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Before the states, there is alignment.

NSE is a progressive visuospatial practice.

Its geometry develops one state at a time. Before any state begins, there is Pre-Alignment.

The released sequence

Where the System Travels

The released NSE framework moves from open awareness into zero, direction, spatial structure, containment, motion, and distribution. This map shows the destination without revealing the locked practices.

00Field
01Zero
02Direction
03Axes
04Boundary
05Motion
06Distribution

Start Here · State 00 · Field

State 00 — Pre-Alignment

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Null
Original Pre-Alignment field illustration
Duration30 sec–1 min

Pre-Alignment prepares the system before the geometry begins.

Open awareness as far as it will go.

Notice what is available externally — sound, temperature, light — and internally — heartbeat, breath, body sensation.

Do not analyze it. Just gather it.

Bring the state you are about to practice into focus.

Visualize how it will look, how it will feel, and what it will be like once you are fully inside it.

Let the gathered awareness and the intention go together.

Then enter the state.

Pre-Alignment becomes faster and cleaner with repetition. The goal is not to linger here forever. It is to give the nervous system a deliberate transition into the work.

Why Not Skip It?

Because the transition is part of the practice.

Going straight into a state produces a noticeably weaker session in the current work.

Think of it like a warm-up: not padding, but preparation for everything that follows.

When you are ready

Foundational States

The first complete working sequence brings Pre-Alignment, Null, and Pattern together.

Explore Foundational States →