ACT Observer Exercise on an MP3 for home use

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Someone posted a while back asking for ACT exercises that could be

downloaded as MP3s from the Internet. That was the inspiration for me

to record an exercise I'd read about but never experienced: the

" Observer Exercise " from a 1999 ACT book for therapists.

As originally designed, a therapist leads you through an eyes-closed

session of remembering previous moments in your life - from last

summer, as a teenager, etc. The memories themselves aren't crucial -

it's what the exercise helps you realize about them and about who

" you " might be.

I found that even though it was me reading aloud to me, the effect

was remarkable. I'd recommend it to anyone who is struggling with

thoughts & emotions, or who is curious to see what there is to being

human beyond the little voice in our heads that seems so powerful yet

insists we are so powerless.

I've done my best to make the MP3 reasonably playable - feedback

welcome. The words are from the original text with only minor tweaks.

It's posted on my blog with a short explanation - here's the address:

http://raburgess.com/wholesight/2008/01/13/act-observer-exercise-on-

an-mp3-for-home-use/

Would love to hear if anyone else creates an exercise - sharing is

fun.