Day 10 ✨ The Jewel Inside You

One of my favorite mantras is Om Mani Padme Hum — the jewel is inside the lotus. It’s about transformation: moving from darkness to light, from heaviness to vitality. The lotus grows through mud and muck, and yet becomes something luminous. And so do you.

Over these ten days, we’ve moved our bodies, nourished our guts, reset patterns, and met ourselves more honestly. Some of you might feel like, “I didn’t do everything right—I missed a class, had a few shots (don’t tell me), I had dessert, I wasn’t perfect.” But this moment is for all of us. Even one pause, one nourishing choice, one mindful breath—that is a jewel inside your lotus.

We’ve also been looking at stress in a new way. The stressors will always be here—life is a shala, a school of sorts, filled with lessons and blessings when we practice adopting this lens. But stress itself—how we respond from within—is shaped deeply by the gut. When we support our gut (our “first brain”), we aren’t just improving digestion—we’re cultivating resilience, clarity, and emotional steadiness.

How we finish things matters. When you pause at the close of this cleanse, you’re reinforcing new neural pathways—teaching your body and brain (both of them!) that you don’t need to pick up every “should” or self-critical thought. You can simply choose again. That’s transformation. That’s luminous living.

✨ Journal Prompts

  • What was one jewel you uncovered in yourself during these ten days?

  • Where did you show up for yourself, even in small ways?

  • What practices do you want to carry forward?

  • How might you nurture your gut—your “first brain”—to keep strengthening resilience?

  • What is one behavior of the person who keeps shining their light?

✨ Simple Sustaining Habits

  • Drink warm lemon water in the morning.

  • Hydrate early in the day.

  • Plan your yoga, meditation, or movement at the start of the week.

  • Eat fiber or protein before carbs.

  • Keep a “Tools List” of what resonated most from this cleanse so you can return to it when life gets busy.

✨ Listen

✨ Closing Practice
Place your hands on your belly. Feel your breath move. Say inwardly: I love you. Then whisper: Keep going.

Because the jewel is already inside of you. Now is simply the time to let it shine.

With love,
Alex