Table 1. Objects of focus and modalities of mindful awareness (based on the Basic Mindfulness system).

	Subjective sensory activity	Objective sensory activity	Sensory rest	Sensory flow
Visual	Image	Sight	Blank	Visual flow
	“See in”	“See out”	“See rest”	“See flow”
Auditory	Talk	Sound	Quiet	Auditory flow
	“Hear in”	“Hear out”	“Hear rest”	“Hear flow”
Somatic	Feeling	Touch	Relaxation	Somatic flow
	“Feel in”	“Feel out”	“Feel rest”	“Feel flow”

Note: The subjective labels “see in,” “hear in,” or “feel in” allow for noting internal sensory experience; “see out,” “hear out,” or “feel out” allow for noting objective sensory experience; “see rest,” “hear rest,” or “feel rest” allow for noting sensory rest; and “see flow,” “hear flow,” or “feel flow” allow for noting the flow of sensory objects across time.⁸⁶