When It Is Used
Use it when an emotional or relational issue may be reflected in bodily sensation, posture, tension, movement, or lack of sensation.
Body Awareness Scan
Body Awareness Scan is a collaborative Gestalt tool for practitioners working with emotional or relational issues that may appear through sensation, posture, tension, movement, or absence of sensation. It helps practitioner and client record present body experience and review the somatic pattern that emerges.
Try a sample body awareness scan
Interested in using Body Awareness Scan with clients? Request access now.
Request access
Request access to Body Awareness Scan. Enter your email below.
Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
Repeat Use
Prior scans may be reviewed for descriptive recurring patterns or differences, without implying automatic improvement or clinical interpretation.
Limits
The tool does not require a fixed body map, rating scale, diagnostic meaning, or complete scan of every body area.
Does the Body Awareness Scan use intensity ratings?
No. The specification does not define intensity ratings, so the public demo uses flexible descriptive notes instead.
Is absence of sensation a valid result?
Yes. Absence of sensation can be recorded as clinically relevant present-moment information.
Does the tool interpret body areas?
No. It does not assign diagnostic or symbolic meanings to body regions.
Can it be used collaboratively in session?
Yes. It is designed as a ready-to-complete-together tool, while the practitioner controls clinical notes and interpretation.