The spiritual teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn teaches us about body scan meditation
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I have been practicing meditation for years but was always irritated by the amounts of time my thoughts would hijack me and the frustration of once again failing to focus till Dr Zinn"s one phrase completely changed the meaning and practice of meditation for me. In a lecture he said that it’s not about how many moments of focus you’ve been able to achieve in meditation but how many times you’ve noticed that your mind has wandered. Practice of meditation is about being aware when your thoughts have driven you away and gently bringing your focus back. That’s the practice! How simple. How profound. Thank you Dr Zinn. It is changing my whole being and moment at a time.
@Thesureleague5 жыл бұрын
How mindful of you to say! And non-judgmental!
@adamdownes47255 жыл бұрын
@Paco A The truest fools are the ones who call one a fool just for not being mindful like another. That's the point of meditation, practice. Perhaps you should practice kindness mindfulness.
@JPaxton-hh6hr5 жыл бұрын
@Paco A and I'm sure you can be. But again, always room for improvement
@JPaxton-hh6hr5 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! I would have NEVER looked at it t that way had I not seen your comment! Wow! Seriously, thank you!!
@EasyCanon8034 жыл бұрын
Well said! 🌸🙏🏼
@poetryjones79464 жыл бұрын
In 1997, I had a stent put into one of my arteries. It was shortly after I found this meditation on cassette tape. A few years later, it was on a CD. Then in 2013, I got my first smart phone. This meditation is my lifeline. I take a 45 minute nap with it during the day; listen when I wake up during the night. I’ve read some of his books. Meditation is necessary for good mental health
@marydonovan6681 Жыл бұрын
i'm hoping that soon it'll reach people all over the world and be taught at schools and all the way up to university students as mindfulness is a necessary constant practice
@susydyson1750 Жыл бұрын
You are not supposed to nap 😂
@kaikkk49476 ай бұрын
This is one of the best meditations in over 8 years of me meditating
@australianindian75022 жыл бұрын
Listening at Thanksgiving 2023, with deep gratitude. ❤️🌹💕
@maralynfarber20685 ай бұрын
I had this cassette set in 2002 when I took up the arduous task of trying to start a meditation practice after 9-11 when, as a new practitioner with unrecognized PTSD, I could not stay seated in meditation. It was how I could practice. I eventually gave my tape to a woman in a meditation group I eventually joined after building my practice when she was in hospice care. It's a great reunion to hear this instruction.
@Rebeccaac5 жыл бұрын
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@clementinetresse4922 Жыл бұрын
Lucky you🙏 this is a jewel💚 blessings
@anaisan009 Жыл бұрын
You’ve done something really special and important here by helping so many.
@mdimp14682 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite guided meditation. His voice is soothing and I am going back to this meditation night and morning to start my practice again. Thank you Dr. Kabat Zinn
@anneozguven77626 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@Pipain6 ай бұрын
This is my favorite body scan meditation. Have practiced it regularly for many years. Truly transformational
@ericael-hady86694 жыл бұрын
Sure. I do it regularly with simular results. I am an Alexander teacher and I am happy to find this 48 min JXZ meditation
@annettecorneliaeckert14054 жыл бұрын
Yes, I do it on a daily basis. I do skip over the first couple of minutes most times because I know them off by heart, lol, & I want to get to the scan. When I'm feeling a bit needy then I'll listen to it from the beginning because it's reassuring to hear it from him.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
Hands down best body scan I ever had 🙏🏿 🙌🏿
@officialmrae2 жыл бұрын
actually, your palms should face the ceiling...if that feels comfortable to you 😂
@mikeprice6163 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jon, for bringing me comfort and relief from pysical and emotional pain at a very, very difficult time
@cillakent85212 жыл бұрын
Me too! Today!! ❤👌🏾🌟🎉🥳🥰
@cacampbell36542 жыл бұрын
Your comment is powerful. Thank you for sharing😊
@lorisilverman3052 Жыл бұрын
I've never stayed awake through the entire thing. I use it when I can't sleep. Works like a charm. A couple times, doing it with my bf beside me, I would start laughing and he'd get mad and leave the bedroom 😇😆
@nicelady51 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! This recording led me to yoga nidra recordings, and all together cured my insomnia and major depression. 😁
@letsdomath17504 жыл бұрын
Stay well.
@greggpon7466 Жыл бұрын
Can you please share the yoganidra resources, thank you! That's great you recovered!
@@nnebundoannaobi1386 I posted the playlist link with the recordings I ended up using. I practiced for at least two hours a day for 90 days, and I used recordings from different styles of yoga nidra.
@letsdomath175011 ай бұрын
This changed my whole life, without it I would be lost ... thank you so much 🤗
@walkerpilotassassin94045 жыл бұрын
Wow that made me feel so amazing! I haven’t been able to stop crying since my father unexpectedly passed away. This made me feel so at peace with everything
@corrinebodrog87794 жыл бұрын
loveandkindness O(+>
@loveandkindness86484 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss
@katiedrefs36613 жыл бұрын
Hope your heart is healing 🌹
@clairelivefreeordie25513 жыл бұрын
I hope you are doing well! Sorry for your loss
@secretmezzanine2123 жыл бұрын
Jon, you join me every day for my deep relaxation practice, thank you for your wisdom, guidance and profound perspective.
@maureenmcaullay3247 Жыл бұрын
This meditation has become my "Go to." I have tried others and this one always compares more favourably. I hold him in great respect.
@stephenborland47493 жыл бұрын
Simply the best meditation on KZhead
@johnfogarty18743 жыл бұрын
A
@GiovanaRobinson3 жыл бұрын
Agree
@ancarosu757018 күн бұрын
Been using mindfulness meditation body scan about 3 years. This was the first one i used and i must say it's the most deepest and thoroughly. I wonder why it has so low views. Thank you Jhon 🙏
@headhole454 жыл бұрын
It was the first one I used regularly before finding yoga nidra. From what friends have told me, they find JKZ's voice a bit grating, but to me, he sounds fine. Some people are very picky with the audio quality.
@letsdomath17503 жыл бұрын
I studied mindful meditation in 2011 and Jon Kabat Zinn was used a our text and practice. I practiced and studied this for 4 months and found the body scan to be very effective pain relief at the time. Its now taken me 11 years to get back to starting this over again in my daily practice after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer 4 years ago..this is very effective. 🙏
@welcome1221 Жыл бұрын
What type of cancer did you have? Germ Cell/germinoma tumour? I had germinoma and started meditating right after it.
@Eddyspekboter Жыл бұрын
@@Eddyspekboter has the meditation helped with your symptoms?
@Dakradom Жыл бұрын
@@Dakradom It helped me become more aware of my body and of more subtle signs of stress and exhaustion. It helps me sleep and deal with mood-swings and other consequences of the cancer. I would definitely say "yes" to that, although it doesn't, of course, take all the bad stuff away, it just makes you deal with it a lot better, it makes life easier and more fun. Thanks for that question.
@Eddyspekboter Жыл бұрын
@@Eddyspekboter You're welcome. Thanks for sharing. :)
@Dakradom Жыл бұрын
I listen daily, and because I listen so much it's automatic now so I can be in the moment randomly , I'm very grateful 🙏
@fingerprint55114 жыл бұрын
Power i am in that stage too now
@Iam318ben4 жыл бұрын
Been using this very tape since 2012... Had a break of 5 years. Returning to this feels like coming home.
@exemplaryname3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@reamariasimola3 жыл бұрын
can you explain
@davidpearlactorteacherbizman3 жыл бұрын
Me too. Practicing for like 2 years constantly, taking a break for 4 years (meditating just from time to time but not everyday). This year i came back to different types of mindfulness (but guided just by J.K. Zinn + daily mindfulness exercises ) and it feels like turning back home, to myself, to the world. I can tell this, it is a little different now that my last constantly practice. I feel like I’m more open, not that much judgmental, more awake and much more in contact with myself and the Universe. Might can come with a sense if maturity also. Im so grateful to discover this. I had practice so many types of meditation before ( from different types of yoga to vipassana) until I found this one which is the best for me. I am so grateful…
@ancarosu757018 күн бұрын
this is one of the meditations that has been following me on my path to becoming spiritually awake
@ReVarre3 жыл бұрын
Mmm yes. For me it is a meditation that follows me on my journey to being physically asleep.
@kristynicole62013 жыл бұрын
@@kristynicole6201 Same lolol
@RickyDesktop3 жыл бұрын
Waw haha. I love this comment section
@ancarosu757018 күн бұрын
So good to come back “home” to Jon’s teachings,after much struggle and pain,I echo and join in the gratitude os many herexx
@janetbrown3385 Жыл бұрын
Well that was the fastest 45 minutes of my entire life. Excellent exercise.
@luke86083 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this ❤️❤️
@alicewalker40525 жыл бұрын
So grateful, thanks❤️
@jules_romano4 жыл бұрын
Thank you ... great time , great pleasure.
@nadineemmacohen77865 жыл бұрын
This is the most relaxing meditation I have encountered. Thank you Jon🙏
@benitaperalta3880 Жыл бұрын
I've listened to this hundreds of times. It's amazing. :)
@willfranko60905 жыл бұрын
So calm, soothing & relaxing voice. Thank you!🍃
@la2912la4 жыл бұрын
Sooooo relaxing thanks so much
@carmelryan61425 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! This video felt so satisfying!! I appreciate you taking the time for several breaths in and out of the different regions, layers.. nooks and crannies of our bodies. I’d love to hear a full length video similar to this style that focuses on each area more in depth for example 30 min video for neck and head, 30 mins arms and shoulders, 30 min ribs and chest… taking the time to really breathe in and around each rib!!! The series might include pelvis, groin then another for legs and another for feet. All full length videos. If this already exists in your library would you mind sharing links to it or anything similar I might enjoy? Thank you so much for sharing your time and guidance with these meditations. I practice daily and just discovered your channel today. I stayed for two 45 min videos because your voice, pace, and terminology resinated with me and I feel wonderful, light, full of patience and love for this day. 🙏✌🏻
@kelley792 жыл бұрын
Seems like I can’t go a day without doing this one. So grateful, so grateful
@colleendevine81165 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting these essential exercices , especially at the moment we are going through .... veronique
@verotexier54754 жыл бұрын
Love this so much! Thank you!
@Cutiesn5 жыл бұрын
Yesterday at work, I had to figure out lengthy program logic under time constraints. Didn't sleep but 4 hours last night. This morning, found this relaxing body scan. It made my body open and let go. What a blessing! JK has such a soothing voice and words. The perfect prep for working with and letting go of emotional energy blockages.
@susanswinny58811 ай бұрын
Thankyou for your help. Blessings to all, Dot
@dotcassilles14883 жыл бұрын
I have been using this meditation for a couple of days now. It feels great to be able to relax my whole body. I should be getting the cd's that I ordered on line from E-Bay this week. Looking forward to doing the meditation at my camper.
@nickmama93504 жыл бұрын
Thank you-easy to begin and most effective for guided relaxation.
@evelynbrown87003 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! I am enjoying your recordings..
@SommySeven3 жыл бұрын
You feel very peaceful after this bodyscan. Thank you!
@ruthdhondt26163 жыл бұрын
Very helpful guidance, spoken well and with a calm yet assuring voice and tone.
@PhillipRajcany3 жыл бұрын
First timer,...many thanks for looking out for those of us that suffer!!
@MsMel-ic5eg5 жыл бұрын
Superb. One of my regular meditations.
@smharrison41053 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this... A no nonsense , total awareness meditation, that heals... Complete non resistance and acceptance of every moment. Just fabulous
@miasbj3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful reading about what help it’s been. This is the best body scan I’ve listened to-though I did fall asleep at one point. Sometimes it’s what we need. Will listen again. Try reading his books too - he is an amazing source of ideas and inspiration. (Coming to Our Senses is super-incredible.)
@rachelclare87953 жыл бұрын
As is, "Full Catastrophe Living" - life changing for me.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
45:28 45
@chanditamukherjee7779 Жыл бұрын
That I have ever heard this is one of the best meditations. anybody can do it
@hunterlindy3 жыл бұрын
So very pleased that you found it useful & enjoyable & cared enough to share your thoughts about it with others.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
Gratefull moments. My healing is to feel my body and accepting my experience. Namaste 🤗
@micheltimmerman80505 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best, and I have listened to most. Thank you JKZ.
@nualamcauley28682 жыл бұрын
Thank you John for making me calm and stable
@neelibordoloikalita9458 Жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART ❤
@ingridborate10643 жыл бұрын
Mr Jon, thank you for your inspiring & healing meditation. I will be returning to this video again as it’s what my body & mind needs as it has been through lots of serious illness, cancer, brain abscess, lymphoedmna and bereavements.
@rosariomitchcooney88136 жыл бұрын
Thoughts are with you Rosario x
@007ITZA6 жыл бұрын
Rosario MitchCooney i
@gnj10k6 жыл бұрын
I live Hon and the service he gives to us.
@MaxineSkuba19 күн бұрын
IM VERY THANKFUL for this....! I have listened this for the first time, and it’s given me such an incredible feeling of peaceful and relaxing well-being . God bless you for this priceless gift🌈💚
@Adriana-vq9qn4 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. It is so beautiful and I feel so blessed and at peace
@noirin112 жыл бұрын
Great guided meditation. THANK YOU ! 💖🤗🙏
@LuxInfinity-ul5hw14 күн бұрын
Woah this really calmed my anxiety down 😲
@canna27864 жыл бұрын
Life saving,Thank you🙏
@pollygray94893 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I havw bwgun to practice this amazing body scan both morning and night. It is indescribably healing and softening. So much pain in back, shoulders and head slowly releasing.
@Tascountrygirl3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been through your course with your book twice years ago. I always come back to this body scan when my focus is decreased. It’s the best. Thank you.
@bekind7588 ай бұрын
I listen to this every night… first for physical pain and now for comfort and relaxation. Thank you Jon for being so helpful. Your voice is very soothing and if I listen at night I’m guaranteed to have no trouble falling asleep! So there’s a second benefit to your method!!
@elisemoloney19582 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful way to start the day and shed all those cobwebs that clog my mind in the morning...
@elenalombardi98395 жыл бұрын
Jon Kabat-Zinn actually recommends you do the body scan before you begin your day proper. Obviously, he thinks anytime is good too, whatever time suits the individual. But he has stated a preference to beginning one's day with it. Good for you & good luck!
@shivasgirl16092 жыл бұрын
Thank you from my heart and soul for this amazing deep body scan which has given more and more letting go. I appreciate this ver much. Gratitude and thanks. Deepest I have experienced since beginning meditation in 1976.
@Tascountrygirl2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Thank you.
@birgitwagner48133 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Very relaxing. I also was able to let go of the thoughts. I have ptsd & this really helped! Namaste
@michelleromano86375 жыл бұрын
The same here
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@user-yw8vg1tr4s2 жыл бұрын
thank you for adding this to Imagine MBSR resources. 😊very much appreciated. 🙏
@lindaengel7631 Жыл бұрын
Without fail this works 🙏
@fingerprint55114 жыл бұрын
..for me its a nice back to basics meditation/relaxation... I also like the ones where we imagine in a beautiful garden etc., but this is a direct approach and its nice to just focus on our bodies.. thankyou
@lucysmith93445 жыл бұрын
it helped me soooooo much thnx
@wendyhudson28603 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your video Dr Zinn.
@marshaburkett41294 жыл бұрын
I wandered a bunch yes but I started the mediation tired but ended it fully awake as instructed in the end... It worked, Im going to practice to build my mental stamina
@anibalcosme30295 жыл бұрын
Will try it tonight upon returning home👍
@macmor094 жыл бұрын
Not done this for quite a while but my whole body felt completely relaxed felt amazing 🥰
@susieu75126 ай бұрын
Love it!
@kiracameron70784 жыл бұрын
this was my first meditation I've ever done. I like how he encourages us to do what is comfortable instead of sitting in a certain position
@kingmikedas2 ай бұрын
Many thanks, JKB. Excellent meditation!
@sac13034 жыл бұрын
Just gentle reminder to let you know when we shorten Jon Kabat-Zinn initials it's to JKZ. I am so happy that you enjoy his body scan. In my opinion, it's the best one out there.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
very relaxing, I fell asleep and although I woke up at night once, I was able to stop ruminating and fell asleep again quite easily. Will do this daily!
@vevepriezviskova69095 жыл бұрын
As JKZ says it's (Mindfulness Meditation) an invitation to "fall awake", I've also personally heard him say that it's "ok" to fall asleep while doing it - it may be just what your body needs at that particular time. I think that if you do happen to fall asleep then that sleep will be more restorative and relaxing and that you will wake up more refreshed. It's been, at the time of this writing, 2 years since you posted your comment. It would be interesting to learn if you did manage to keep it a part of your life and whether you've experienced any other benefits from the practice. Thank you for sharing your experience.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
Gratitude
@jean-guymoreau62295 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This is the best. I just have to do it more often❤
@bettyrichardson3331 Жыл бұрын
This is the original.version at real speed. I prefer this to the the sped-up version which is 10 min shorter. Beautiful body scan delivered by Jon Kabat Zinn's great, calmingvoice.
@Gretanne1 Жыл бұрын
That is nice. I also really enjoy meditation. ❤️🤲 I've been enjoying a fair bit of Spiritual Master Sri Avinash lately with my meditating. #SriAvinashDo 🧡
@caseyrowe34024 жыл бұрын
Casey Rowe sriavinashdo
@michellekeeton89794 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I managed to do this today for the first time and enjoyed it. I found it relaxing and the time zipped by!
@manuelahelenafernandes97983 жыл бұрын
This is great. I used to be able to do this laying down but now it puts me to sleep. I guess I'll have to try sitting up.
@mcpeck2 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I listened to this meditation. It was very helpful and peaceful. I feel better after listening, even though I have chronic pain that I’ve had for 60 years. Thank you very much! 🙏💕
@Tinyteacher11114 жыл бұрын
Longest body scan ive ever been able to do 😊😊💖⭐
@glasgowgirl13 жыл бұрын
I am reading "Full catastrophe living now," and wanted to jump ahead and try out one of the cds. Here I am, and it felt good. Ty
@janehallett83264 жыл бұрын
That book and its teachings held my hand and walked with me through my stage 3 Breast cancer journey that began 3 years ago. Learning that thoughts aren't reality (neither are feelings for that matter) they're just thoughts conjured up by my (highly imaginative) mind helped me immensely. I stopped thinking and saying, "I'm afraid" and "catsrophising" by going to the worst possible scenario in my mind, & started saying instead, "my mind has provided me with some scary thoughts to think about", because that's what mind's do. So, I put out the "welcome mat" for all thoughts: negative, positive, happy, sad, terrifying etc. & acknowledged them all with equal respect & non judgment & then just let them go. I realised that all I could really be sure of in terms of time, but everything really is right now, THIS minute & did I want to waste the only thing of value I had, that I ever had but didn't fully discover before right now? Time is not linear, we, as human beings have just designed it to appear that way, to make navigating our lives easier to understand. But there is no Past & there is no Tomorrow, those are just imaginary concepts. The only reality is, again, right NOW. How to remember to stay in the right now? By maintaining focus on my breath. Can it be that easy? Well, yes but not without challenge. Focusing on the breath helped me through the biopsies, ultrasounds, CT Scans, bone scans, transfusions, the Chemo, the 5 weeks of daily radiation therapy, the burns after, & all the various procedures that accompany cancer. My breath became my anchor, the calm, under the often rough & choppy seas. The beauty of Mindfulness meditation is that it can be done anywhere, anytime, it's always accessible, & it actually rewires the neural networks & pathways in the brain - no surgery required! I cannot say enough about the strength & peace Mindfulness meditation brought me or about Dr. Kabat-Zinn. My gratitude is boundless.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
@@shivasgirl1609 beautiful🙏
@lilo24693 жыл бұрын
@@lilo2469 I'm so touched and grateful that you would take the time to post such an encouraging and kindhearted response. Thank you for your caring acknowledgement and validation.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
@@shivasgirl1609 Thank you
@maryoruanai46713 жыл бұрын
@@maryoruanai4671 Thank you for having the patience to make it through my "novella" & for taking the time to reach out. I really appreciate that.
@shivasgirl16093 жыл бұрын
I fell asleep for part of this meditation - my body felt so relaxed. Thank you.
@jacquiedeforest29864 жыл бұрын
Just loading a new pain meditation up. Feel free to try it out Jacquie
@NewLeafProgramme4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much I loved it
@semeriyalegesse45432 жыл бұрын
Such a powerful yet gentle meditation which has helped me in different ways for so..oo many years. Grateful thanks for your pioneering work in this important well being work JKZ
@denisecooke8981Ай бұрын
Starts at 4:02
@eimearhannan64204 жыл бұрын
Eimear Hannan 3:40 is a little less abrupt for anyone who wants it❤️
@sayhalee10004 жыл бұрын
The best. Thank you so much. 🙏💎🙏
@ZenGrammy Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ryanjescobedo39133 жыл бұрын
Very soothing voice , it cured my sleep problem and it is one best YOGANIDRA videos I have ever listened,
@arindammajhi4178 Жыл бұрын
Wonder do you like tripura mandela yoga nidra voice. Found him too very good
@Psris123 Жыл бұрын
...been alternating this with Sitting meditation for the last five years; benefitted most, and very happy with it. Can this also help in managing Covid 19 as well?
@sanjaygedam48333 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent relaxarion. So grateful I found it this morning as my entire body was so tense and tired. Thank you❤
@cellogirl22286 ай бұрын
Wonderful!
@Pipain6 ай бұрын
Listen every day gives my mind a rest from thinking and helps me relax and sleep
@jeno37074 жыл бұрын
Que meditação incrível! A suavidade da voz e gentileza das palavras fazem desta medicação minutos preciosos. Obrigada!!
@juliamiranda53182 ай бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see Jon Kabat-Zinn and I like.
@rustyyoung79802 жыл бұрын
thank you Jon the effect is profound ❤i'm listening in from peru 😅
@susydyson1750 Жыл бұрын
if not the best mindfullness guidance you will ever hear
I have been practicing meditation for years but was always irritated by the amounts of time my thoughts would hijack me and the frustration of once again failing to focus till Dr Zinn"s one phrase completely changed the meaning and practice of meditation for me. In a lecture he said that it’s not about how many moments of focus you’ve been able to achieve in meditation but how many times you’ve noticed that your mind has wandered. Practice of meditation is about being aware when your thoughts have driven you away and gently bringing your focus back. That’s the practice! How simple. How profound. Thank you Dr Zinn. It is changing my whole being and moment at a time.
How mindful of you to say! And non-judgmental!
@Paco A The truest fools are the ones who call one a fool just for not being mindful like another. That's the point of meditation, practice. Perhaps you should practice kindness mindfulness.
@Paco A and I'm sure you can be. But again, always room for improvement
Thank you!!! I would have NEVER looked at it t that way had I not seen your comment! Wow! Seriously, thank you!!
Well said! 🌸🙏🏼
In 1997, I had a stent put into one of my arteries. It was shortly after I found this meditation on cassette tape. A few years later, it was on a CD. Then in 2013, I got my first smart phone. This meditation is my lifeline. I take a 45 minute nap with it during the day; listen when I wake up during the night. I’ve read some of his books. Meditation is necessary for good mental health
i'm hoping that soon it'll reach people all over the world and be taught at schools and all the way up to university students as mindfulness is a necessary constant practice
You are not supposed to nap 😂
This is one of the best meditations in over 8 years of me meditating
Listening at Thanksgiving 2023, with deep gratitude. ❤️🌹💕
I had this cassette set in 2002 when I took up the arduous task of trying to start a meditation practice after 9-11 when, as a new practitioner with unrecognized PTSD, I could not stay seated in meditation. It was how I could practice. I eventually gave my tape to a woman in a meditation group I eventually joined after building my practice when she was in hospice care. It's a great reunion to hear this instruction.
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You’ve done something really special and important here by helping so many.
This is my favourite guided meditation. His voice is soothing and I am going back to this meditation night and morning to start my practice again. Thank you Dr. Kabat Zinn
Thanks for sharing!
This is my favorite body scan meditation. Have practiced it regularly for many years. Truly transformational
Sure. I do it regularly with simular results. I am an Alexander teacher and I am happy to find this 48 min JXZ meditation
Yes, I do it on a daily basis. I do skip over the first couple of minutes most times because I know them off by heart, lol, & I want to get to the scan. When I'm feeling a bit needy then I'll listen to it from the beginning because it's reassuring to hear it from him.
Hands down best body scan I ever had 🙏🏿 🙌🏿
actually, your palms should face the ceiling...if that feels comfortable to you 😂
Thank you, Jon, for bringing me comfort and relief from pysical and emotional pain at a very, very difficult time
Me too! Today!! ❤👌🏾🌟🎉🥳🥰
Your comment is powerful. Thank you for sharing😊
I've never stayed awake through the entire thing. I use it when I can't sleep. Works like a charm. A couple times, doing it with my bf beside me, I would start laughing and he'd get mad and leave the bedroom 😇😆
Thank you for this video! This recording led me to yoga nidra recordings, and all together cured my insomnia and major depression. 😁
Stay well.
Can you please share the yoganidra resources, thank you! That's great you recovered!
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@@nnebundoannaobi1386 I posted the playlist link with the recordings I ended up using. I practiced for at least two hours a day for 90 days, and I used recordings from different styles of yoga nidra.
This changed my whole life, without it I would be lost ... thank you so much 🤗
Wow that made me feel so amazing! I haven’t been able to stop crying since my father unexpectedly passed away. This made me feel so at peace with everything
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Sorry for your loss
Hope your heart is healing 🌹
I hope you are doing well! Sorry for your loss
Jon, you join me every day for my deep relaxation practice, thank you for your wisdom, guidance and profound perspective.
This meditation has become my "Go to." I have tried others and this one always compares more favourably. I hold him in great respect.
Simply the best meditation on KZhead
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Been using mindfulness meditation body scan about 3 years. This was the first one i used and i must say it's the most deepest and thoroughly. I wonder why it has so low views. Thank you Jhon 🙏
It was the first one I used regularly before finding yoga nidra. From what friends have told me, they find JKZ's voice a bit grating, but to me, he sounds fine. Some people are very picky with the audio quality.
I studied mindful meditation in 2011 and Jon Kabat Zinn was used a our text and practice. I practiced and studied this for 4 months and found the body scan to be very effective pain relief at the time. Its now taken me 11 years to get back to starting this over again in my daily practice after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer 4 years ago..this is very effective. 🙏
What type of cancer did you have? Germ Cell/germinoma tumour? I had germinoma and started meditating right after it.
@@Eddyspekboter has the meditation helped with your symptoms?
@@Dakradom It helped me become more aware of my body and of more subtle signs of stress and exhaustion. It helps me sleep and deal with mood-swings and other consequences of the cancer. I would definitely say "yes" to that, although it doesn't, of course, take all the bad stuff away, it just makes you deal with it a lot better, it makes life easier and more fun. Thanks for that question.
@@Eddyspekboter You're welcome. Thanks for sharing. :)
I listen daily, and because I listen so much it's automatic now so I can be in the moment randomly , I'm very grateful 🙏
Power i am in that stage too now
Been using this very tape since 2012... Had a break of 5 years. Returning to this feels like coming home.
Me too
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Me too. Practicing for like 2 years constantly, taking a break for 4 years (meditating just from time to time but not everyday). This year i came back to different types of mindfulness (but guided just by J.K. Zinn + daily mindfulness exercises ) and it feels like turning back home, to myself, to the world. I can tell this, it is a little different now that my last constantly practice. I feel like I’m more open, not that much judgmental, more awake and much more in contact with myself and the Universe. Might can come with a sense if maturity also. Im so grateful to discover this. I had practice so many types of meditation before ( from different types of yoga to vipassana) until I found this one which is the best for me. I am so grateful…
this is one of the meditations that has been following me on my path to becoming spiritually awake
Mmm yes. For me it is a meditation that follows me on my journey to being physically asleep.
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Waw haha. I love this comment section
So good to come back “home” to Jon’s teachings,after much struggle and pain,I echo and join in the gratitude os many herexx
Well that was the fastest 45 minutes of my entire life. Excellent exercise.
Thank you so much for this ❤️❤️
So grateful, thanks❤️
Thank you ... great time , great pleasure.
This is the most relaxing meditation I have encountered. Thank you Jon🙏
I've listened to this hundreds of times. It's amazing. :)
So calm, soothing & relaxing voice. Thank you!🍃
Sooooo relaxing thanks so much
Thank you!! This video felt so satisfying!! I appreciate you taking the time for several breaths in and out of the different regions, layers.. nooks and crannies of our bodies. I’d love to hear a full length video similar to this style that focuses on each area more in depth for example 30 min video for neck and head, 30 mins arms and shoulders, 30 min ribs and chest… taking the time to really breathe in and around each rib!!! The series might include pelvis, groin then another for legs and another for feet. All full length videos. If this already exists in your library would you mind sharing links to it or anything similar I might enjoy? Thank you so much for sharing your time and guidance with these meditations. I practice daily and just discovered your channel today. I stayed for two 45 min videos because your voice, pace, and terminology resinated with me and I feel wonderful, light, full of patience and love for this day. 🙏✌🏻
Seems like I can’t go a day without doing this one. So grateful, so grateful
Thank you for posting these essential exercices , especially at the moment we are going through .... veronique
Love this so much! Thank you!
Yesterday at work, I had to figure out lengthy program logic under time constraints. Didn't sleep but 4 hours last night. This morning, found this relaxing body scan. It made my body open and let go. What a blessing! JK has such a soothing voice and words. The perfect prep for working with and letting go of emotional energy blockages.
Thankyou for your help. Blessings to all, Dot
I have been using this meditation for a couple of days now. It feels great to be able to relax my whole body. I should be getting the cd's that I ordered on line from E-Bay this week. Looking forward to doing the meditation at my camper.
Thank you-easy to begin and most effective for guided relaxation.
Thank you sir! I am enjoying your recordings..
You feel very peaceful after this bodyscan. Thank you!
Very helpful guidance, spoken well and with a calm yet assuring voice and tone.
First timer,...many thanks for looking out for those of us that suffer!!
Superb. One of my regular meditations.
Thanks for this... A no nonsense , total awareness meditation, that heals... Complete non resistance and acceptance of every moment. Just fabulous
Beautiful reading about what help it’s been. This is the best body scan I’ve listened to-though I did fall asleep at one point. Sometimes it’s what we need. Will listen again. Try reading his books too - he is an amazing source of ideas and inspiration. (Coming to Our Senses is super-incredible.)
As is, "Full Catastrophe Living" - life changing for me.
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That I have ever heard this is one of the best meditations. anybody can do it
So very pleased that you found it useful & enjoyable & cared enough to share your thoughts about it with others.
Gratefull moments. My healing is to feel my body and accepting my experience. Namaste 🤗
Definitely the best, and I have listened to most. Thank you JKZ.
Thank you John for making me calm and stable
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART ❤
Mr Jon, thank you for your inspiring & healing meditation. I will be returning to this video again as it’s what my body & mind needs as it has been through lots of serious illness, cancer, brain abscess, lymphoedmna and bereavements.
Thoughts are with you Rosario x
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I live Hon and the service he gives to us.
IM VERY THANKFUL for this....! I have listened this for the first time, and it’s given me such an incredible feeling of peaceful and relaxing well-being . God bless you for this priceless gift🌈💚
Thanks so much. It is so beautiful and I feel so blessed and at peace
Great guided meditation. THANK YOU ! 💖🤗🙏
Woah this really calmed my anxiety down 😲
Life saving,Thank you🙏
Thank you so much. I havw bwgun to practice this amazing body scan both morning and night. It is indescribably healing and softening. So much pain in back, shoulders and head slowly releasing.
I’ve been through your course with your book twice years ago. I always come back to this body scan when my focus is decreased. It’s the best. Thank you.
I listen to this every night… first for physical pain and now for comfort and relaxation. Thank you Jon for being so helpful. Your voice is very soothing and if I listen at night I’m guaranteed to have no trouble falling asleep! So there’s a second benefit to your method!!
This is a wonderful way to start the day and shed all those cobwebs that clog my mind in the morning...
Jon Kabat-Zinn actually recommends you do the body scan before you begin your day proper. Obviously, he thinks anytime is good too, whatever time suits the individual. But he has stated a preference to beginning one's day with it. Good for you & good luck!
Thank you from my heart and soul for this amazing deep body scan which has given more and more letting go. I appreciate this ver much. Gratitude and thanks. Deepest I have experienced since beginning meditation in 1976.
Wonderful! Thank you.
Thank you! Very relaxing. I also was able to let go of the thoughts. I have ptsd & this really helped! Namaste
The same here
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thank you for adding this to Imagine MBSR resources. 😊very much appreciated. 🙏
Without fail this works 🙏
..for me its a nice back to basics meditation/relaxation... I also like the ones where we imagine in a beautiful garden etc., but this is a direct approach and its nice to just focus on our bodies.. thankyou
it helped me soooooo much thnx
Thank you so much for your video Dr Zinn.
I wandered a bunch yes but I started the mediation tired but ended it fully awake as instructed in the end... It worked, Im going to practice to build my mental stamina
Will try it tonight upon returning home👍
Not done this for quite a while but my whole body felt completely relaxed felt amazing 🥰
Love it!
this was my first meditation I've ever done. I like how he encourages us to do what is comfortable instead of sitting in a certain position
Many thanks, JKB. Excellent meditation!
Just gentle reminder to let you know when we shorten Jon Kabat-Zinn initials it's to JKZ. I am so happy that you enjoy his body scan. In my opinion, it's the best one out there.
very relaxing, I fell asleep and although I woke up at night once, I was able to stop ruminating and fell asleep again quite easily. Will do this daily!
As JKZ says it's (Mindfulness Meditation) an invitation to "fall awake", I've also personally heard him say that it's "ok" to fall asleep while doing it - it may be just what your body needs at that particular time. I think that if you do happen to fall asleep then that sleep will be more restorative and relaxing and that you will wake up more refreshed. It's been, at the time of this writing, 2 years since you posted your comment. It would be interesting to learn if you did manage to keep it a part of your life and whether you've experienced any other benefits from the practice. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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Thank you. This is the best. I just have to do it more often❤
This is the original.version at real speed. I prefer this to the the sped-up version which is 10 min shorter. Beautiful body scan delivered by Jon Kabat Zinn's great, calmingvoice.
That is nice. I also really enjoy meditation. ❤️🤲 I've been enjoying a fair bit of Spiritual Master Sri Avinash lately with my meditating. #SriAvinashDo 🧡
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Thank you! I managed to do this today for the first time and enjoyed it. I found it relaxing and the time zipped by!
This is great. I used to be able to do this laying down but now it puts me to sleep. I guess I'll have to try sitting up.
This is the first time I listened to this meditation. It was very helpful and peaceful. I feel better after listening, even though I have chronic pain that I’ve had for 60 years. Thank you very much! 🙏💕
Longest body scan ive ever been able to do 😊😊💖⭐
I am reading "Full catastrophe living now," and wanted to jump ahead and try out one of the cds. Here I am, and it felt good. Ty
That book and its teachings held my hand and walked with me through my stage 3 Breast cancer journey that began 3 years ago. Learning that thoughts aren't reality (neither are feelings for that matter) they're just thoughts conjured up by my (highly imaginative) mind helped me immensely. I stopped thinking and saying, "I'm afraid" and "catsrophising" by going to the worst possible scenario in my mind, & started saying instead, "my mind has provided me with some scary thoughts to think about", because that's what mind's do. So, I put out the "welcome mat" for all thoughts: negative, positive, happy, sad, terrifying etc. & acknowledged them all with equal respect & non judgment & then just let them go. I realised that all I could really be sure of in terms of time, but everything really is right now, THIS minute & did I want to waste the only thing of value I had, that I ever had but didn't fully discover before right now? Time is not linear, we, as human beings have just designed it to appear that way, to make navigating our lives easier to understand. But there is no Past & there is no Tomorrow, those are just imaginary concepts. The only reality is, again, right NOW. How to remember to stay in the right now? By maintaining focus on my breath. Can it be that easy? Well, yes but not without challenge. Focusing on the breath helped me through the biopsies, ultrasounds, CT Scans, bone scans, transfusions, the Chemo, the 5 weeks of daily radiation therapy, the burns after, & all the various procedures that accompany cancer. My breath became my anchor, the calm, under the often rough & choppy seas. The beauty of Mindfulness meditation is that it can be done anywhere, anytime, it's always accessible, & it actually rewires the neural networks & pathways in the brain - no surgery required! I cannot say enough about the strength & peace Mindfulness meditation brought me or about Dr. Kabat-Zinn. My gratitude is boundless.
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@@lilo2469 I'm so touched and grateful that you would take the time to post such an encouraging and kindhearted response. Thank you for your caring acknowledgement and validation.
@@shivasgirl1609 Thank you
@@maryoruanai4671 Thank you for having the patience to make it through my "novella" & for taking the time to reach out. I really appreciate that.
I fell asleep for part of this meditation - my body felt so relaxed. Thank you.
Just loading a new pain meditation up. Feel free to try it out Jacquie
Thank you so much I loved it
Such a powerful yet gentle meditation which has helped me in different ways for so..oo many years. Grateful thanks for your pioneering work in this important well being work JKZ
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Eimear Hannan 3:40 is a little less abrupt for anyone who wants it❤️
The best. Thank you so much. 🙏💎🙏
Thank you!
Very soothing voice , it cured my sleep problem and it is one best YOGANIDRA videos I have ever listened,
Wonder do you like tripura mandela yoga nidra voice. Found him too very good
...been alternating this with Sitting meditation for the last five years; benefitted most, and very happy with it. Can this also help in managing Covid 19 as well?
This is an excellent relaxarion. So grateful I found it this morning as my entire body was so tense and tired. Thank you❤
Wonderful!
Listen every day gives my mind a rest from thinking and helps me relax and sleep
Que meditação incrível! A suavidade da voz e gentileza das palavras fazem desta medicação minutos preciosos. Obrigada!!
I'm a simple man. I see Jon Kabat-Zinn and I like.
thank you Jon the effect is profound ❤i'm listening in from peru 😅
if not the best mindfullness guidance you will ever hear