In this talk, Guy Armstrong looks at the nature of awareness: how mindfulness and consciousness are different properties, and the word “awareness” itself.
Awareness practices, including body awareness meditations, are often underestimated, but they can be a valuable part of practice. Especially when we are experiencing a lot of stress in our daily lives, we can feel disembodied and lost in “head space”, disconnected from ourselves and our surroundings. Full Body Awareness meditation offers a simple way to ground ourselves in the world. But this is not the only advantage. Because the body has its own inner “knowing” (like when it “knows” that you are uncomfortable in a certain position), familiarizing ourselves with this kinesthetic sense can help us feel more grounded in life and stay in touch with how our body naturally likes to move and act in the world.
