Mindfulness is not just about swaying. My T, my yoga teacher, and my DBT leader all practice mindfulness techniques and we have never swayed, once!

When my T first wanted me to close my eyes and breathe, I was very self-conscious. Then I saw that she closed her eyes, too. I found that I felt better with my eyes closed, and could eventually relax and do it! I close my eyes often in my sessions and for me, it's better because I get nervous/excited looking at my T too much.

We do different mindfulness exercises in DBT. One was looking around the room for all the "circles" we could find. That was fun, and certainly took my mind off my problems! She rings a bell to start, and at the end so we know when to stop. Mindfulness could be eating a chocolate chip and observing all of your senses getting involved! I'd say to give it some more time and tell your T if you don't like the swaying so you can do something else.