Hands and palms
sensory extension
The hands are included because Kum Nye exercises often use touch, movement, and sensory extension to make relaxation tangible. Their bilateral placement is a visual summary of practice gestures, not a claim that all lineages assign one identical hand centre.
Point 7 of 8 in Tibetan Kum Nye — Body of Ease
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Tarthang Tulku, Kum Nye Relaxation (primary)
Part I, “The Practice of Kum Nye,” presents the relaxation exercises, body awareness, and experiential language used for this modern Tarthang Tulku system.
Longchen Rabjam, The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding (secondary_translation)
Nyingma contemplative context for body, breath, and awareness language; it is not a point-by-point Kum Nye manual.