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5-4-3-2-1 grounding

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A free, guided 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercise: notice five things you see, four you feel, three you hear, two you smell and one you taste.

5-4-3-2-1 Grounding · 3 min

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How it works

  1. Name 5 things you can see.
  2. 4 things you can feel.
  3. 3 things you can hear.
  4. 2 things you can smell.
  5. 1 thing you can taste.

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