Marcia Rose introduces the “drawing yourself” exercise. The first step is to draw a part of yourself, either the hand or the foot.
A note from Sean
Try this today. Take a pencil and a sheet of paper and draw your hand or your foot, the first step Marcia Rose introduces here. There is no good or bad drawing. Look at the shape, the creases, and where the light falls, and let the pencil follow. Give it five minutes. Then put the pencil down and feel that hand or foot for one breath.
Keep going: Introduction to Seeing Drawing and Basic Body Scan and Breath Awareness.
This suits anyone who finds sitting still hard, or who likes to start with something to do with their hands. If drawing brings up harsh judgment about how it looks, or if attention on your body is uncomfortable, go gently. You can simply look at your hand without drawing. Stop when you need to.
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