This is fricking GREAT.

[spinooti]

omphaloskepsis \ahm-fuh-loh-SKEP-sis\ (noun)
: contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation;
also : indisposition to motion, exertion, or change

Example sentence:
Mystics of the Middle Ages practiced omphaloskepsis,
believing that concentrating on a single focal point such as
the navel would help them experience divine light and glory.

Comments

[metallium]

That makes me wonder if at some point there was some little religious cult based on that ideal. Not to mention what practitioners wore...