My Now | Aug 25 | From Dharamshala (Monsoon)
- Abhinav Rai
- Aug 25
- 3 min read
👸 Athena (Bamboo) is here!
We got blessed with a baby girl - Athena on August 9th. I deeply fell in love with her the minute I held her..
I'm learning the language of a newborn, discovering what different sounds mean (NEH = hungry, EHE = needs burping, HEH = discomfort). Every day I fall deeper in love with this little soul. Han and I are navigating the beautiful chaos of new parenthood together, supported by family and learning to trust our instincts over everyone else's "rules" about raising babies. Athena gets us so much and this Manifestor is not afraid of any changes.
📚 Han's book is live!
Han wrote Mindful Pregnancy book and it is published. Adding it on Amazon. I'm so proud of her work - it's genuinely incredible.
📱 WhatsHappening Evolution
Building my journaling app with authentic energy rather than force.
Currently making: Breathworks module (There will be downshift and upshift exercises - Breathworks is a bottom up way while journaling is a top down way to prime self)
Next features: Song creation, Letter writing, Text interface improvements, Notifications
After that: Paywall and distribution channels (thinking Lifetime plans initially!)
When I feel called to code, I code. When I don't, I trust that timing.
🧘♂️ Living as a Manifesting Generator
Recently discovered I'm a Manifesting Generator in Human Design, and it's changed everything. My strategy: live honestly, do good work, trust the universe for inbound opportunities. All the best things in my life - meeting Han, Athena, my business partners (Rob, Luke, Sean), my co-founders (Abhishek), all my close friends now, etc - came through following my curiosity and gut, not cold outreach or forcing outcomes or networking events!
🌊 Exploring Consciousness
Diving deep into connecting quantum physics with spirituality, wave function collapse, and the observer effect. Fascinated by how consciousness shapes reality. These aren't just intellectual pursuits - they're tools for living more authentically and understanding the magic I see everywhere.
🌍 Thinking about moving
Currently dealing with landlord tensions in Dharamshala while waiting to move from ground floor to the top floor of our house. The rooftop has become my sanctuary - where I can see huge mountains, rivers, clouds, and eagles floating on wind currents. It's where I journal, breathe, and remember to surrender like those eagles who trust the wind completely.
Probably DaNang or Nha Trang. Have to figure out few things like Athena's passport and my spouse visa in Vietnam. I miss Vietnam. New food, new place. We settled on 15th Feb, 2025 and that was a good long. Probably in middle of next year. Can be early too - let's see!
Though Dharamshala had been beautiful but the inner safety feeling in my current house with our landlord is a little compromised. These are the cues of Universe I hear.
🚁 Really thinking of getting a DJI Neo drone
Slowing the impulse down and if it still sticks, will get it. Though will be a little dent in the monthly budget but the kid in me will be really happy.
💰 Want to break even monetary!
Both me and Han are currently living off of savings for past 15 months. The safety net is still there but is getting lower and one part of me is feeling little unsafe as money = safety for me & my loved ones.
Making money without compromising the ethics and values I made to live comes with huge trust and it is there but at times, the fear comes.
What I'm NOT Doing
Forcing any business development or marketing
Compromising my values for convenience
Engaging with people whose energy feels closed or judgmental
Rushing any major decisions about where to live or work
Current Challenges I'm Working Through
Finding balance between supporting Han postpartum and maintaining my own practices
Processing anger about boundary violations while choosing forgiveness
Learning when to surrender vs. when to take aligned action
Managing expenses as a new parent without regular income (trusting my invisible karma)
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