Let’s begin now with an overview of each theme. The “B” on this poster stands for ‘BODY’ and the key message of the theme is Listen! Your body is trying to tell you something. The B theme, and all the themes, are included in L2B because they all have theoretical background and research support.

For each theme in this and the subsequent segments, we’ll talk a bit about the background for the theme. It’s important for teachers to have some awareness of this background in order to understand why this lesson is included and what the implications of the research are for the practice of mindfulness.

The large B poster tells you that this first theme will focus on mindfulness of the body. However, there are some steps that need to come first. We need to explain a bit about how the program will unfold, develop some class guidelines, try an experiment to learn what mindfulness is and isn’t, and then use mindfulness to pay attention to the body. We’ll end by practicing mindful attention through the formal practice of the Body Scan .