Seeing how easily we numb out, how do we know if we are truly relaxed? The answer is surprisingly simple: we are relaxed to the degree that we can experience sensations from all parts of our body in the present moment. To the degree that we do not experience the sensations of our body, we are tense and are not present. To be relaxed is to feel an uninterrupted flow of sensation through the body, from the top of our head to the bottom of our feet. Relaxation entails having full awareness of the self and the environment—to be in the river of Presence and Being. We fully occupy our body: we
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