* I try to remind myself to allow it to happen as much as
      possible; it helps in clarity of presence.

      Some tricks: Notice where you hold tension in your body.
      Shoulders? Imagine a cord over your head holding your
      shoulders up. Then cut it using a word like, "Release" or
      hear the sound of scissors snipping. You will probably have
      to repeat it a few seconds later, as the shoulders are GOING
      to want to go back up; they were used to that position.

      Cut, relax, repeat. Sounds like a hair salon.

      Anyway, it works.

      You can consciously relax any muscle in your body. You're
      not going to accidentally shit yourself [unless you have a
      problem at the time], so just relax your muscles - at least
      the ones that are tense.

      Then, look up. Look to the left and up a little. Just a
      glance.

      That's about all it takes. Suddenly you hear stuff around
      you you didn't notice a moment before.

      There's a lot of complicated methods for getting there, and
      they work as well. Basically, you're giving yourself
      triggers. Pavlov doggie style, but perhaps a little less
      saliva and a little more "getting you back to that place" in
      a jiffy.

      If you've never been there before.. well.. then you might
      need some more complicated methods to break though some crud
      first. Or you might not. Everybody's different.
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      [4]Kenneth Udut oh yeah and counting when you breath. One
      method is breathing in for a count of six, holding for six,
      breathing out for a count of six.

      or 5

      or 10

      or 2.

      Whatever.

      It's just being conscious of something you don't normally
      pay attention. And - that's the point: being present is
      paying attention to something you don't normally pay
      attention to: RIGHT NOW.

      That's why noticing the stuff your body does without trying
      to control but rather 'letting it go' is so helpful: your
      brain is ALWAYS doing something with your muscles at the
      present moment. Doing the opposite of control; going into
      "aware", makes a big difference to your sense of presence.



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