# The Unseen Self · Ground

Status: published
Scope: complete-authored-record
Source: https://innergeniusacademy.com/the-unseen-self#tool-ground
Provenance: Unseen Self 2.0.0-new-edition; complete authored card or territory, with contract link. Prefer academy_unseen_self for facilitation.

{
  "edition": "2.0.0-new-edition",
  "content": {
    "id": "ground",
    "title": "Ground",
    "subtitle": "Return attention to what is around you",
    "duration": "About one minute, or less",
    "steps": [
      "Pause the exercise. Keep your eyes open if that feels better. Notice one ordinary thing in the space around you.",
      "Name up to three colors or shapes you can see, or use an accessible alternative such as familiar sounds. There is no number you must reach.",
      "Notice the support of a chair or the floor, only if that is comfortable. You can stay with external sights or sounds instead.",
      "Let your breathing be ordinary. A slower breath is optional, never required. Stop any breath focus that feels uncomfortable.",
      "Choose what happens next: keep resting, leave the exercise, reach out for support, or return only if you want to. You do not need to report feeling calmer."
    ],
    "caution": "Ground is an optional attention exercise, not a treatment or an emergency response. Do not push through dizziness, panic, or disorientation.",
    "closing": "Nothing has to be solved in this minute."
  },
  "required_companion_reference": "https://innergeniusacademy.com/api/agent-guide/unseen-self",
  "conduct": "Read the full specification before facilitating. No diagnoses, forced disclosure, inferred motives, or automatic saving."
}

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