interoception and singing

A familiar meme featuring a seagull taking a big gulp of air and then exploding into song. The seagull sings, “I will kiss thy mouth…” takes a big gulp of air and then continues, “JOKA-NA-AN”

singing

Breath

Breath management feels mysterious because breath management is a deeply personal thing. In the same sense that your relationship with the Divine is a deeply personal thing.

A savannah at dawn. A white man in his 40s wears a rectangular device over his eyes and is deeply engrossed with what he is seeing inside it.

interoception

Feelings

Skill at interoception is not all that difficult to develop or teach—it’s just often counterintuitive, within a culture that is intensely fixated on outcomes and external validation.