Thirteen families of methods from the Indian traditions, and what each one helps with today: timing, breath, body, home, mind and lineage.
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Settle the mind and rest deeply.
Tendencies, and when events are likely.
Roots, inherited debts and what repays them.
Simple traditional acts: giving, chanting, service.
Where my life is pointing, and what to work on.
Know your tendencies, and when life events are likely to unfold.
Open your chart in the Bhrigu Nadi app and find which planet's period (dasha) you are in now. Read what that planet signifies, and notice where it shows up in your life.
Choose the right moment to begin, act or rest.
Look up today's sunrise, tithi and Rahu kalam. Plan to begin anything new outside Rahu kalam today.
Read character, potential and timing from the hand and form.
Look at your palm in good light. Notice the heart, head and life lines: long or short, clear or broken. Just observe, without drawing conclusions.
Steady the nervous system and raise vitality through the breath.
Breathe through one nostril at a time. Which flows more freely? Traditionally, right (piṅgalā) suits active work and left (iḍā) suits calm, creative tasks.
Calm, focus, deep rest and the path to self-realisation.
Sit tall and close your eyes. Silently count 21 breaths. Each time the mind wanders, gently start again at one.
Set a clear intention and train the mind to hold it.
Write one short, positive intention in the present tense. Repeat it three times slowly, feeling it as already true.
Shift mood, memory and attention through sound and chant.
Chant Om slowly nine times. Feel the sound move from belly to chest to head, then sit for a minute in the silence after.
Daily and seasonal rhythms that keep body and mind in balance.
Start tomorrow with a glass of warm water, and keep your main meal at midday, when digestion is strongest.
Homes, land and growing things laid out in harmony.
Clear the clutter from the north-east corner of your home or desk, and let in some morning light.
Purpose, right conduct and a balanced life across its stages.
Choose one of the yamas, such as satya (truthfulness) or ahiṃsā (non-harming), and practise it consciously for the rest of the day.
Strategy, money, governance and relationships.
Write down one important money or work decision. Ask, as Chanakya would: what are my strengths here, what is the risk, and what is the right time?
Roots, belonging and the milestones of a life.
Write the names of your parents, grandparents and, if you know them, great-grandparents. Pause with gratitude for each.
Practical acts to ease difficult periods.
Give something today, food, time or money, to someone in need, expecting nothing back. Dāna is the simplest remedy.
How the 13 families serve each aim. Jyotish reads all four; Ayurveda is the root beneath them.
The twelve houses form four trikonas, one per aim. A chart shows which aim is strong or weak, and when each is activated.
Right living, duty and purpose
Wealth, work and security
Love, joy and fulfilled desire
Freedom and self-realisation
Without health, no aim can be pursued. Daily and seasonal routines are the ground every other method stands on.
Career, money, marriage, home: the questions people bring first.
Daily breath and meditation practice carries them toward purpose and freedom.
The trikonas show which aim needs attention, while health is the ground every aim stands on.
Twelve families support joy and wellbeing, half of them in a supporting role: a side effect of a well-ordered life.
Breath, yoga, sound and philosophy lead here. Most people arrive through Artha and Kama and grow toward it.