Introduction & Theoretical Background
Core to compassion focused therapy (CFT) is the ability to notice and engage in distress, and then to take wise action to relieve or prevent it. An important first step in doing this is through attention training and mindfulness, which help us to develop skills in noticing, turning towards, and engaging in things that might be painful or distressing.
Mindfulness Of Body is an exercise taken from the Psychology Tools For Developing Self-Compassion audio collection. Some types of mindfulness practice can use an ‘anchor’ – something specific that we can use – such as the breath – to gently hold our attention and to return to when our minds become distracted. One anchor which is always present is the body. This exercise guides the listener through a scan of different parts of their body in a slow, deliberate, and systematic way. At each part of the body the listener is