Body Scan (20 min)

Before doing the Body Scan meditation for the first time, please read Description of the Body Scan. A 32-minute version of this meditation is also available.

If you like, after doing this for a week or so, you might choose to do it without guidance at all. This is totally a matter of preference - some people choose to "go solo" after a time, and others always use the recorded guidance. If you do decide to do this meditation on your own, you can use the 20-minute silent meditation which is totally silent except for the three chimes that end the meditation.

NOTE: You are welcome to download the audio version to another device. The recording can be accessed directly at https://palousemindfulness.com/disks/bodyscan20min.mp3.

• I have strong emotional (or physical) reactions. Is this normal?
• I keep nodding off or falling asleep...
• I don't fall asleep, but I keep drifting off, missing whole parts of the meditation...
• I have a hard time finding sensation in parts of my body...
• I cannot lie down without pain. Can I do the body scan in another position?

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