[Sandra Wyman]

1. I felt a warming in the area in which I was guided to focus on. I will say that lying down meditation works better for me. I feel more relaxed and I don’t feel so forced to sit in a certain position and then spend my time wondering if I am in the “correct” position. When I was directed to go back to a certain part of the body, such as forehead, after focusing on a lower extremity It was a little distracting.

2.I loved this exercise. I felt as though I was opened to seeing an object in a different way. However, as I was doing this exercise, the time that my mind wandered was when I was thinking that the reason I bought this object at the time was due to already experiencing some of these thoughts and sensations when I was contemplating buying it. I will practice this again.

3. I would love to try the focusing on a single object with patients/clients. It is something that can be utilized with other objects in their lives. I also think that it is a simple yet wonderful technique to introduce mindfulness. I am not sure how comfortable I am with body scan meditation. My background and experience working with sexual and physical abuse survivors is that a lot of physical behavioral health techniques should be introduced with caution.

[Sandra Wyman]

Question 1
I found this meditation an easier guide. It was quiet with great focus on each aspect of guiding the body through the mediation. I also thought that focusing on my breathing was much easier and I felt as though it was easier to let go of outside interfering thoughts. I also recognized that my body, especially my hands and arms felt heavier (although not in an uncomfortable way) as though I was more relaxed. It was more calming for my mind and body.

Question 2
I found this exercise difficult to follow. That may be because I did them back to back and found my mind needing to concentrate more on the guided meditation than the first breath counting meditation

Question 3
My experience was that the breath counting exercise was more relaxing. I felt as though I had more of a focus that kept my mind from wandering. I felt as though with more practice, that this could be utilized in everyday events, that it is a skill that can be used in a variety of situations.

[Sandra Wyman]

Hello, my name is Sandra Wyman. I am a Social Worker as well as Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (just applied for my LADC). I work for a busy private family practice as social worker as well as the on-site MAT counselor for our patients. I have studied Mindfulness for some time and would like to help my patients expand their knowledge and skills of mindfulness.

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