Body scan
At least one paper behind this review states what this option was measured against. That is not a ranking, and this option carries no evidence profile of its own.
- body-based awarenessContemplative Practice · 25 papers put it here
- open monitoringContemplative Practice · 1 paper put it here
- focused attentionContemplative Practice · 1 paper put it here
Focus on each part of the body to anchor in the present moment and identify tension.
The benefits of meditation and mindfulness practices during times of crisis such as COVID-19Participants focus attention on body parts and sensations sequentially and non-judgmentally.
The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Strategies on Perceived Stress and Psychobiosocial States in Athletes and Recreationally Active PeopleParticipants lie down or sit comfortably, focusing attention on different body parts from toes to head, cultivating awareness and relaxation.
PROTOCOL: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for improving health and social functioning in adultsIncreases mindfulness of physical sensations to encourage calmness and strengthen the mind-body relationship.
Neurobiological Changes Induced by Mindfulness and Meditation: A Systematic ReviewLie down, focus on salient body sensations, shift attention between body parts.
Mindfulness Training Alters Resting-State EEG Dynamics in Novice Practitioners via Mindful Breathing and Body-scanProgressive movement of awareness from toes to head; duration not specified.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Mental Health Professionals—a Pilot StudyMove attention through body parts with a nonjudgmental attitude.
Consumer-Grade Neurofeedback With Mindfulness Meditation: Meta-AnalysisAwareness of body sensations.
The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Stress and Burnout in Nurses
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Equipment is a property of the movement and is authored, never derived from the evidence corpus (docs/research/round2/ROUND2_KNOWN_CORRECTIONS.md §1). This option resolves to no catalogue exercise, so nothing has authored it yet.
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The body scan practice is associated with positive outcomes such as reduced stress, improved well-being, and decreased physical discomfort. Participants in the MBSR course show increases in mindfulness and well-being and decreases in stress and mental illness symptoms over an 8-week period, indicating a progression in benefits.
Body Scan
The papers behind this option report nothing on contraindications, which is not the same as saying there are none.
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- MBSR programme — a paper measured this option against it“MBSR and MBCT are compared in terms of their effects on anxiety” · C. Behan (2020) · 10.1017/ipm.2020.38
- MBCT programme — a paper measured this option against it“MBSR and MBCT are compared in terms of their effects on anxiety” · C. Behan (2020) · 10.1017/ipm.2020.38
- MBSR programme — a paper called these interchangeable
- Brief / micro practice — a paper measured this option against it“Brief mindfulness training was compared against control programs” · Maya C. Schumer, Emily K Lindsay, J. D. Creswell (2018) · 10.1037/ccp0000324
- Self-compassion — a paper measured this option against it
- Compassion meditation — a paper measured this option against it
- Self-compassion — a paper called these interchangeable“self-compassion” · E. D. de Bruin, J. E. van der Zwan, S. Bögels (2016) · 10.1007/s12671-016-0561-5
- Focused attention — a paper measured this option against it
- Open monitoring — a paper measured this option against it
A paper measuring one option against another does not make the two interchangeable, and it does not say which to choose. These are listed as what the papers did, and nothing here proposes a substitution.