A Short Body Scan to Cultivate Mindfulness

This practice is excellent to relax your body and focus your mind. It just takes a few minutes and is safe, so it can be done by adults and children. Put your full attention on the part of the body being concentrated on. If thoughts intrude, don't get upset, just return to noticing the body part.

ALWAYS: give yourself at least 30 seconds to 1 minute to sit quietly after any practice before getting up to do your next activity. It can be very jarring to the system to jump up immediately after finishing any practice.

Follow along with Dr. Yager in the video below!