HOW AWARE OF YOUR BODY ARE YOU?
Identify your basic level of body awareness in each of these 18 questions. The answers you provide will generate your personal level of awareness analysis and provide practical tips about what you can do next to increase balance and ease in your life. 0 of 18 Questions completed Questions: You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again.
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Earned Point(s): 0 of 0, (0) The upshot is that you probably spend most of your time in your head, concerned with thoughts, facts and figures; conceptualizing and analyzing. TIP Increase your self awareness by developing a practice to recognize your bodily sensations. Your tendency to ignore bodily sensations and neglect emotions has worked well for you in certain situations. You may have learned that feelings are inappropriate and just “get in the way” of accomplishing goals. Or perhaps you associate feelings and recognizing sensations with being vulnerable and your belief system views vulnerability as negative. For some, the experience of feeling emotions and/or sensations is simply too painful. Keep in mind that your body is an integral aspect of who you are. By disconnecting from your emotions and sensations you miss out on valuable information that will help with being self-aware and being able to regulate yourself. The result might be that you have difficulty in your relationships with yourself and/or others, or experience physical and emotional issues such as chronic pain, sickness or burn-out. Ask yourself if you are numbing somehow. Common ways people tend to do that are by working too much and too hard; using alcohol or recreational drugs to excess; excessive exercising or overeating; always looking for excitement or being “on the run.” The first step to re-establishing the connection with your body is becoming aware of sensations. External and internal bodily sensations are sources of information that are constantly present. You can practice embodied self-awareness by taking a moment to notice things like: Temperature Breathing Smells Pressure Tension/relaxation You can use these practices throughout the day to become more aware of your physical sensations, taking the first step toward integrating somatic experience in your life and increasing your ability to choose rather than react and align your behaviors with your values. Check out our online courses, if you haven’t done that yet. If you are doing this quiz as part of the course you’re on the right track. You can also download our free Centering Guide to take the first step to accessing the vital information that your body provides. By sending us your email address you will also receive practical tools and course invitations! TIP: Increase your self-awareness in relation to others by learning how to interpret the messages your body is sending. So you’re noticing what’s going on, but it’s not so easy to use that information effectively. Taking care of yourself in relation to others can be a challenge for you. Perhaps you experience difficulties in setting your boundaries, expressing what is important to you or sharing how things impact you. Or maybe you have a tendency to react quickly, are easily triggered or find yourself regretting what you said or did. In relationship you might notice that you are either too dominant or too modest. You find yourself reacting, rather than responding, and you often feel defensive or are in denial, which makes effective communication difficult. Ask yourself if you are allowing your sensations to go unchecked. Do you find yourself imagining different responses long after a conversation has taken place? Do you wonder why you are so exhausted at the end of a day? Your placement in this category indicates that you have an awareness of your physical sensations, but have difficulties working with them in an effective way. You might think that the way you react is just part of who you are and something you just have to deal with. But you can actually change things to your benefit if you can become more aware of your bodily sensations in relation to your emotions. Regularly checking in with yourself and naming the way you feel in the present moment will build a new vocabulary that will help you refine your embodied self-awareness and improve your connection with others. Choose particular moments throughout your day to ask yourself the following questions: What are the two words that best describe how I feel right now? Do you feel: Nervous? Alive? Confused? Loving? Interested? Angry? Anxious? Peaceful? To help you refine your embodied awareness, download a free Emotions List. Our free centering guide will help you to become more present with what is! TIP Develop your ability to respond rather than react by practicing being balanced and centered, even under stress and pressure. You easily recognize when you are uncomfortable, appreciate sensations when they are present, and utilize your awareness to improve your quality of life. As anywhere in life, though, we can always benefit from refining our practice to have an increased sense of relaxation, energetic engagement, and establish a balance between your needs and the needs of others. While you feel comfortable in most circumstances, you find that you lose touch with your values and desired qualities, especially during difficult conversations at work or with family and intimates. You generally feel pleased with who you are and how you engage in the world, but you get the feeling you could do better. Getting more in sync, even in difficult situations, will strengthen your energy and increase your ability to make a positive contribution to the world. Is it time for you to refine and deepen your practice? Engage in regular check-ins throughout the day and increase your awareness of your body during interactions with others. Make a choice to create a more relaxed connection by altering your embodied presence. (Re)connect with your values to clarify what is meaningful in your life and learn how to utilize the alignment between your thoughts, emotions and actions. Consider these additional activities: Check out our online courses to help you refine your embodied awareness. 1. How often during the day do you notice sensations in your body?
e.g. being itchy, needing to go to the bathroom, having a headache, etc. 2. How often during the day are you aware of tension in your body?
3. How often during the day do you take a deep breath?
4. How often during the day do you notice the amount of effort you are making?
Like when you type, hold your pen, grasp your toothbrush, or do any other minor activity 5. How often during the day do you change your posture or movement to relieve tension or stress in your body?
6. How often during the day do you take time to just feel sensations in your body?
7. How often during the week do you engage in activity involving body awareness?
e.g. yoga, massage, dance, martial arts, music . . . 8. How often during the week do you stop to “smell the roses,” engage in play, or walk in nature?
9. How often during the day do you pay attention to external sensations?
10. How often during your day are you aware of your emotions?
11. How often during your day do you notice how your emotions affect your thoughts and behavior?
12. How often do you notice physical sensations connected to particular situations?
Walking into your family home, getting feedback from your manager, visiting a good friend, talking to your sibling . . . 13. How often do you link your emotions with physical sensations?
A tight jaw when you’re excited, relaxing your tummy when bored, increase in your heartbeat when you’re annoyed . . . 14. How often do you talk with others about how you are feeling?
15. When you are uncomfortable, how often do you ask yourself what is making you feel that way?
16. How often do you pause in difficult situations without immediately reacting?
17. How often do you distract yourself from feeling physical or emotional discomfort?
E.g. by engaging in excessive activity, drinking alcohol, smoking, binge eating, working overtime . . . 18. How often do you notice a physical sensation when you are engaged in behavior that is not in alignment with your values?
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The body . . . what’s that??
Do you feel hot or cold? Where do you notice temperature differences? Can you feel the temperature in the air?
What is the rhythm? Where do you feel your breath? Can you change the tempo of your breathing? Take a deep breath and notice how it feels.
What does the air smell like? Do you like it? Does it change as you move from one place to another?
Are your feet flat on the ground or are just your toes or only one foot touching the ground? Place both feet equally beneath you: Do you notice a difference in your sensations or thoughts?
Are you experiencing tension or pain anywhere in your body? What part of your body is the most relaxed? The most tense?
Why do my emotions carry me away?
Great! You are able to connect with your body and notice when something is going on there.
Where in my body do I sense that feeling and what physical sensations are associated with it? Check out our online courses that will help you to increase you sense of balance, confidence and ease in life.
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Congratulations! You are able to identify your emotions and sensations and connect them to one another.
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