Hello there! I’m Darya (like Arya from GoT, however with a D!), and I’m an intuitive enterprise coach and wild human exploring the depths of life every day. I associate with soulful entrepreneurs to co-create an epic and worthwhile enterprise from the guts… whereas guiding them via deep inside shifts, in fact. Once I’m not strategizing on my enterprise or obsessing over my college students and mentees, I loooove diving into historic religious philosophies, biohacking and wellbeing optimization, shadow integration, and all issues NeuroAlchemy – my potent mix of modalities in all issues neuroscience, magick, and the unconscious thoughts. Psst – I used to be truly planning to be a neuroscientist till sooner or later I threw out all expectations and began a journey weblog as an alternative (and no, it doesn’t nonetheless exist on the interwebs!) I’m an enormous believer that life is to be lived on the highest caliber of freedom, expression, and pleasure, so I are likely to gravitate to all issues intense and peculiar. If that’s you, seize a bulletproof matcha or glass of purple, and are available dive into my very Virgo-y world of morning rituals.
What time do you get up within the morning and the way do you get up? (To an alarm, music, the solar, and many others.)
Once I’m feeling activated and on fireplace? 7 am. Once I’m honoring my winter phases and listening to my physique’s knowledge? Couldn’t inform ya. It may be 9 am or I would get an enormous intuitive perception at 4 am and spend the subsequent three hours journaling on no matter is coming although *shrugs whereas giving the finger to societal expectations and guidelines.* So far as how… I want I may let you know I used to be all happy-go-lucky leaping away from bed with out an alarm, however, nope. This woman is a 7-alarms-every-10-mins form of gal.
What’s your go-to morning beverage?
Ooo wait, was I not supposed to offer this away within the intro? Whoops. Bulletproof matcha, all the way in which. For those who’ve by no means tried it, your life is about to alter. Ghee, MCT oil, monk fruit extract (8 drops), cinnamon, vanilla extract (the
good good form), ceremonial matcha, a little bit of frothed plant milk. Somebody in my group as soon as mentioned it was “the elite solution to drink matcha” and I agree. For those who attempt it, tag me. Let’s drool collectively.
What would we discover in your bedside desk?
Like, allll the drinks. A beverage graveyard, if you’ll. Tea, water, wine glass from the night time earlier than (largely weekends, possibly…), no matter mid-day potion I whipped up. Moreover that, I’m kinda obsessive about earthy, natural scents of any form (woodsy and floral being faves). So incense and/or a necessary oil diffuser are key.
Additionally:
- Glossier balm dot com in Rose (THE greatest lip balm ever – don’t @ me).
- Blu Blox blue mild blocking glasses (the RED purple form, in aviator fashion).
- Oura ring charger.
- Lion’s mane extract and magnesium advanced dietary supplements for sleep (instructed you I like biohacking, if you happen to haven’t caught on but).
- Necessaire hand and physique lotion.
- Pachamama CBD.
- Journal (Wit & Delight is my obsession).
And naturally, one of many 3-4 books I’m studying at one time. Proper now, it’s Existential Kink (once more), The Physique Retains the Rating, Shakti Management, and Meta Human.
Do you put together on your mornings the night time earlier than? If that’s the case, how?
This has significantly been essential for me to not really feel like a raging, anxious lunatic the subsequent day, so, sure. Moreover simply ensuring I’ve a clear surroundings round me (or clean-ish, at the very least), I take a fast peek at my Clickup to see what my commitments are for the subsequent day.
Then, I write out these items in my journal:
- Celebrations for that day! Any accomplishments, synchronicities, wins, outcomes, or simply enjoyable issues that show how epic life will be.
- Room for enchancment. No matter didn’t go so proper, the place I dropped the ball, and many others. Be mild with your self right here and have compassion, but additionally acknowledge that failing is superior (and simply suggestions) and you must do it extra typically. After some time, you begin to become bored with your individual bs patterns and may shift them extra simply.
- Motion steps. All the pieces that may very well be improved, shall. Every merchandise from the immediate above will get a fast little motion of how you can higher go about this tomorrow. I simply maintain this checklist helpful and open to peek on the subsequent day and infuse all of it into my unconscious thoughts.
- To-do for the next day. I write out alll the duties I’d LIKE to finish. Subsequent to every, I write how lengthy I [realistically] count on every to take. Sometimes, at this level, I’ll have about 15 hours value of duties that I might have completely tried to do if it wasn’t for this nifty little train. Then we snip and delete something that isn’t actually a precedence or getting me extra of what I would like.
- Immediately. That is my agenda for the next day. I maintain it fairly free and versatile however I prefer to get an concept of once I may be doing every of those duties ensuring to depart room for adjustments and inspiration, in addition to nourishment and soul-care.
That every one takes me about half-hour. Not unhealthy for having whole readability and route the subsequent day. I can’t say I do that each day, however positively throughout instances once I’m needing a bit extra construction.
What are your skincare/physique care rituals?
*Squeals at this query* I’m the one that scoffs at individuals who purchase designer purses (no judgment if that’s you ;)) however will drop $400 on luxurious skincare merchandise with out hesitation. No matter, it’s self-care, proper? My solely circumstances are that the merchandise actually work, and that they’re good for my general well being and hormones.
My present routine seems one thing like this…
- Make-up remover at night time: Boscia Make-up-Breakup cleaning oil (provided that I’m carrying make-up)
- Cleanser: Glossier milky jelly cleanser. It’s low PH, non-foaming, and smells delish.
- Morning serum: Osea Malibu hyaluronic sea serum. The most costly product I personal at $88, however nothing will get your face as bouncy and tight whereas enhancing moisture as this unhealthy boy.
- Evening serum: Curology! Saved my pores and skin.
- Eye oil: Kora Organics Noni radiant eye oil. It’s easy, transportable, and never as heavy as most eye lotions.
- Moisturizer: Biossance squalane + omega restore cream. A thicc boi with some severe moisturizing powers.
- Oil (combine with moisturizer): Chuck & Sam Herbalist facial oil. Like a inexperienced juice on your face.
- Physique: Osea Malibu Undaria algae oil (Victoria Beckham is obsessive about it) or the Necessaire cream I discussed above.
What does your morning routine circulation appear like?
I like to depart room for no matter I’m craving that day, and it actually does differ. However, I additionally love a great schedule, so a typical “all-out” day would possibly look one thing like this: 7:00 am – Get up, brush tooth, tongue scrape, wash face, drink sizzling water with lemon, and begin brewing my tea/herbs. 7:20 am – Breathwork quarter-hour, drink tea/herbs, meditation 20ish minutes. 8:00 am – Journal 30 minutes, learn 30 minutes, and someplace in there make bulletproof matcha. 9:15 am – Exercise! I like yoga, energy coaching, and The Class by Taryn Toomey. 10:30 am – Bathe and prepare for the day, which often means trying to tame my bangs and doing mentioned skincare routine above.
When do you kick off your workday? And do you’ve any starting-work rituals?
Round 11 am, and just about by no means sooner than that. Generally if I don’t really feel like beginning til after lunch, I’ll honor that. I do all my favourite issues within the morning to point out my unconscious thoughts that my pleasure and nourishment matter greater than no matter is occurring within the enterprise. No rituals! Besides possibly some smoke clearing (ethically sourced palo santo, particularly) or incense. I batch my days so daily of the week seems totallyyy completely different!
How does your morning routine change on the weekends?
As a lot as waking up early makes me a greater, happier, extra productive particular person, I reside my life in ebbs and flows, and the weekends are positively an ebb. I sleep in till 9 or 10, lounge in mattress (with plenty of cuddles) for at the very least a few hours, learn a e-book, and finally order supply meals. Now that’s my form of productive.
What does your mindset appear like at the start of the day? Do you’ve any ideas or instruments for getting in a great mindset?
Sometimes, anxious however excited. I’m an overthinker so I’ll have one million issues swirling in my thoughts, which is why my morning routine is sooooo sacred to me as a result of it permits me to get clear on my priorities (which, if I’m being trustworthy, are not often that e mail I’ve to answer or that IG put up I need to put up). The factor is, you may’t simply “get into” a great mindset. You need to LIVE from a great mindset (no matter “good” means to you). And the important thing to doing so doesn’t lie in affirmations or journal prompts or thought catching. It’s who you might be BEING on an brisk, religious, emotional, bodily, and at last, psychological degree. Your id creates your beliefs and ideas, so cease making an attempt to tweak these and, as an alternative, have the braveness to step into the next-level model of you, now.
What’s non-negotiable vs. what does an extra-luxurious morning appear like?
Luxurious however actual morning seems just like the schedule above. EXTRA-luxurious morning means I throw in a deliciously juicy cacao ceremony, a self-pleasure follow, or a few of my very own NeuroAlchemy work. When all hell breaks free, my non-negotiables that can by no means budge are:
- Basic hygiene stuff? Lavatory, tooth, tongue scrape, skincare kind of factor.
- Scorching water with lemon, tea, and matcha.
- Not less than 10 minutes of meditation.
- Some kind of motion, even when which means 20 minutes as an alternative of my regular 60-75.
What would you want to enhance together with your mornings?
Feeling into the PLEASURE and JOY of daily. Honoring how my physique is feeling even when which means releasing among the nonnegotiables I simply talked about. Getting ultra-intentional in regards to the influence and shift I’m making on the earth that day.
What’s your #1 advice to others who battle with mornings?
Do one thing that makes you are feeling alive.