Body Scan Mindfulness Script

Body Scan Mindfulness Script Overview

This handout provides a script for a body scan meditation, a distress tolerance skill from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. The handout also links to a video of the same script, so users have the option to play the video or read the script aloud themselves.

In this script, we’ll cover:

• How to tune into and observe the body nonjudgmentally
• The importance of gently returning one’s attention back to the breath and body when distracted
• Prompts to bring one’s attention from body part to body part