Normally, in the neurotic state, the body represents a patchwork of points of relaxation and points of tension. The two work together to create a sense of cocoon in which the self is experienced as separate from other. Mudra exercises that work with physical postures build a state or total intensification or total relaxation. In either case, the aim is to overcome the ambivalent interplay of tension and relaxation. When the practitioners are fully relaxed or fully tensed they feel much the same way because the involvement is total.
Awareness requires generosity.
By opening your heart, it becomes possible to open the gateway of the senses. As the eyes loosen their grip on reality, space is created that creates room for smell, touch, and hearing. We are more apt to appreciate the style of other persons, rather than demand that they conform to our expectations. Thus, compassion and space awareness are inseparable. Each shadow offers his or her own interpretation of each exercise and there is room for broad interpretation of how each exercise should be led.