ensure each employee passes five gates: Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability, Reinforcement.
Administrative
Dashboard Hygiene
Every quarter: review dashboard — drop unused, add needed, refresh targets.
Leadership
Four-Dimensional Energy Portfolio
Your energy = 4 dimensions: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. Rate 1-10 and plan for weakest.