Body check

Steps

1. Lie on your back, or sit back in a chair.
2. Let your arms rest by your sides.
3. Notice your feet. Warm, cold, tingling, nothing at all. Any answer is fine.Stay here · 1 min
4. Move up to your legs. Notice where they are heavy against the bed or chair.Stay here · 1 min
5. Notice your belly moving as you breathe.Stay here · 1 min
6. Notice your hands. Then your arms.Stay here · 1 min
7. Notice your shoulders. If they are lifted, let them drop.Stay here · 1 min
8. Notice your jaw. Let your teeth come apart a little.Stay here · 1 min
9. Notice your whole body at once, lying or sitting here.Stay here · 2 min
10. Wriggle your fingers and toes. Done.

If it gets hard

• If one part of your body hurts, skip it and move on.
• Feeling nothing in a part of your body is a normal answer.
• In bed, it's fine to fall asleep before the end.