Tools for emotional clarity, fluidity, flow, peace, regulation, connection to self. Past favorites = tools that helped someone reach their current state, but less useful now. **Inner Work Tools** – By Person, Part 1 | Photo | Name | 😌 Fav Inner Tools Now | 🔄 Fav Inner Tools In The Past | | ---------------------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | ![[abstract_circular.png\|40]] | Abstract Fairy | Gendlin's focusing, feeding your demons (tibetan buddhism thing), core transformation, and Shinzen Young's meditation | n/a | | ![[ben_circular_noresize.png\|40]] | Ben Pan | Resonance, peaceful preferences, using intuition | n/a | | ![[dhruv_circular.png\|40]] | Dhruv Singh | Self-forgiveness | n/a | | ![[griffin-choe.png\|40]] | Griffin Choe | Resonance, ifs, existentialism, stoicism | CBT | | ![[guy_circular.png\|40]] | Guy | Open Awareness, Gendlin focusing | Psychotherapy, thinking, lifting | | ![[herrick-fang.png\|40]] | Herrick Fang | Resonance | n/a | | ![[ivan_circular.png\|40]] | Ivan Vendrov | Do nothing meditation | n/a | | ![[josh-singer.png\|40]] | Josh Singer | Resonance, intuition, inner child discussion | Thinking through logically, first principles | **Inner Work Tools** – By Person, Part 2 | Photo | Name | 😌 Fav Inner Tools Now | 🔄 Fav Inner Tools In The Past | | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![[nina-barber 1.png\|40]] | Nina Barber | Resonance, somatic feeling, spiritual and faith, IFS | Core transformation, the work | | ![[blissbrah_circular.png\|40]] | Owen | Do nothing meditation | Ct, altruistic jhanas, fetters inquiry, ek meditation, forgiveness | | ![[prasanna_circular_noresize.png\|40]] | Prasanna Krishnamoorthy | Core transformation, TWIM, dzogchen | IFS, gendlin, goenka Vipassana, TRE | | ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|40]] | Sarah McManus | IFS, Coherence Therapy, Core Transformation, Feeding Your Demons, Somatic Experiencing, Opening Awareness / shi-nè meditation, Non-Sleep Deep Rest | n/a | | ![[spacepunk_circular.png\|40]] | spacepunk | Zhitro, chod, tonglen, and nondual awareness | n/a | | ![[trinley_circular_noresize.png\|40]] | Trinley Goldenberg | Wholeness Work, Core Transformation, Lefkoe Belief Process, Metaphors of Movement | Meditation, the work, bioemotive, parts work, internal double crux, Sedona method, somatic experiencing, bioenergetics | | ![[ty_circular.png\|40]] | Ty | The Work of Byron Katie | n/a | | ![[chris-barber-image.png\|40]] | Chris Barber | Resonance, peaceful prefs, somatic movements | Core transformation, internal family systems | **People's Current Favorite Inner Tools** – By Tool, Part 1 | Tool | Explanation | Current Fav Of | | :---------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Chod | A Tibetan Buddhist practice involving confronting fears by visualizing offering one's body. | ![[spacepunk_circular.png\|30]] | | Coherence Therapy | "A method focused on identifying the underlying emotional learnings that maintain unwanted symptoms or behaviors and inviting them to update." –SM | ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|30]] | | Core Transformation | A process for reaching core states of being by exploring the root desires of feelings/behaviors. | ![[abstract_circular.png\|30]] ![[prasanna_circular_noresize.png\|30]] ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|30]] ![[trinley_circular_noresize.png\|30]] | | Do Nothing Meditation | A meditation practice characterized by minimal effort and allowing awareness to rest naturally. | ![[blissbrah_circular.png\|30]] ![[ivan_circular.png\|30]] | | Dzogchen | A tradition within Tibetan Buddhism emphasizing the direct recognition of one's innate, primordial nature. | ![[prasanna_circular_noresize.png\|30]] | | Existentialism | A philosophical approach emphasizing individual freedom, responsibility, and the search for meaning. | ![[griffin-choe.png\|30]] | | Feeding Your Demons | A Tibetan Buddhist practice for transforming negative patterns by personifying and nurturing them. | ![[abstract_circular.png\|30]] ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|30]] | | Gendlin Focusing | A body-awareness "process for finding and understanding real embodied meaning" (a 'felt sense'). –AF | ![[abstract_circular.png\|30]] ![[guy_circular.png\|30]] | | IFS (Internal Family Systems) | A model viewing the psyche as composed of 'parts' and a core 'Self', aiming for inner harmony. | ![[griffin-choe.png\|30]] ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|30]] ![[nina-barber 1.png\|30]] | | Inner Child Discussion | Engaging with the child-like part of oneself for healing and understanding. | ![[josh-singer.png\|30]] | | Intuition | Relying on inner knowing or gut feelings for guidance. | ![[ben_circular_noresize.png\|30]] ![[josh-singer.png\|30]] | | Lefkoe Belief Process | A method for identifying and eliminating limiting core beliefs. | ![[trinley_circular_noresize.png\|30]] | | Metaphors of Movement | An approach exploring the metaphors individuals use to describe their experiences. | ![[trinley_circular_noresize.png\|30]] | | Nondual Awareness | A state of consciousness recognizing the interconnectedness or ultimate unity of reality. | ![[spacepunk_circular.png\|30]] | | Non-Sleep Deep Rest | Techniques for achieving deep physical and mental relaxation while awake. | ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|30]] | **People's Current Favorite Inner Tools** – By Tool, Part 2 | Tool | Explanation | Current Fav Of | | :------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Open Awareness | A meditative state of simply being aware without focusing on specific objects. | ![[guy_circular.png\|30]] | | Opening Awareness / shi-nè | "The core instruction is "remaining uninvolved" with what arises, as a precursor to re-engaging from a more spacious awareness." –SM | ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|30]] | | Peaceful Preferences | A method for making regret-minimized decisions by negotiating between or integrating your conscious mind and subconscious mind. | ![[ben_circular_noresize.png\|30]] ![[chris-barber-image.png\|30]] | | Resonance | A way of speaking that helps others or yourself process emotions. (Note: Developed by me; only highly represented here because it's a biased sample) | ![[ben_circular_noresize.png\|30]] ![[griffin-choe.png\|30]] ![[herrick-fang.png\|30]] ![[josh-singer.png\|30]] ![[nina-barber 1.png\|30]] ![[chris-barber-image.png\|30]] | | Self-forgiveness | The practice of releasing self-blame or judgment for past actions or perceived failings. | ![[dhruv_circular.png\|30]] | | Shinzen Young's Meditation | A systematic approach to mindfulness often involving noting sensory experiences. | ![[abstract_circular.png\|30]] | | Somatic Movements | Physical movements for releasing energy. | ![[chris-barber-image.png\|30]] | | Somatic Feeling | Directing attention to areas of the body to release energy. | ![[nina-barber 1.png\|30]] | | Somatic Experiencing | "A body-oriented approach that helps release stored physiological stress responses by gradually building the capacity for noticing and working with body sensations." –SM | ![[sarah-mcmanus_circular.png\|30]] | | Spiritual and Faith | Drawing strength, peace, or guidance from religious or spiritual beliefs and practices. | ![[nina-barber 1.png\|30]] | | Stoicism | An ancient philosophy focused on virtue, reason, and controlling one's reactions to external events. | ![[griffin-choe.png\|30]] | | TWIM | A meditation technique to achieve Jhana with Metta, followed by Vipassana for insight. | ![[prasanna_circular_noresize.png\|30]] | | The Work of Byron Katie | A method of self-inquiry involving four questions and turnarounds to examine stressful thoughts. | ![[ty_circular.png\|30]] | | Tonglen | A Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice involving 'sending and receiving' to cultivate compassion. | ![[spacepunk_circular.png\|30]] | | Wholeness Work | A process for integrating fragmented parts of the self and experiencing inherent wholeness. | ![[trinley_circular_noresize.png\|30]] | | Zhitro | A Tibetan Buddhist practice involving peaceful and wrathful deities, often for purification/transitions. ("Sounds fancy but it's literally just extreme nondual IFS." –SP) | ![[spacepunk_circular.png\|30]] |