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The difference between the two sides of his body—the slowness and entire stance—began initially with tension in the head and jaw area, and the considerable tightening of large groups of ligaments and muscles in the neck particularly.

These two groups, by the ears, tightened up in the manner of pulleys, affecting all areas of the body downward. The action of the pulleys was not symmetrical, however, so that the two sides of the body were out of balance. The right pulley, or group of ligaments, was most to blame, and it is that area that has been and is now releasing so well.

Certain muscle groups were very tightened, and tended to bunch. This also tightened ligaments, and inhibited joints, affecting of course even other areas. [...]

Ruburt’s eyes had worked quite comfortably, moving in a very limited range of motion because of the tightened neck, head and shoulder muscles and ligaments. [...]

[...] The tenseness from his fear would alternately relax and tighten the muscles, then.

[...] It had tightened over the muscles, for example.

[...] The tension resulted in jaw pressures, affecting the teeth, the sinuses, and in particular the tightening of large ligaments in the neck. [...]

[...] They will appear to dangle, and then to tighten and dangle again. [...]

[...] When this is accomplished the teeth will tighten again naturally, and are. [...]

[...] He began this by holding his breath, affecting the sinuses and tightening the whole head, neck, and shoulder areas. [...]

[...] I was reminded to tell her that in reviewing many of the personal sessions we’d had at the time Seth was also delivering Dreams, he’d stressed over and over again that each time her body had tried to heal itself, with sore muscles resulting, Jane had tightened herself back up. [...]

[...] It resulted however in an operable but limited fashion with all of the muscles tightened and restricted to some degree, the original tension being applied to the head and neck area.

[...] The tightening of head muscles, congestion, tightening of the jaw—that area is finally trying to correct itself. [...]

[...] I asked Jane to be sure to not inhibit or turn off the spasms, or tighten up out of fear that something was wrong. [...]

[...] The assistant mechanic told me there was something wrong with the filter cap and that it could not be tightened sufficiently to prevent an oil leak. [...] Watching the assistant, as he struggled to tighten the cap, I had the distinct feeling he didn’t know too well what he was doing, and that the amount of force he was using could strip the threads and really delay the trip if a new part had to be found, then replaced. [...]

[...] It is as if the springs or inner mechanics of motion had been tightly held back, so that as they are being relieved there is considerable inequality, unpredictable springing motion—a loosening here and a tightening there momentarily, as if before he had been too tightly wound (deliberately). [...]

Other people may actually impede those portions of the body given to mobility, so that they limp, or tighten their muscles, or otherwise tamper with their bodies so that the end result is one that requires a cautious, hesitating approach to motion. [...]

[...] As Seth remarked, nothing is tightening up.)

[...] However, conscious fears cause the ego to tighten its grasp, and some effects of this nature were starting up. [...]

The fact that the fearful ego was beginning to tighten explains your reaction to the exercises. [...]

Usually this occurred when alcohol relaxed the ego, and the results would then make the ego tighten its control. [...]

[...] The grim determination, for example, by itself tightened muscles.

(To me:)Your body wanted relaxation, but you believed that relaxation was, under the circumstances, wrong, and often when your body began to relax in the past you automatically tightened it, as another might straighten his tie to be more presentable. [...]

[...] Those back muscles are strong and vigorous, but they were tightened in order to hold this lowered pose (with gestures).