40 DAY CHALLENGE - Week 1, Calming

The journey to self-realisation begins here.

This 40-day process is designed to guide you through the essential stages of practice, gently reverse-engineering the descent of consciousness and creating the optimal conditions to rediscover that part of you which is inherently joyful, spacious, and free. And it must begin with calming.

In the Western world, yoga is often viewed as a form of exercise. Yet yoga is far more than movement. Even asana practice has become increasingly stimulating—heated rooms, loud music, constant motion—pulling us away from the parasympathetic nervous system and the receptive, intuitive qualities of the mind.

Patañjali’s Yoga Sūtras are not a manual on postures; they are a map of the mind. Asana is mentioned only a handful of times—first as a concept, then as a practice to be refined, and finally as something to be mastered. The guidance is simple and profound: fewer postures, longer holds, cultivated with steadiness and ease.

What most of society needs right now is not more stimulation, but more calm.

When we understand the energetics of asana and breath, we gain the ability to consciously shape our inner state. Forward folding becomes a powerful tool for calming, while lengthening the exhale creates a langhana effect—quieting energy and settling the mind.

Every meaningful creation begins with a strong foundation. A tall building requires solid ground. A work of art needs a clear canvas. Growth, in any form, asks first for stability and simplicity.