{"id":3412,"date":"2020-09-11T09:19:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T08:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.nhs.uk\/?page_id=3412"},"modified":"2025-06-30T17:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:04:21","slug":"mindfulness-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/?page_id=3412","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<p>Mindfulness is a practice used at BCPS during treatment. It is a practical skill that can be used to train your ability to think clearly by being present in the here and now, with compassion towards oneself and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Mindfulness-photo.png?w=720\" alt=\"Mindfulness photo\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Mindfulness photo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>\n\t<h3>Check In <\/h3>\n<p>These classic short mindfulness exercises help to focus how we are in the present moment.<\/p>\n\t<h4>Check In (Female Voice, 8 minutes)<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Check-In.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Check-In.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Check-In.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h4>Check In (Male Voice, 6 minutes) <\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/audio1144610955-1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/audio1144610955-1.mp3\">https:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/audio1144610955-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h3>Mindfulness of Breath<\/h3>\n<p>These short mindfulness exercises focus on bringing awareness to the process of breathing. As something that we are doing all of the time, watching our breath allows us to come into the present moment and practice being aware.<\/p>\n\t<h4>Breath Awareness &#8211; Short<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Breath-Awareness-\u2014-Short.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Breath-Awareness-\u2014-Short.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Breath-Awareness-\u2014-Short.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h4>Breath Awareness<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Breath-Awareness.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Breath-Awareness.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Breath-Awareness.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h3>Body Scan<\/h3>\n<p>Body scan meditations invite you to move your focus of attention around the body, being curious about your experience and observing any sensations that you become aware of.<\/p>\n\t<h4>Body Scan &#8211; Short<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Body-Scan-\u2014-Short.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Body-Scan-\u2014-Short.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Body-Scan-\u2014-Short.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h4>Body Scan<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Body-Scan.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Body-Scan.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Body-Scan.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h3>Guided Exercises<\/h3>\n<p>The following tracks invite you to have a greater awareness of the passage of time, to focus on the breath and body, noticing sensations in moments of movement and moments of stillness.<\/p>\n\t<h4>Mindfulness of Time 1<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindfulness-of-Time-1.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindfulness-of-Time-1.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindfulness-of-Time-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h4>Mindfulness of Time 2<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindfulness-of-Time-2.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindfulness-of-Time-2.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindfulness-of-Time-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t<h4>Mindful Moving<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3412-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindful-Moving.mp3?_=9\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindful-Moving.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bathcentreforpainservices.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Mindful-Moving.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindfulness is a practice used at BCPS during treatment. 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