The first video wasn't what she expected. No dramatic lighting, no whispered clichés. It was a woman arranging three oranges on a plate, explaining Sama – the art of equal sitting. "Before technique," she said, "there is facing each other without a screen."

A burned-out corporate lawyer discovers that an ancient manual on connection might be the only thing that can save her modern marriage—if she dares to click "download."

"What?"