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Sitting Meditation
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Before You Begin
If you are sitting on a chair, move forward so your back is not resting on the chair, or place a pillow behind your back. Place your feet flat on the floor. Straighten your spine and relax your shoulders.
This exercise will take about 30 minutes.
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What Did You Notice?
As you bring your attention back to the screen, jot down your responses to the following questions. Feel free to provide as much information as you like, as there are no right or wrong answers.
- What bodily sensations did you notice?
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
- Did the way you paid attention change when you were asked to open to sounds? If so, how was it different than attending to your breath?
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
- To what places did your mind wander?
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
- In what ways did you find this practice challenging?
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
- What was it like for you to ‘watch’ your thoughts?
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
- In what ways did you find this practice gave you a sense of being at ease?
- This response will be reviewed and graded after submission.
Sitting Meditation in an MBCT Group
Let’s join the group as they are in the middle of inquiring into the experience of this practice. As you watch each clip, take a moment to reflect on what you hear. What did watching the experience of group members help you learn about your own experience with the sitting meditation focusing on breath, body, sounds, and thoughts?
Click on the questions to hear from each group member.
