Body Awareness Therapy
The series of movements were inspired by Basic Body Awareness Therapy
(BBAT) and designed in cooperation with a physical therapist specialized
in BBAT. Large cervical rotations and strenuous movements were removed
to minimize possible symptom exacerbation. Cases were guided in the key
principles, which emphasize that all movements should be performed with
a physical and cognitive presence, allowing them to stay grounded,
breathe freely and move energy-economically, in order to make the series
flow relaxed and naturally.55,56 All sessions were
concluded with patients doing a brief body scan lying supine on the
floor, followed by a short group feedback session. The intervention
consisted of 6 guided practices distributed twice a week over 3 weeks,
with each session lasting 45 minutes.