Lying on a yoga mat, cued by the voice on the recording, I slowly inhale and exhale. I draw my attention to my body, reorienting my mind from a multitude of swirling thoughts to focused attention on my body, my breath, and this moment. Recently I've been taking a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course, created by Jon Kabat-Zinn, and a daily 40-minute body scan is part of my homework. One wouldn't think that lying still on a yoga mat for 40 minutes is difficult; however, I've yet to make it past 30 minutes. "Today is the day," I think, as I take another breath.
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