Emotion regulation depends on our ability to be mindful of fluctuations in our level of arousal and to respond wisely.

By becoming aware of body sensations, thoughts and emotions, we can learn to recognize when we are in our optimal zone of arousal or going into hyper or hypo-arousal.

Mindfulness gives us skills to:

• Enjoy when we our sailing within our river of well-being

• Notice when we are heading into rough waters and steer us back on course

• Recognize when were in the danger zone and bring ourselves back to safety through grounding skills

Once you have gone outside your window of tolerance, you need to recover. This is where Grounding Skills help.