Touch

Observing the body's tensions and relaxing them is an approach that will only get us so far. The difficulty is to change the place from which we observe – to see the world from a different point. Then things appear quite different, and seemingly intractable problems dissolve into simplicity. It happens when we stop holding on to the place where we think we are. Almost like letting go of an opinion – all opinions. The best way to practice it is through working sensitively and co-operatively with another person, especially with touch. When you touch another person you are no longer just you and your place of seeing and being loses stability and will tend to shift. Basically when we are alone we tend to reside in the head, and when we are in company we are more likely to let that place drop into the body proper. Even into their body proper, which is generally a far more interesting place to be.