Our minds and our bodies

Recently I came across some sound tapes that promised instant enlightenment-the depth of meditation that it would take a serious zen meditator 10 years to achieve..... in a single setting.
The problem for me is Embodiment. Is my mind caught up with my body or vice versa?
I may feel all floaty and good afterwards, but am I, can I function in the world and relate to others?
Can I give myself over to my work life?
Another words can the depth of my experience integrate into all facets of my being? We are just beginning to realize how plastic the brain is. That the brain can form new connections. But it needs the right conditions to learn. We need to effectively communicate with the brain .I believe the person needs to" feel " how to put the pieces together from the input it is getting. It is not a passive process. In fact it goes under the heading that the mind and body are One. Indivisible.
Just as the brain needs new information to stay vital and alive. It needs movement to form a connection between our Nervous System, our muscles , our skeleton and the environment around us. More than we may realize, we need to ground our expanded minds into our body.

Function is key-excitement vs satisfaction 

How many times do we get seduced by the excitement of something new-whether it be a relationship, a new thing to buy, a new job, the Internet?

I believe that what drives most addictive behavior is excitation without emotional contact. Another words, we're seduced by the excitement of something outside ourselves that pulls us into what Buddhists call attatchment or clinging or desire.

Rather than being in contact with ourselves , we're pulled outside of ourselves by the promise of some reward-we'll feel better, safe, have momentary pleasure, or we want to  get rid of our pain, escape ourselves.

I think it's important to watch our excitement, as it arises .Observe the sensations in our body. Are they pleasant or do you feel  gripping, fearful, tense, anxious, uneasy? What passes for excitement may be some other emotion or sensation; that if you pause long enough to get in touch with yourself may stop yourself from entering/fostering some unforseen/unproductive consequence.

Remember function-the ability to healthily experience life and pleasure and be productive and satisfied at the same time is the key.