Day 10 – 🍃 Harnessing Resilience – How to Stay Motivated When You Feel Like Quitting

Gianna Bormolini
Jun 5
3 min read

🥥 Nutrition: Healthy fats (ghee or coconut oil for balance)

🕉️ Ayurveda Element: Mantra repetition (Swami Rama emphasized simple mantra meditation)

✍️ Reflection: How does repetition affect your mind’s wandering thoughts?

🔥 How to Stay Motivated When You Feel Like Quitting?

By now, the initial enthusiasm might be fading, but this is where real resilience is built.

Remember why you started, and trust the process—momentum comes from persistence.

Even if I can’t stick to the plan perfectly, progress is happening. In times of change, we need to grab our anchor and continue. We fall, we stand up again!

What is your anchor?

For me, it’s sadhana—the foundation of my life. Everything, from work to relationships, revolves around my practice, keeping my mind balanced and focused.

What is Sadhana?

Sri Vidya explains that sadhana is a disciplined spiritual practice that leads to self-transformation. It’s not just about rituals—it’s about commitment, consistency, and inner growth through small changes in our daly life.

Once you set small, achievable goals, you build willpower—known as Sankalpa in yoga. Even something as simple as chanting a mantra, at a set time, daily strengthens resilience.

If mantra practice isn’t for you yet, 🎁 Small Reward: Take a break with a mindful snack or enjoy a wellness activity that recharges you.

🥥 Nutrition: Ghee – The Gold of the Kitchen

Ghee is more than just clarified butter—it’s a nutritional powerhouse. Ayurveda treasures ghee for its ability to nourish the body, enhance digestion, and promote mental clarity.

Fun Facts About Ghee:

Ayurveda’s Perspective: Ghee is used in medicinal preparations, detox therapies, and daily nourishment. It balances Vata and Pitta doshas, making it ideal for grounding and cooling.
Ancient Romans & Ghee: While Romans primarily used olive oil, they did have clarified butter-like substances for cooking and medicinal purposes.
Longevity: Properly stored ghee can last years without refrigeration!

Want to make your own ghee at home?

Check out this step-by-step Ayurvedic guide: How to Make Ghee at Home:

🎁 Or watch this video to learn two ways of making ghee:

@Pat-a-Cake How to Make the Best Ghee at Home

https://shorturl.at/c1BDo

🎁 Shortcut, start from Step 3 at 6:46 and watch until 9:24 for the key process.

🕉️ Ayurveda Element: Mantra Repetition

Sri Vidya emphasizes mantras as a way to align with universal vibrations.

What is a Mantra?

A mantra is a sacred sound or phrase that carries vibrational energy. According to Soundarya Lahari book, each element is connected to a sound, which originates from Nada—the cosmic vibration. By chanting the sound, you connect with a specific vibration, like tuning your violin to the perfect tune that refin your mind!

Let’s start with a simple yet powerful sound: ‘AUM’—the base of the universe.

🔊 Let's do it together

Aum Mantra

Bija Mantra ‘A’ and Its Impact

Swami Rama taught that the bija mantra ‘A’ resonates with the Muladhara (Root) Chakra, stimulating the adrenal glands. It fosters stability, grounding, and inner strength—essential for maintaining motivation.

Bija Mantra ‘U’ and Its Impact

Swami Rama taught that the bija mantra ‘U’ resonates with the Svadhisthana (Sacral) Chakra, influencing the reproductive glands and fluidity of emotions. It fosters creativity, adaptability, and emotional balance, helping to cultivate flow and openness in life’s changes.

Bija Mantra ‘M’ and Its Impact

The bija mantra ‘M’ connects deeply with the Manipura (Solar Plexus) Chakra, activating the digestive system and adrenal functions. It strengthens willpower, self-confidence, and transformation, empowering inner strength and the fire needed for self-discipline and motivation.

Listen to Shree Swami Rama Lecture on Yoga Sutras, to know more:

https://shorturl.at/OTroN

✍️ Reflection: Write about your experience with mantra repetition in your journal

How does repetition affect your mind’s wandering thoughts?

Does it calm your inner dialogue or amplify awareness? Notice if your mind resists or embraces the rhythm.

What’s your favorite way to stay motivated?