Check In With Your Body

When we’re focused on the world around us, it’s easy to feel disconnected from our own physical selves. Today, join us for a body scan exercise to help us get back in touch with our bodies and send our breath where it matters most. Voiced by Elisha Mudly.

Takeaways:
1- We can be so caught up in our thoughts and feelings that we don’t even register how they are affecting our bodies.
2- Body scanning can help us release tension and other physical manifestations of negative emotional states by paying attention to how our body feels in the moment and focusing on acceptance and release.
3- Body scanning can’t fix physical pain, but it can significantly reduce distress by teaching us to check in with our bodies and breath into places of discomfort.
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Mantra: I welcome my body as it is today.
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