I tried to put our list of bio-logical tools together and to summarize what we :found out together:

__To calm someone down: __
•	breathwork (box-breathing or emphasized outbreath, humming)
•	prosody 
•	relaxing music 
•	tone the vagus nerve by chewing, eye muscle exercise, or washing your face and hands with cold water
•	posture (e.g. tree exercise), grounding
•	progressive muscle relaxation
•	express feelings by speaking or writing (keep the daily coaching diary),
•	empathy and kindness, smiling face, caring touch or self-touch 
•	repetition of postive self talk and affirmation using NLP and anchors, / acceptance

__To create safety:__
•	A place without distractions and pressure
•	Friendly face, open posture, non-judgmental attitude
•	Keep a respectful individual distance, read the client's signs and ask them what they need
•	Offer water and perhaps a bit of food (chewing and gulping activates the social vagus)
•       Make sure you feel safe yourself!
•	Matching and mirroring, as well as breathing together enhances rapport, "pacing and leading"


__To direct attention: __
•	Trigger the amygdala by mild confusion (pattern interrupt) or humor to open the brain for a new perspective 
•	Change the physical position
•	Direct attention inward: focus on the breathing movement, heart beats, to connect with inner sensations and emotions
•	direct attention outward: consciously to a point or physical object in the space around,
•	direct attention during prayer and meditation
•	connect to resourceful moments (events that they already 
went through and were able to go out of)

__To create a distance: __
•	Change the physical position
•	look from above or imagine you do
•	Breathing exercise “Distance Breathing”
•	Prayer, connect to a wise friend or imagine you do, 
•	Mediation, a filter between the conflicting parts
•	Engage the prefrontal cortex by thinking logically to enable chunking  
•	Analyse the feelings and beliefs consciously  by writing)
•	Visualization, calming down (meditation breathning exercices, use silence self time during the morning as a ritual..
 
__To release energy/emotion:__
•	Encourage by e.g. tapping and by going first
•	Breathe together, coach gives support
•	Use self-expression (voice, movement, writing, art)
•	Let-go ritual (e.g. write an emotional letter and burn it, bury it or drown it)
•	Replace the energy with a new, positive energy

__For resourcing: __
•	Make a list of own strenghts
•	Gratitude exercise
•	Use anchoring (remember positive moments with all senses, establish a symbol for this state)
•	Grounding 
•	Ask help (outer resources) 
•	Recognize our limits and accept them 
•	Modeling (learn from others and make it your own) 
•	Daily vacation (like a morning ritual including some physical activity, stretching, reading, meditation...) for self-care

__For balancing: __
•	Kinesiology,
•	Bilateral and cross-over movements, brain gym exercises, walking, swimming, paddling 
•	Rhythm, music, dancing, juggling, drumming
•	EMDR (eye movements)


Are there other neurological states we need to mention and have tools for?