The mat was a scrap of teal foam in the corner of her Brooklyn studio, buried under laundry and the ghost of last year’s “Hot Girl Summer” planner. She cleared a space, sat down cross-legged, and felt the immediate pinch in her hips. Her size-18 body settled into the floor with a soft thud.

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The shift was subtle, like dawn bleeding into night.

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