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==== Here are some ways to interconnect your idea with these traditions/works, plus ideas for taking it further in your own mapping: ====
# Map existing frameworks to your model - Use case studies or chapters in these books to see where they discuss "posture + emotional state + energy" and see how their findings resonate with your ideas about pectorals/back muscles, diaphragm, bowel muscles, etc. - For example, somatic psychology often talks about “core tension,” “chest constrictions,” or “upper body closing” when people are defensive, withdrawn, fearful, etc. That may correspond to your "pectoral pull" vs "back push" notion.
# Practice with somatic awareness of specific muscles - Do exercises where you pay attention to specific muscle groups: chest, back, diaphragm, abdominal wall, glutes, etc. Observe how emotions, thoughts, fears, excitement make them contract or relax. - Use breathwork to rhythmically open and release muscles that tend to hold tension (like shoulders, chest, diaphragm) and see what psychological state shifts.
# Build your own muscle-→energy map - For each major muscle group or region (pecs, back, diaphragm, abdomen, hips, legs, arms), write down: what is the function (pull / push / support / digest / hold / protect). - Then observe in your own experience what energies/states are held there (fear, resistance, attraction, disgust, shame, etc.). Over time a pattern will emerge.
# Embed in your EAM framework - Add a “bodily associative layer” to your maps: not just symbols and emotions in your mind, but how the body’s shape, tension, posture, breathing, muscle tone reflect those associations. - This can be part of your diagnostic tools: by observing someone’s posture, breathing patterns, visible muscular tension you can infer something about what associative energies they live under.
# Compare across traditions symbolically - For example, the diaphragm in yogic pranayama / Eastern practice is considered very powerful for life force, clearing blockages, etc. This parallels your idea of it reflecting ability to handle life’s cycles. - Martial arts internal power traditions (Neigong) use posture, muscle firmness, internal tension vs relaxation to cultivate energetic clarity.

If you like, I can help you pull together a curated list of quotes / passages from the books above (or others) that match your muscle-energy claims (pectoral pull, back push, diaphragm etc.), so you can use them in your book as supporting evidence.