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When the first Thought is Touch attempts to evoke the experience of synchrony. Experiencing synchrony or being in synch simply means you are attuned to something or someone. To feel like you are connected with day to day activities such as cooking, cleaning, or meeting people. It involves rhythm and all of our bodily senses.

My childhood experiences of performing rituals at the village temple instilled in me a bodily connection with others. I felt a connection with them when walking together to donate food to the spirits, when chanting mantras I could not understand or when awkwardly forcing …