Embodying the mind - mindfulness of body - counteracts the effects of "loss" (ignorance). Loss is loss of presence - accompanied by either tightening or collapsing.
Boundaries create a self-definition between what I am and what I fear becoming. Understanding how the fear and the self-definition arise together allows their dissolution.
The art of finding balance amidst the extremes of our lives is a rare and precious gift. The poised and balanced heart receives the events of life without being grounded by them.