Stage 1 of 12
Suffering
Hands rest on the place that hurts. Breathe into it. I feel this. Nothing has to work yet.
The 12 Stages

Hands find a place. Breath meets it. Twelve rooms the body already knows — a hurt, a split, a light, a we. You don't have to believe. You only have to feel the rhythm that is already walking.
Lie down or sit. Let the hands wander until they rest on the loudest place.
Breathe into the hands. A sentence as small as: I feel this.
When a wave comes, let it move. When quiet comes, stay inside it.
Thank the body. Stand slowly. One stage is a whole walk.
Twelve rooms. You can stay in one. You can walk them in order. The body knows which door is open.
Stage 1 of 12
Hands rest on the place that hurts. Breathe into it. I feel this. Nothing has to work yet.