
…al reactions and physically calm your nervous system. One of my favorite grounding exercises is the 5-4-3-2-1 technique, which requires you to engage your senses one at a time: Identify five things you can see, four sounds, three physical sensations, two smells, and one taste that you’re experiencing in the moment. You can also try methods like box breathing (inhale, hold, exhale, and hold in four-second incremen…