The oesophagus (or esophagus) is the muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) to the stomach, responsible for transporting food and liquids via wave-like muscle contractions (peristalsis). It’s part of the digestive system, located behind the windpipe, and features sphincters at its top and bottom to control food entry and prevent acid reflux, with problems like acid reflux (GERD) or inflammation (oesophagitis) being common issues.
Objectivity, in this landscape, usually means not a “view from nowhere,” but “as independent of any one person’s quirks as we can practically make it.”
Listening to your body means paying attention to the signals your whole organism is sending, taking them seriously, and responding in a way that keeps you healthy and steady over time
Psychological “flow states” are much easier to enter and sustain when the underlying organismic flow is relatively harmonious and supported.
