January 28, 2026

January 2026 is almost done, but it's all not lost. Next 2 weeks, become obsessed with these 8 habits, and I promise you will be unrecognizable by Valentine's Day. Number 1: Wake up during Brahma Muhurta, about 90 minutes before sunrise. The hack: count back 8 hours and set a firm go-to-bed alarm. You are drinking in that early morning ambrosia called as sattva, which naturally amplifies your energy levels. Number 2: Your sleep is non-negotiable, not optional, not a reward, Poor sleep destabilizes your emotions and sabotages your organs with extra stress. Good sleep, on the other hand, calms the nervous system, improves digestion, and let's be honest, you're far more pleasant to be around. Number 3: Exercise. Vyayama. Strengthen your Vayana Vayu, the all-pervasive energy that governs our vitality. Dance, do yoga, walk, run, but stop when your armpits get sweaty. Daily sweating detoxes the body, one of Ayurveda's primary elimination organs. Number 4: Tattoo this somewhere. Yad Bhavati Thad Bhavati. As you think, so you become. Expect failure, you will draw failure. Expect growth, and even if life drags you through hell in a handbasket, you will come back wiser, stronger, and unshakable. This alone can change your life. Number 5: Commit to eating real food— diverse, seasonal, locally grown, and cooked with love. The wealthiest people on earth aren't the ones with the jets and the Lamborghinis. They are the ones eating nutritionally complete meals, freshly harvested food, bursting with prana, life force. Number 6: Manage your stress like your life depends on it, because it does. Disconnect daily, meditate, create rituals around work calls, talk to an actual human, cuddle a pet, grow flowers, dance in sunlight. Do at least 30 minutes a day of this, and I promise you will be a champ. Number 7: Satsanga. Stay away from energy vampires. Be around positive people who stretch you upwards. Listen to your heart. Figure out who leaves you feeling energized, expanded, and more of yourself. Anybody else This is emptying your life force. Number 8: This is the most critical life skill— the ability to recognize your own needs and to express it. This means listening to what lies beneath your habit, your guilt, and your performance to please others. Tune into what is actually true for you, and then calmly, clearly state it. Not as a demand, not as an apology, but as an offering that honors you and respects the autonomy and the dignity of others. Thank me on Valentine's Day.