EXERCISE: CHANNELING YOUR BODY After climbing back into your body (see above), have a conversation with any part of it that feels locked up, frozen, numb, or hurt. As a solo exercise, this seems to work best on paper. For example, if your thumb hurts, take a notebook and write, “Thumb, what are you trying to tell me?” Then write down whatever response you feel coming from your thumb: “I’m longing to hitchhike again,” “I wish I were a lower primate—opposable digits entail so much responsibility,” “You hit me with a hammer, you idiot.” Don’t censor or criticize, and most of all, don’t think. If
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