Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1

1. Sensations 7
Presence of Body 15
Fullness of Body, Emptiness of Mind 19
Sensations of Body, Feelings of Heart 22

2. Alignment 25
Standing on the Earth 32
Deepening Alignment 37
Aligning the Senses 39
Aligning the Mind 46

3. Relaxation 51
Relaxing into the Earth 56
Relaxing into Alignment 60

4. Resilience 65
Dancing on the Earth 76
Moving across the Earth 82
Swimming in the River of Sensations 94
Coordinating the Energies at the Eye Center 102
Rejoicing into the Breath 106

5. Integration: The Practice of Embodied Mindfulness 118

Afterword 135