Soul is not an emotion Soulwork assumes that every emotion has a positive benefit. Finding the benefit of an emotion is a step towards Soul. A ruin, a mountain scene, a country garden or a home may be places where one can look at the world with a sense of magic, a sense of mystery, and a find a sense of Life. A person experiencing Soul will spontaneously sit or stand erect, with a symmetric body and face, shoulders back, and with the head tilted up. Eyes may be open or closed, usually with soft facial muscles and pink facial skin.
Breathing is deep and regular, and structural muscles are relaxed, without being flaccid.
Verbal descriptions of Soul experience are paradoxical. A person may say that he or she can examine their life, and their relationships with others, with intense passion and with utter neutrality. A person may say that he or she is experiencing normal awareness at a more profound level. A person may simply say, I am awake . A person experiencing Soul may say that he or she can clearly experience all emotions and inner sensations, while simultaneously being fully aware of all external senses.