Sensory Awareness Technique

At times there are situations, comments, and places that activate our nervous system with or without warning. This exercise will help you shift your focus from the internal world that is evoking a sense of physical or emotional threats (unsafe) to the external world so that you can be present in the moment.

1. Describe 5 things you see in the room?

2. Name 4 things you can feel or touch?

3. Name 3 things you can hear right now?

4. Name 2 things you can smell right now?

5. Name 1 thing you can taste right now?

6. Name one positive quality about yourself?

Feel free to repeat this exercise as you deemed it necessary. You can do this at loud or in your mind, depending on what you are most comfortable with.