Meditation: Scanning the Body The most common scan technique is the “body scan.” A body scan uses the felt sense of touch. Often a guided meditation, you move the attention
Scanning Meditation Scanning meditation is an advanced awareness technique. In Chapter Two of Make Every Move a Meditation, “How to Meditate While You Move,” I set out the fourth step
How to meditate on thought when your mental health is a challenge People with mental health challenges have extra wrinkles in the thinking process, but they can still meditate on
More “thoughts” about meditating on thought: planning, remembering, and worry When I suggested staying in the moment to a good friend who is quite the planner, a self-proclaimed control freak, she
How to meditate on thought Just how do you meditate on thought? Even though our goal in meditation is to be in the present moment and accept it exactly as
Two Types of Thoughts Before we explore techniques for using thoughts as the object of meditation, let’s talk about the two types of thoughts: auditory and visual. Auditory thoughts are
What to do with your thoughts while you move I can’t meditate. My mind is too active. I can’t stop thinking. If I had a dollar (or even a dime)
What to do when your body doesn’t feel splendid Sometimes, your body doesn’t feel “splendid.” Instead, you feel discomfort. Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, paranoia, and other mental health situations can
Nom. Nom. Nom. Tasting meditation. The final sense gate is taste, sensations that arise in the mouth, whether from things we put in our mouth or flavors in the mouth
Sniff your way to nirvana Sniffing meditation? Really? Okay. You might not be able to sniff your way to nirvana. But you can use smell or scent as an object
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