Body scan

Yesterday I finally got to try the first of the midnfulness exercises.
I really enjoyed it. It was like a kind of a mindful body relaxation, the type I did when I did relaxation exercises. And I was able to focus through it to the end. Even though I stopped in the middle of it to answer a phone call, I was able to continue on without problems. And even though the guy that reads it gives you about 2 seconds to focus on each body part and hurries on, so I had to pause the CD every minute or so, in the end it didn't bother me.

And when finished, I was there, lying in the dark, actually awake (because it's emphasised that you're supposed to stay awake, not fall asleep doing it) and I was relaxed and focused, and I couldn't get up. Not to shower, not to brush my teeth and not even to move to the bed. Not for the life of me. Not even to set my alarm clock. So I improvised with my phone (without turning the lights on), called the big dog back to my feet (during the exercise he kept trying to get my attention and I got quite nervous at one time and scolded him to his bed, where he then lay - and when I called him back he sprung up and raced to me; sweet thing :) ) and just fell asleep.