Setup: The descent asks us to explore our edges - not to crash through them, but to dance with them. Today we play with the exquisite tension between comfort and curiosity.

Engagement:

1. Choose Your Own Edge:

• Wear something slightly too bold
• Make eye contact a beat too long
• Let yourself be seen in your delight and pleasure
• Move in a way that feels "too much"

1. The Practice:

• Start in your comfort zone
• Take one tiny step beyond it
• Notice the sensations that arise
• Breathe into any resistance
• Give yourself permission to retreat
• Try again, maybe go a little further

1. Document:

• What edges did you discover?
• Where did you find surprising comfort?
• What wanted to emerge?
• What might you like to try again?

Integration: Our edges are where growth happens. What did today's exploration teach you about your own boundaries and possibilities?

Choose Your Edge:

• Option 1: Wardrobe Dare
• Wear something slightly too bold
• Add (or subtract!) one unexpected element
• Carry that secret thrill
• Option 2: Social Stretch
• Hold eye contact one beat longer
• Give unexpected compliments
• Let yourself be seen and heard
• Option 3: Movement Edge
• Dance a little bigger at the stoplight
• Your hip shimmy belongs in tonight’s dinner recipe!
• Take up more space, be more silly
• Break your usual patterns
• Option 4: Voice Play
• Speak up when you usually don't (I begin these moments with a playful, “This is gonna be awkward to say, so prepare yourself…”)
• Make sounds you normally contain (a sigh in the shower, a moan over the soup, an unknown sound escaping in your next hug)
• Let yourself be heard