854-903: Counted breaths, 1 to 10; mind tended to wonder to how I would use mindfulness with clients this week, brought attention back to breaths. Remembered what Kabat-Zinn said about awareness and ‘proprioception’ and how I ‘know’ where my body is in space. Also thought about not trying to breath deep but just breath and observe how my body knows to breath. Kept on coming back to breaths. Went a little longer than usual today.
Proprioception — from Latin proprius, meaning "one's own," and perception — is one of the human senses. There are between nine and 21 in all, depending on which sense researcher you ask. Rather than sensing external reality, proprioception is the sense of the orientation of one's limbs in space. This is distinct from the sense of balance, which derives from the fluids in the inner ear, and is called equilibrioception. Proprioception is what police officers test when they pull someone over and suspect drunkenness. Without proprioception, we'd need to consciously watch our feet to make sure that we stay upright while walking.
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