bodily awareness with nursery rhymes

The Buddha described the path to liberation in one sentence: "present moment awareness directed toward the body."
That's it.
In my experience, there are two difficulties here:
(1) we simply forget to direct awareness toward the body
(2) when we try, it quickly becomes boring and/or compulsive, or we get easily distracted
Here's a technique to overcome those difficulties: use songs like "The Hokey Pokey" & "Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes."
Here's how to use the Hokey Pokey:
the next time you're feeling outta sorts, bring the Hokey Pokey to mind
pick a body part you could Hokey Pokey with: left hand, right knee, head, chest...
bring your awareness to that part of the body
feel it
notice that you're feeling it
maintain this awareness for no longer than it takes to sing one verse of Hokey Pokey
wait at least 1 minute before repeating with a different body part
Here's how to use Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes:
the next time you're feeling outta sorts, bring Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes to mind
pick one of those four: head, shoulders, knees, or toes
bring your awareness to that part of the body
feel it
notice that you're feeling it
maintain this awareness for no longer than it takes to sing one verse of Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes
wait at least 1 minute before repeating with a different body part
I put the limits in place to prevent the activity from becoming compulsive. We benefit more when the activity is undertaken deliberately & mindfully. Doing the activity compulsively can become counterproductive, especially if we start stressing about it. Try to engage the activity freshly each time. Be lighthearted about it. If it's becoming a chore, set it aside for a while, & return only when you feel called.