Somatic Meditation for Health Anxiety | Meet Body Sensations Without Panic
September 24, 2026
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:04) **Opening & Medical Disclaimer** - The host introduces the meditation for health anxiety and gives an essential medical disclaimer.
- 2 (02:06) **Setting Up the Practice: Safety & Soft Attention** - Instructions to get comfortable and establish a foundation of safety before engaging with the body.
- 3 (04:06) **The Hand & Soft Focus Technique** - A key physical anchor is introduced to ground the practice.
- 4 (05:15) **Asking the Sensation: "What Are You?"** - A direct, non-verbal inquiry to shift from fear to observation.
- 5 (06:00) **Reframing the Body's Role: Not the Enemy** - A core psychoeducational point that the body is not trying to hurt you.
- 6 (07:07) **Acknowledging Fear Without Following It** - A specific technique for handling the panic that arises with the sensation.
- 7 (08:14) **The Colored Light Visualization** - A vivid, soothing imagery technique to create space around the sensation.
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