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[Abbe Blum]

Very interesting – also I wonder about the mouth allowed to fall open, and how tension may be eased along the jaw. Perhaps a “reset” happens in gently returning to upright, too, which head and neck able to find an easeful relationship to the shoulders and spine.

I am recalling Jonathan’s “happy baby” comments about the occiput – in questions for teachers, I think. I’m putting in what I mentioned then….
The occiput region is featured in the head massage section. There’s description especially of one important point, #6. Rinpoche suggests we “go deeply into” a certain feeling and special energy. Not everyone may have access to this right away -it’s important not to rush to try to produce results. This area also, however, is where many tensions get caught, and “rubbing it refreshes all bodily energies.” The feeling here, gone deeply into, “brings the subtle senses alive” (KNTY p. 100).

I’m intrigued especially by the relation of slight arching and releasing in all this – along with what happens with breath….

[EMorris2023]

Thank you, Abbe! This quote from Rinpoche is really helpful, too.

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