01-31-24: Gillian Sanger,

Trauma-Sensitive Body Scan

00:00:16 – Gillian sets up the practice



00:03:31 – Gillian leads a meditation (trauma-sensitive body scan)



00:31:56 – Gillian talks about the practice, highlighting some of the trauma-sensitive language that was included



00:36:48 – Participant reflections after the practice



00:52:32 – Noticing where we tell stories about why we feel what we feel



00:56:50 – Question: I’m having trouble filling out the meditation log, thinking a lot about what I’m going to write prior to meditating. Any suggestions?



01:08:50 – Question: Is the ‘why’ important or is it not?

01:18:43 – Knowing our role as mindfulness teachers – we’re not therapists, and we’re not here to ‘fix’

01:23:22 – Discovering the ‘why’ through epiphanies; wisdom can arise even when we’re not actively searching for it

01:30:40 – Participant reflection on knowing what hat we’re wearing at any moment

01:37:20 – Trusting that our participants hold their own wealth of wisdom within

01:44:47 – When we’re hesitant to ask a question, that’s often a good sign we need to ask it

01:48:50 – Closing meditation

ABOUT Gillian

Gillian Florence Sanger is a writer and meditation teacher inspired by the natural world and the mysteries of psyche and soul. Her interest in and approach to wellbeing is holistic, informed by her studies in holistic nutrition (Institute of Holistic Nutrition, Toronto), hatha yoga (Mahadevi Ashram, Lake Atitlan), and Depth Hypnosis (Foundation of the Sacred Stream, Berkeley). She is committed to a lifelong journey of ever-deepening self-awareness and discovery.