You arrived, and you softened — so the body isn't bracing against the work. Now it can land.

This is the working middle of the chapter: the self-myofascial step, done with intention rather than force. Slow, deliberate pressure along the tissue eases the sense of tension and invites circulation. We're not chasing knots or breaking anything down — we're helping the body let go of what it's been holding since morning.

Notice the order. The Method runs Open → Soften → Work → Ground → Protect for a reason: the physical step lands deeper when the nervous system has already come down. Force a tight body and it guards harder. Settle it first, and the same pressure does more.