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Brahma Muhurta or the 5 Am Club

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For generations the Vedic knowledge of waking up at Brahma Muhurta, roughly an hour predawn, has been passed on to Indians. I remember my parents always mentioning to sleep early and wake up before sunrise. If you study during Brahma Muhurta, you will remember much better. It is the ideal time where the universal energies are at balance. This calm state will help you accelerate your spiritual and creative growth.

Recently, I stumbled upon a book, The 5 AM club by Robin Sharma. Of course, it got my attention, and it rekindled the teachings of my parents.  

To be honest, I have always been an early riser. Waking up by sunrise or just before that is still a routine to ensure I reach office on time, get Vivaann ready for school. However, waking up at 5 AM every single day is taking it a notch higher.  This is something which needs to be cultivated as a habit. I need to schedule my sleep early to get up at 5 AM.

Immediate question that comes to my mind is what will I do every day with this one hour which I aim to carve out in my day? The book gave me two tools:

(a) Rule of 20/20/20 – Divide the 60 minutes into 20-minute intervals. My version is 20 min – pranayama and meditation, 20 min – aerobic exercise, and 20 min – organising or creativity.

(b) Rule of 90/90/1 – for the next 90 days, I need to invest my first 90 minutes of the day on the single most goal I want to achieve.

Let the journey of cultivating a new habit begin! The Brahma Muhurta or the 5 AM club, seeing through this new habit will surely reap benefits. As a parent, I am aware, observational learning is the first step to help my child explore this potential.

 

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