014: EXERCISE MANUAL

Ember Reawakening Flow

“This is not a workout. This is a reunion.”

Time: 25–40 minutes
Tone: Reclaiming, graceful, soul-rooted

Welcome to your return. This flow is not designed to sculpt or punish—it’s here to call you back into your sacred flesh. Whether you’ve been away from movement for weeks or moons, this ritual reawakens your body, breath, and memory of flow.


Phase I — Opening the Gate (5 mins)

  • Ritual Breath: 5 rounds deep inhale (nose) + long exhale (mouth)
  • Intention Whisper: “I return to my body not to fix it, but to honor it.”
  • Qigong Sequence:
    • Heaven & Earth Lift (x10)
    • Spinal Dragon Shake (30 sec)
    • Golden Light Tap (full body, fingertips)

Phase II — The Path of Grace (15–20 mins)

Choose the element your body longs for today:

Earth (Stability)

  • Bodyweight grounding circuit:
    • Squats (x12)
    • Wall hold (30 sec)
    • Incline push-ups (x10)
  • Slow breath through the soles of your feet

Air (Breath Flow)

  • Gentle yoga:
    • Cat-Cow (x8)
    • Sun Salutation A (x3 rounds)
    • Forward Fold → Downward Dog → Child’s Pose
  • Inhale = rise, exhale = soften

Water (Soft Flow)

  • Walking treadmill: 10–15 minutes at conversational pace
  • Walking mantra: “With each step, I return.”

Phase III — The Still Flame (5 mins)

  • Lie down or sit, hands on heart and belly
  • Whisper: “This was not a workout. This was a reunion.”
  • Optional mantra: So Hum (I am that)

Created for those reawakening after burnout, grief, stillness, or seasons of silence. The flame never leaves you—it waits for your return.

Let this scroll be your beginning. Let this be the breath that calls your body home.