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Body Scan

by Dawn Mauricio

Rated
4.5
Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
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The most accessible and fastest way to ground ourselves in any moment is by working with something we always have access to – our body.

Body ScanGroundingBodyAwarenessRelaxationSensory AwarenessBody AwarenessTension ReleasePostures

Transcript

Take a comfortable position,

Seated,

Standing,

Or lying down.

Settle into your pose and commit to being still.

Bring your attention to the top of your head and feel whatever you feel,

Even if it's the absence of sensation.

Notice the size of your head and your ears.

Very slowly,

Draw your attention to the front of your face.

Feel your forehead,

Eyes,

Nose,

And mouth.

Feel your cheeks,

Your jaw.

Let your attention wrap around to the back of your neck and notice what you feel there.

Tension,

Spaciousness.

Move your awareness down to your shoulders,

The upper arms,

Your elbows,

Your forearms.

Feel the palms of your hands,

The backs of your hands,

The shoulders,

The shoulders,

The shoulders.

Feel the palms of your hands,

The backs of your hands,

Your fingers,

And your fingertips.

Slowly climb back up your arms to your throat.

What do you feel there?

Move your awareness down to your chest.

Feel this whole area,

Your rib cage,

Sternum,

Abdomen,

You're not looking for anything in particular.

You're simply being open to whatever might be there.

Bring your attention back to your neck and begin to feel your upper back,

Mid back,

Lower back.

You may feel areas of tightness,

Tingling,

Vibrations,

Warmth,

Cold,

Spaciousness.

Settle your awareness into the pelvis now.

The front,

Back,

Sides,

Where your hip bones are,

Even your pelvic floor.

Slowly move your attention down your legs.

Feel your thighs,

Knees,

Calves,

Shin bones,

Ankles.

Feel your feet,

The tops of your feet,

And the soles of your feet.

Now feel your entire body all at once.

Try to come back to your body as many times as you can remember throughout the day.

Thank you.

Meet your Teacher

Dawn MauricioMontreal, Canada

4.5 (214)

Recent Reviews

Laura

April 3, 2024

Nice shorter practice for attention- works well as a morning practice with steady voice guidance (not a forced “relaxation” voice) thank you

Francesca

March 3, 2021

Thank you Namaste'!💛🙏 Really love this medi ! I feel so better right now ! Grazie

Catherine

June 24, 2019

Love the rythm of this meditation, the balance between the guidance and the silences is perfect.

Bekah

March 11, 2017

The body scan is brief, but it doesn't feel rushed. I will use it again!

Els

July 26, 2016

I really enjoyed this for a quick evening meditation. The lack of music is a plus! And I love that you "keep a connected line", in the sense that after doing down to the stomach, you tell us to go back up too the neck again. That feels better to me than "suddenly" starting at a different area.

Tracy

January 8, 2016

Thank you Dawn. What a great short body scan. I will label it for those times when time is short. Namaste

Javier

December 31, 2015

Good, fast and practic to conect with the sensations of the body

Motu303

December 24, 2015

The instruction is very clear taking a detailed top Dow approach. Outcome: refreshed

John

December 20, 2015

Very good for a quick centering.

Pat

December 19, 2015

Great short meditation.

Olga

December 19, 2015

It's very good but I'm not sure why the time that comes up when you start is double what it actually lasts.

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