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ANCHORS + RESOURCES

As we lose access to our safety system, having an "anchor" can be helpful.

Anchors help us find our way back to ventral/safety/green. Just like a ship

anchored to the bed of the sea, your anchors keep you from drifting too far away
from from center. These are also called resources, which are myriad ways in
which we can be supported back to our center(ish).

These can be utilized in times where you notice yourself slipping away from your
stability or when you recognize you’ve already lost your balance. . It could be a
movement, a song, breathing, talking to a certain person, going to a certain place.
They will be different for each of us, but the objective is that they bring a sense

of calm and ease and help us return to a place that feels more workable.

“Rather than going after our walls and barriers with a

sledgehammer, we pay attention to them. With gentleness and
honesty, we move closer to those walls. We touch them and
smell them and get to know them well. We begin a process of

acknowledging our aversions and our cravings. We become
familiar with the strategies and beliefs we use. What are the
stories I tell myself? What repels me and what attracts me? We
start to get curious about what’s going on.”

- PEMA CHODRON

Explore some of your anchors….

environmental anchors

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