Optimal arousal

Optimal arousal is a state of balance in which a person is both alert and settled, suited to working and to contact. This is that ideal range within the window of tolerance; the energy is sufficient but not overwhelming, attention is open but not tense. In this state a person can both think and feel, both learn and relate. Optimal arousal is the balance point within which somatic work is often meant to be carried out. In this range, experience is neither suppressed nor begins to overflow.