Meditate Awake

DAILY INSIGHT: Empathy isn’t just in the mind. Studies show that dancers, who are extensively trained in physical movement and interaction, have heightened skills of embodied empathy. Neurophysiologists have found that touch is central to interactions between people, and that understanding the emotions of others through physical movement and touch allows for more positive and emotionally supportive relationships. Dancers spend years moving in relation to other people. They develop the ability to intuitively adapt the way they touch to others based on the body language and touch-language they read. And they gain an enhanced understanding of physical boundaries; they have felt for themselves when a personal boundary has been crossed, and they can read the signs that other people transmit when their own boundaries have been compromised. In a world in which our online lives are becoming as prevalent as our offline lives, let’s prioritize physical experiences. DAILY ACTION: Go to a dance class; an acroyoga c