Coaching practices for Mbsr Non Striving

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• Every time I try to tune into my body I turn it into a task
• Whenever I try to be present I end up grading myself
• Even when I stretch I turn it into something to win at, pushing past where my body wants to stop
• I spend so much energy fighting whatever I’m feeling
• Every time I meditate I’m straining to "do it right"

Practices that may help

1. The foundational stance — observing, not fixing
   Approach each body region as a curious observer, not as someone trying to relax, release, or change what’s there.
   Body Scan Meditation, Made Practical
2. The attitudes of mindfulness
   Cultivate the inner stances — non-judging, patience, beginner’s mind, acceptance, letting go — that make attention healing rather than harsh.
   Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
3. Mindful movement
   Bring full, present attention to slow stretches and movements, sensing the body from the inside.
   Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
4. Welcome experience rather than manage it
   Shift from trying to control or fix your experience to meeting it with open, allowing awareness.
   Non-Dual Awareness, Made Practical
5. Effortlessness (the “no concentration” principle)
   Let the technique be passive and easy — TM’s central claim is that effort is counterproductive.
   Transcendental Meditation (TM)
6. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
   MBSR is Jon Kabat-Zinn’s structured 8-week program that trains present-moment, non-judgmental attention through the body scan, mindful breathing, and mindful movement. Of the popular-psychology approaches to stress, it is among the best supported: multiple randomized trials and meta-analyses find MBSR produces moderate reductions in stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
7. Non-grasping awareness: letting arise and pass
   Watch thoughts, sensations, and emotions arise and dissolve without grabbing or pushing.
   Shikantaza: Just Sitting
8. Shikantaza — "just sitting" in the Soto Zen tradition
   Sit with complete presence and nothing to achieve — no goal, no technique, no observer separate from sitting.
   Open Monitoring Meditation, Made Practical
9. Let the mind settle of its own accord
   Rather than forcing stillness, create conditions where the mind naturally quiets.
   Shamatha: The Buddhist Practice of Calm Abiding
10. Adopt a passive attitude toward intruding thoughts
    When thoughts arrive, let them pass without judgment and return to the anchor — no fighting, no scoring.
    The Relaxation Response, Made Practical

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