Those are the old, pure stages, but from where I stand—a weekend class in Bangalore's concrete heat—the first stage is actually *Shoes Off*. Unlearning the stiffness of corporate posture, of chair-bound hours, before even touching a *kol*. My ankles, trained for leather floors, now learn to grip the earth. The real *Meithari* is forgetting a Monday deadline long enough to feel your own stance.
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