Somatic · Regulation

Self-Holding Practice

Levine's contained co-regulation

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Levine's self-holding practice — one hand on forehead, one on chest OR one on chest, one on belly. Wait until you feel a shift between the two hands. Contained co-regulation.

Practice (5–10 min, seated or lying)

Place one hand on forehead, other on chest
Feel weight, temperature, contact — no goal
Wait for a shift: breath deepens, sigh, temperature change
Then move lower hand to belly — same waiting

What I noticed shift

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