Calm Body · Practice 02
Evaluate
Match your state to the moment.
Evaluate helps you decide whether the state you noticed supports what you need right now, and what direction would be useful next.
What You'll Practice
Five steps. One useful direction.
The worksheet takes you through the full practice. Here's the map.
Notice
Carry forward your body check-in. Recognize activation and available energy.
Name
Identify what you're doing now, or preparing to do next.
Check
Consider how your current state fits the demands of this moment.
Choose
Keep it, shift down, shift up, recover, or wait and reassess.
Describe
Name the small difference or need that deserves attention.
The Question Is Fit
Different moments
call for different states.
Sometimes you need more calm. Sometimes you need more engagement. Sometimes you need recovery, or your state already fits. The task, timing, or environment may also need adjusting.
Take It With You
The full
Evaluate practice.
A guided worksheet and an everyday version you can return to during ordinary moments.
- Five-step guided Evaluate practice
- Fillable on screen or printable for writing by hand
- A 30-second version for everyday moments
- Five-moment weekly experiment and end-of-week reflection
Where Evaluate Fits
Awareness informs the next choice.
Evaluate is a Calm Body skill. After noticing your signals, it helps you choose a direction before reaching for a technique.
Calm Body
Recognize your state and develop ways to regulate and recover.
Clear Mind
Recognize thoughts and patterns with greater perspective.
Strong Life
Make choices that reflect what matters to you.
Use the sequence flexibly. Return to the skill that helps with what needs attention now.