Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl PhD amp Elisha Goldstein PhD Mindfulness of the Body Session 4 AN INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS Barriers to Awareness of Emotions ID: 620570
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Based on the Mindfulness – Based Stress Reduction Workbook by Bob Stahl, Ph.D. & Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.
Mindfulness of the Body Session 4
AN INTRODUCTION TO
MINDFULNESSSlide2
Barriers to Awarenessof Emotions
Emotions can be invalidated by others – Bob’s Story: Ben’s Ouch Confusing thoughts with emotions (e.g. “I feel out of control”) Slide3
Emotions in the Body“
When thoughts are confused with emotions, it’s often because the emotions are masked behind thoughts in an unconscious attempt to protect yourself from awareness of the emotion” – The Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook (Bob Stahl, Ph.D.) But what if there was a way to develop a vocabulary and greater awareness of your emotions……Slide4
Emotions in the Body Emotions can manifest in the body as physical sensations
Body scan helps you get in touch with difficult emotions First need to identify these feelings - body scan helps you tune into physical sensations that can help you identify your present emotionsSlide5
Mindfulness of the Body
“The body has a lot to tell us about how we are feeling” - The Mindful Way Through Depression (John Teasdale) - Mr. Duffy – “a man who lived a little distance from his body”.Slide6
Mindfulness of the BodyA Different Way of Knowing
Example: Waking Up Tired “When the mind instinctively responds to physical sensations with ideas about the body, the stage is set for rumination to begin. Mindfulness provides us with another way to know our bodies, one that will not get us stuck “ (Mindful Way Through Depression)Slide7
Benefits of Body AwarenessBody Scan
Deep investigation into moment-to-moment experiences in the body“The body says what words cannot” - Martha GrahamSlide8
Body Scan Meditation Hand
example: thinking vs. direct sensing“There is no such thing as failing at meditation, as long as we are mindful of our experience, whatever it is” – Mindful Way Through DepressionSlide9
Body Scan Meditation
“The body has its own wisdom, and if you listen, it can communicate where tension, thoughts and emotions lie within your body” – Martha GrahamSlide10
Body Scan Meditation“
You don’t have to like it; you just have to do it…..like your life depended on it” – Full Catastrophe Living (Jon Kabat Zinn)Slide11
Body Scan JournalPlease take a few minutes to make notes about your experience in your Formal Practice JournalSlide12
Emotions in the Body
When a strong emotion arises, try to take a moment to mindfully tune into your body and discover any physical sensations associated with this emotion.Slide13
Elisha’s Story: Approaching EmotionsSlide14
Formal and Informal PracticesFormal Practices
Body Scan Walking MeditationInformal Practices STOP 8 Attitudes of Mindfulness Weaving Mindfulness Throughout Your Day Mindful Eating