Bashir, a middle-aged financial analyst, shared with us that during his practice he was surprised to notice that he was “exhausted”—not just tired from a busy life, but exhausted “down to the cellular level.” Before the retreat, he didn’t think he was even tired. Bashir sat quietly for a couple of minutes before adding, “This feeling is deep in my body, and it’s not about missing sleep.” As he got closer to what he had been noticing, he further described the feeling as a “weightiness” in his chest and a “tightness” in his throat. His surprise at these discoveries turned into an open curiosity
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