Tag: body scan
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How It Works, II
This is the second of four posts about how mindfulness works, or the documented effects and how they occur. Last week was devoted to attention regulation; this week explores the increased body awareness, the ability to notice small, subtle changes and sensations in the body. I was thrilled when I learned the term “proprioception,” or…
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This Embodied PhD
Two weeks ago today, I had a lumpectomy, and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so I’m writing a bonus post this week to celebrate–and to stake a faculty claim in the land of women and men with bodies and emotions and cells. I have a gnarly, three-inch incision in my right breast, but I…
Nancy L. Chick 