To jump in with my two cents here, I think that that's a great idea, if that feels good to you. Practicing for 10-20 minutes a day while also doing your best to apply the principle throughout your normal day to day activities is a great way to learn.
That being said...as much as we all want to know the "right" way to practice these new techniques, the long and the short of it is that the only way to know if you're doing this stuff "right" is if it feels good while you're doing it. Somatic tracking, as with all the techniques you are learning through this program, is meant to be done with self-compassion.
If you experience anxiety sensations for nearly all your waking hours ... so you tell yourself that you have to constantly use somatic tracking (OR ELSE!) ... while expecting the anxiety sensations to go down .... and getting angry with yourself because it's "not working,".... and then telling yourself ,"I need to be better at tracking!!!!!!"... and then bunkering down harder ........... this is not being kind to yourself. This is pressuring yourself. We all need to keep working to develop trust in ourselves to know what feels good and best for us.
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