The Sense Check
Which sense has gone quiet?
Fourteen statements. About two minutes. No score.
Each gauge comes into tune as you answer. It is not a test of your eyes, ears or balance.
A map, not a grade.
It maps what you notice
Each gauge shows how loud that sense has seemed to you lately. It says nothing about how accurate you are. In one lab study, how people rated their own body awareness did not predict how accurately they detected their heartbeat.
No score, no bands
There is no total and no label. Quiet is not bad and loud is not good. A quiet sense is the one with the most room to train.
Every answer points somewhere
Each statement belongs to one practice in Come Back to Your Senses. A low answer opens that practice. Nothing here asks about symptoms.
This is a noticing check. It is not a test, a screening or a diagnosis, and it does not treat any condition. The statements are this program's own and are not a validated questionnaire. Your answers stay in this browser unless you email them to yourself. If something about your body worries you, that is a question for a clinician.
Where this comes from
- Garfinkel et al., 2015, Biological Psychology. PubMed 25451381
That paper separates how accurately people sense their heartbeat from how they rate their own body awareness. The research behind each practice is listed on the practice pages.
Now go listen.
The map only tells you where to start. The practices do the work, and seven of them are free on the main page. I teach yoga and nervous system classes in New Lenox and work one-on-one.
Questions? rob@neurosomaticyogi.com