01 · The Body Triad
Bedrock
The strand that says: your body is allowed to be here.
Twelve strands are taught as a ladder, and the first rung is the floor you stand on. Before any light moves upward, the root asks one question: are you safe enough to relax? Opening this strand is not a technique, it is a decision to stop bracing.
the practice
Stand barefoot with the weight even. Say silently, once: I am allowed to be here. Then let the floor carry you for a full minute without helping it.
Inhale four · hold four · exhale eight