GATE FIVE — EMBODIMENT

Pause where you are. Take five slow breaths, steady and unforced. On the first breath, feel the weight of your body. Bones. Gravity. Contact. On the second breath, notice where tension lives without trying to release it. On the third breath, feel one place that already knows how to be here without explanation. On the fourth breath, ask silently: “What does my body already know how to do?” Do not answer. On the fifth exhale, let one small, natural movement occur. A stretch. A shift. A step. A gesture. Now complete one ordinary physical action that supports your day (water, food, rest, order, motion). No symbolism. No display. Without the body, the Gate cannot hold. When the action is done, proceed.