Energy exercises restore depleted bodies and calm mental activity before listening

Evidence

Doing these exercises before sitting for listening or for studying or working can be helpful. If one is depleted, the exercises will help to restore energy in the body. Otherwise the exercises are very helpful to calm and balance mental activity. — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 166

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s interest in how profound attention to the sonic environment affects consciousness. — connects to: Slow walking meditation attunes awareness to the present environment — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 430; Waist-turning exercises stimulate internal organs and kidney acupuncture points — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 131; Focused attention on a single tone can shift emotional and bodily state — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 47 (+2 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 166

Broader Connections

• Waist-turning exercises stimulate internal organs and kidney acupuncture points #expands (0.55) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 131
• Focused attention on a single tone can shift emotional and bodily state #corroborates (0.50) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 47