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   Agreed.  Also when done well, it attunes the body physical to that of the higher mental and spiritual.


  Also agreed Vincent, balance is a big part of it.  I've noticed that in life, many of us go through cycles.  Some cycles are more extreme or lope sided than others, and at their core, some cycles are more passive/Yin, and some more active/Yang. 

Both can be necessary for that greater balance, and at different times of one's life, we may need to experience a little more this or a little less that to try to gain that greater overall, consistent balance. 

  In some ways, i was an odd child, very inward focused. For the first 20 years of my so far short 35 yr life, i was quiet and unexpressive to the point of moderate autistic expression.  When i finally came out of the shell more fully, i went a "little crazy" (ok, sometimes a lot) and over Yang in the other direction.  For so long, i use to almost never talk about self, self's ideas, thoughts, etc or self/emotionally expressed, and only quietly listened and observed ever with a poker face. 

  So one of this self's lessons, has been learning and gaining balance in expression in interaction with others, and have gone through periods of extremes to come to a better balance.