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.