Close your eyes, press your feet into the floor, notice your bottom in your seat, feel your lower back in the chair.
Notice other sensations in the body and any tension in various places.
Notice the movement of your chest.
Starting at the top of the head and moving through each area of your body - paying attention to any sensations, energy, numbness, cold, hot, slowly moving your attention, noting the sensations.
Notice and accept what is in your body.
Bring attention back to the feeling of the body in your seat.
Allow awareness to return to any sounds and the space around you.
Open your eyes.
S1:E9 Responding to Trauma: Psychological Tools for Resilience and Recovery with Dr. Cynthia Eriksson. Here Dr. Eriksson guides you through a body scan to identify places of tension and discomfort in order to access and identify complicated emotions you might be experiencing.
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About With & For
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