Gestalt work / GST-A06-2
Body Awareness with Choice — Practice worksheet
Choose external observation, imagined movement, or a brief body check; compare which channel offers useful information.
15 minutes · Worksheet · Adults; supported use as appropriate
Fictional example: Rae prefers noticing the chair's color to focusing on internal sensations.
Use an ordinary or fictional example, with a clinician when appropriate. Body noticing is optional and shaped by access and safety.
1. Choose a workable example
Use the fictional example below or an ordinary situation of your choosing. Keep identifying details out of shared copies.
2. Try the practice
Choose external observation, imagined movement, or a brief body check; compare which channel offers useful information.
3. Compare possibilities
Generate at least two interpretations or options. Mark what you know, what you are guessing, and what remains outside your control.
4. Decide together
Which way of noticing felt accessible today? Choose one small action, a support request, or no action. Review the fit with your clinician when relevant.
Prompts for this resource
- My chosen or fictional situation, and what I know about it:
- My response to the practice task above:
- Which way of noticing felt accessible today?
- An optional next step, support, adaptation, or reason to stop:
Conceptual background
Gestalt Therapy: An Introduction — Gary Yontef
Background on the approach only. Original exercises and wording are by More Than Therapy with AI assistance; the source does not validate or endorse these materials.