we don't *quite* live in reality- we live in the mental simulacra of our environment that our brains create via inference from sensory input & previous experience. inside this simulacra we have a notion of our Self, the part of the simulacra from which we're receiving sensory…
the size of the simulacrum of reality can grow or shrink as we simulate more or less of our surroundings- this is what Alexander Technique is talking about when they say "expand your awareness"- attend to sensory input from deeper behind you, higher above you, etc. ofc as you…
my biggest takeaway from Peter Nobes workshop- habitually expanding awareness truly literally gives you more choices, makes you more free https://x.com/mimi10v3/status/1776702639490699528