questionsthe ones people ask us
Is it for me
I have never done anything like this. Is it for me?
Yes, and we have plenty of people like you. Nothing needs to be learned beforehand — including breathing techniques: I explain everything and we practice together. The techniques we use are basic, with no elaborate pranayama: what produces the effect is regularity and the right approach, not complexity. Every practice comes with a recorded walkthrough — what to do, why, and how to tell it is working. We start simple, with body and breath, and only on that foundation does meditation get built. You can begin from any point: the program is one, and each person's result is their own, measured from their own starting point.
I have been practicing for years. Won't it be too basic?
The program is a comprehensive set, and everyone takes their own from it: if you have been practicing a long time, you keep what resonates and go deeper with it. The first month is the base and the shared rhythm; after that we move into the integral approach, work with states, and integral spirituality. And there is something that almost never works alone: a rhythm the group holds for you, and a hundred consecutive days without a gap.
I can't meditate — I fall asleep or can't sit still.
A common one, especially among active people for whom silence and stillness equal sleep. There are concrete methods here, and we go through them separately: the noting technique — where instead of “sitting in silence” you quietly name to yourself what is happening, and attention stays alive; and centering along the axis — body, axis, crown. Meditation is the most important thing in the whole set, which is exactly why the foundation of body and breath is built for it first. Not getting it straight away is normal: it is a skill, not a talent.
I have no time at all.
The minimum is seven minutes a day. Even someone who can find nothing can find that. Building up from there is optional, and depends on what you have.
Is this New Age stuff?
No. We are rooted in traditions — Taoist work with the body, the contemplative lineages, modern psychology — and we prescribe no form of belief whatsoever. Working across confessions is, for us, a protection against dogma, not indiscriminate mixing. The approach of the person leading it was assembled at the meeting point of practice and a classical education: philosophy at Moscow State University, psychology at St Petersburg State University.
How it is set up
Is the program online or in person?
Entirely online: the daily practice is recorded, live sessions run on Saturdays, and there is a cohort chat and small groups. This is a deliberate choice — it lets you walk a hundred days in a row from anywhere in the world, without dropping out of your ordinary life. The only things we run in person are separate events, holotropic breathwork for example; they are not tied to the program.
Do you lead the practices live, or is it a recorded course?
Both. At the beginning I lead the practices myself, live, and each one also has a detailed recorded video with an explanation. Later you get the option to assemble “sets” of practices to suit your time and your state. One of the aims of the program is not just to hand you a set of practices but to teach them: so that you understand what each one is for, feel its flavor, and can tell for yourself what you need right now. The further in you go, the more variation there is — and the more of it is your own practice.
Can I find out more before the start?
Yes. Write to us at hey@daimo.life with whatever you want to know — what a day actually looks like, whether it fits your situation, anything else. A real person answers, and there is no funnel behind it.
I'm in a different time zone / I work nights.
Live sessions run in several time windows, all materials are available as good-quality recordings, and the daily practice is tied to your day, not to our schedule.
Going the distance: what if I slip
What if I don't make it to the end?
Backsliding in practice is part of the natural dynamic. We help with the group and with support, and we learn to return gently to our own center. Even a single day of practice is already your contribution to yourself.
What if I go off the rails halfway through — does that mean I've blown it and reset to zero?
No, it doesn't. We are learning to keep the center in all circumstances, and if you do fall through — that is part of life. Get up, dust yourself off and carry on, without self-condemnation — and learn to do that with love for yourself.
What if I hit a stretch where I have no strength at all?
That is what the minimum mode is for: seven minutes, silence from the reminders, and explicit permission — right now your task is not to grow but to hold on. The thread doesn't break here either. And from the experience of past cohorts, having the group and the person leading right there helps a great deal.
Do I have to abstain from meat, alcohol or sex during the program?
We are for real life, and for practice being included in all of it. “He who has awareness drinks wine; he who has compassion eats meat” — from the instructions for the Ganapuja rite. Any taboo in the psyche creates craving. We cultivate freedom — including through the skills of self-restraint. You choose for yourself.
Joining and payment
How do I sign up, and what happens next?
Leave a request in the form on this page — we will contact you personally, answer your questions and send the payment details. Payment is before the cohort starts. Once you have paid you join the cohort chat and get access to the materials, and by the September 5 start you will have everything you need for day one. No automated funnel and no hard sell: you are talking to a real person.
What if I can't afford it right now?
Write to us at hey@daimo.life and we'll talk it through personally. I am not doing this project for the money, and it matters to me that anyone can take part: if you really want to go and are ready for it, but can't pay right now — let your place be my gift to you.
Can I join if the cohort has already started?
You can. One participant in the first cohort joined at the halfway mark — “me now and me in March are completely different people”. But the best entry is at the start: the group comes together from day one.
Health and safety
Are there health restrictions?
The program may not be right for you during an acute psychiatric episode — active psychosis or mania. If you have a psychiatric diagnosis or are in crisis right now, write to us and talk to your treating clinician before joining. On the breathing practices specifically: ours are gentle, but with epilepsy they are best excluded entirely, and with serious cardiovascular conditions, injuries or during pregnancy you must take your condition into account and consult a doctor. Important: even if the breathing practices are not for you, that does not cancel the value of the program as a whole — everything else remains available.
On women's health and the cycle: we are in any case learning to read our own condition and adjust the load — that is part of the skill, not an obstacle. We cover this topic separately, including with women colleagues.
Does this replace therapy or medical treatment?
No, it does not. We deeply respect and value both medicine and good psychotherapy. This program complements and supports that kind of work. There are also situations where you need to go directly to a specialist in person — and we will help with that if it comes up.
I take medication prescribed by a doctor / I see a therapist. Can I still join?
Yes. The program does not require you to stop or change anything — and we never advise touching a doctor's prescriptions. The practices are compatible with therapy and respect the supports you have already built: we do not go into your ecosystem with a crowbar.
What if anxiety comes up during the process, or a slump hits me?
Honestly: sensitivity coming back sometimes raises more than the bright things — that is part of the path, not a malfunction. We teach how to move through such states without falling into them, the person leading has a protocol for acute cases, and we are beside you for the whole distance. And if we see that specialist help is needed, we will say so straight.
