Reflective Exercises
Morning Rounds
Just as we round on our patients in hospital each morning, your parts need daily care and attention.* As little as five minutes a day can be enough and will translate into further ‘micro moments’ throughout your day where you briefly recognize a part and feel some curiosity or compassion toward it.
Here is a template that may help you with these check-ins. Feel free to create your own that works best for you!
*If the idea of rounds brings up resistance or negative memories, you might prefer to think of these check-ins as a morning huddle, family meeting, sharing circle, or ‘kindness rounds.’
Parts Charts
As you get to know your parts through the reflective exercises in the book and the meditations that we offer here on our website it can be helpful to record your observations. You can do this in a journal or by using this template:
