She'd never heard it put quite that way, no.

"Not exactly," she said, giggling. "Though that's what happens the first few times you try it. Once you've learned to manage that, it becomes a way of dealing with your thoughts, and reaching your center. Your center is..."

Ino shrugged. "It's important. It's, like, while you're there the whole world is better grounded? Your issues, and problems and stuff don't seem so important 'cause your emotions aren't all caught up in them? It's a good mental place to find if you're upset."