This is what is working for me right now, what works for you?

1- breathing. Noticing breathing first and then adding a count of 4 on the inhale, holding for a moment and then exhaling for a count of four and holding for just just a moment before continuing on. Our ability to change our breathing pattern can lay the foundation for calming the whole body.
2- looking close, touching something close
Looking far, walking towards the far away thing
3- looking in the pereiphery of our sight, pointing our eyes first to one side and continuing to look towards that side until our body shows some type of calm (a yawn sometimes for me) and then repeating on the other side again until the calm comes or until tired of looking
4- movement. Stretching in bed. Making gentle little joint circles or swaying joints side to side. Walking. Move the cortisol out of oneself by breaking a sweat. Strengthening mobility is a good stress for the body, body knows what to do with good stress.
5- early morning sunlight, bask and let that cortisol lower
6-gratitude. It's a practice. The practice accumulates until it's natural to feel grateful.
7- mantra. When my mind is busy with worry, having something meaningful to repeat to myself keeps my samadhi strong. The 🕉️ always brings me home to myself through my voice. Even humming one low tone can help to calm the parasympathetic nerve.
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