IT ALL STARTED WITH SOME REBEL
I was born in Bangalore, India, as a naughty and pretty overactive child, to a happy couple who luckily chose to not focus on my flaws but instead cherish my abilities. Unable to conform to baseless norms, I used to do all sorts of funny stuffs like asking bold questions to mean elders who had to be respected (shhh) and walking out of the classroom to take a stroll around the campus, making friends with students, peons and teachers. In this phase, I gained little glimpses into the human (monkey) mind. That we can mask our true emotions with a smile, that a macho behaves rudely to his puny friend but says okay to everything a beautiful woman says. I loved to see people's emotions and reactions and was terribly curious to know why each of us do what we do, the way we do it.
I HAD SO MANY QUESTIONS
Growing up, I hated the fact that in this fast-paced world, emotional wounds aren't given the same importance as physical wounds. I suffered on seeing those teary eyes, pale cheeks and jittering palms. So I craved to learn essential things that should be, but are not taught in school (don’t know why, do you?). Like how not to allow stress to alter my breathing, what to do to bounce back quickly from hurt, how to enhance performance without losing peace, what is self-love and gratitude. Like what's the ethical way to treat another person; not just a person, but animals, plants and nature. And how to take control of what others can do to me. Like when to listen to our fears and when to shut them off. And most of all, how to sustain happiness. (isn't that what we all strive for?). So what did I do? Still not old enough for adults to consider sharing their knowledge with me, I began devouring self-help books and listening to every TED talk or interview about how to live well. Tried the techniques myself and shared some good stuffs to ease the pain of the ones I loved. Even then many questions remained unanswered...
BUT INFLUENCE CAUGHT UP ON ME
Well into my teens, I became so sensitive to people's judgements, and external approval made or shattered my day. I began working harder and harder, to rise from my humble background and prove my worth. I lost sleep, loved the wrong people, felt drained, rarely got happy moments and barely managed to pull myself from one day to the next when thoughts raced across my head, chewing my peace. Also lost people I loved most. Anger, frustration and sadness. Beliefs kept breaking with each new pain I endured. But I didn’t try to change. Made a bad mistake of justifying things were okay for I had ultimately become a model boy (society was so proud of me, but did not know it was utterly useless) - I had been scoring consistent high grades in academics and was playing ping pong at the national arena. So life went on, with enough glamour as well as tears. I didn't know back then that the worst part was yet to come.
I THEN WENT FROM PAIN TO PURPOSE
Soon, I felt suffocated and began losing interest in my meaningless life. There was perpetual physical and mental suffering. Along with the glamorous part. I literally dragged myself through the day and even wondered why I should even exist (most of us have been there, right?). Then I realised that I couldn’t do it any longer. That this was not how I should live the rest of my life. That I had more to offer the world. So I decided to find my true purpose and pursue it. After some (a lot of) futile exploration in the name of finding my identity, when I looked back to see what kinds of moments I cherished most, it was those when I'd made at least a small difference in the life of a dear one. At that moment, I realized that my true purpose would be to serve people the worthiest of all gifts - A Good Life.
I EVENTUALLY TURNED
INTO A LAB-RAT
I finished my formal education in psychology, explored multiple healing practices and interacted with leading researchers. For what? For knowing how this brain and body worked. I observed and absorbed not just from geniuses, celebrities (the ones who are genuinely happy), entrepreneurs and legends but also from monks, nature, children and heroic laypersons who have fought against all negativity and established not just a successful, but also a satisfied life.
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When I merged all this into a beautiful (pretty massive and interesting) knowledge-base, I found that there were common patterns and inherent similarities in what these great people practiced. Be it sustaining happiness, attaining peak performance, seeking love, establishing calm or handling stress and pain, they'd personalized the methods to such extent that to the naked eye, what each of them did seemed very different. And to my wonder, each of these strategies required such less time and had such great impact. Just what's needed in our present times. Aha Moment. So after distilling the proven essence into a form called Self-Therapy, I first tested these methods on myself (yeah, human trials), not forgetting to make them uniquely suitable to my personality and situation. And they worked. So well.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME
I became more energetic, focused and productive, so success became less of a strain and more of a meaningful process (finally). I began making swift and accurate decisions, so regret had to walk out of my life (sorry, bye). I formed an emotional armor, so people couldn’t scar me anymore (better luck next time). I made friends with my mind and could now control the flow of thoughts (so no more overthinking). Next, spotting toxic hypocrites was fun and I gained more space to be with authentic, love-worthy people who actually wanted to sustain the relationship. Being able to sleep calm, digest those spicy foods well, and improve my immunity, felt like true freedom. And most of all, experiencing joy whenever I wanted to (no substance of course), was a newfound power. This was how I'd yearned to live.
AND I NOW WANT TO SHARE
IT WITH YOU
As I've done with thousands of people from all around the globe. It's been more than a decade of eating books, drinking lectures, talking good stuffs and practically benefitting lives. I humbly wish that you don't settle for sadness or neglect emotional wounds, and go beyond surviving into building a life you'd love to live - by enhancing performance, strengthening relationships and improving health. And I don't mean that you ought have me by your side in order to attain all this. You could even do it by yourself and I'd be happy for that. But in case you need, I can show you proven methods and be a friend who walks with you from where you are to where you crave to be. Of course we can't predict the future but I can make sure that whatever happens, you’re going to lead a life of happiness and satisfaction.
I'M HERE FOR YOU.
AND WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.
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