ABSTRACT
Many participants comment on how challenging the body scan practice is compared to mindful movement and sitting practices. A key intention of the body scan practice is to bring awareness and gentle inquiry to the sensations directly felt as the participant focuses attention on one part of the body after another. The body scan teaches a way to shift from modes of 'thinking-doing' to a mode of 'sensing-being' and illustrates how the people often judge ourselves harshly for loosing attention, which can lead to unhelpful inner dialogue and rumination. It shows the reader that how the people handle difficulties that arise during practice is what makes the difference. The body scan practice illustrates how over-identification with the people body image can lead to self-criticism; being connected to the direct experience of sensation can help the reader 'feel more at home in their body'.
