Body scan meditation (BSM) involves bringing attention to sensations occurring in different parts of the body. This practice can help a person become more aware of their bodily sensations, feelings, ...

A body scan meditation involves mentally scanning your body from feet to your head, releasing tension as you go. Here are its benefits, plus how to do it. Tracee Stanley is a yoga nidra teacher and ...

Like many others, I can find it difficult to get to sleep. Often my mind is busy running through the day's events or worrying about tomorrow's to-do list, and sleep feels frustratingly out of reach.

A somatic expert shares how to do a body-scan meditation for grief in six steps, and how the practice can help you release emotional pain. ‘I’m a Meditation Practitioner of 10 Years, and These Are the ...

We are living through a time of uncertainty, a sky-high pile of question marks. It has become increasingly difficult to make plans because the state of our world today is so volatile due to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Health care professionals can use body scan meditation for stress reduction. The approach is easy to learn. Life ...

Notice how your feet feel. Are they on the ground? Swinging freely from a chair? Are your shoes pushing against your toes? Are they tingling, aching, full of unused energy? You have just started a ...

Stress builds up, but that doesn't mean you need to let it overwhelm you and consume your day. As one friend of mine says, "Let it out, but let it go." Doing a body scan — easing up on tension in ...

On each episode of our podcast, a guest tries a Greater Good in Action practice to boost their well-being. Listen to these episodes featuring Body Scan Meditation — and subscribe to The Science of ...

Identifying body-scan postures suitable for people with hyperactivity tendency Study suggests that adopting a supine or upright posture facilitates ease of performing body-scan meditation for people ...