Citadelization & Self Remembering

As part of my spiritual journey, I studied the Gurdjieff Work for a number of years.  The introductory concept taught to everyone was that of self-remembering to separate from being overly identified or possessed by a thought or feeling. Later in the Work this was defined as the first conscious shock or conscious breath.  Every tradition has its own name for gathering the attention, moving it to a point inside the body but away from the brain and sense organs, and using various techniques to get some level of conscious control over it.  To become clear enough to listen to our inner voice of conscience, we need tools to separate ourselves from the crowd of humanity.