Inner confidence and being in the body

I recently listed to this Pickup Podcast Ep. #109 Inner Confidence Interview, and it's finally starting to make sense.

This time I explored being more in the body at a Salsa club. The basic principle was thinking about how joints feel, thinking about music, thinking about how toes feel, looking at the girl's facial expression constantly, and listening deeply to the music. All this occupies the mind so much that there is little left for "thought." It probably means that recently evolved structures like the neocortex are not being used as much. It made the dancing more fun. A main trick that was pointed out in the podcast was "make sure you feel your toes," and that was useful. This stuff is more important than anything they teach in school. For example, I'll never need to know any historical date of anything. I'll never use social studies. But, the ability to understand how to interact with others effectively and enjoy life... that's probably the most important thing you could ever teach to anybody. Only subject that got close was music & band... because that's where I got some experience with letting go... being forced to let go.