Hello everyone,

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a newsletter. First, I wish you a Happy New Year.

Starting this year, in addition to teaching yoga, fitness, and health management, I’ve committed to writing weekly. In the past, I started—then stopped—like many New Year’s resolutions. But 2026 will be different. Not because I have more time. Because I am choosing alignment.

This newsletter—The Awakened Context—is the platform where I will integrate everything I’ve studied, practiced, and lived: physiology, strength, healing, nervous system regulation, personal growth, and spiritual maturity.

Most people don’t fail because they aim too high.
They fail because they aim without awareness.

They set goals that look impressive—then wonder why the body resists, why discipline collapses, why life interferes.

But life isn’t interfering.
Life is revealing misalignment.

Without context, a goal becomes a wish with a deadline.

In 2026, I am not chasing outcomes. I am building alignment—between identity, nervous system capacity, daily habits, and long-term vision.

The Awakened Context exists because we don’t need more noise or motivation. We need integration.

Mind. Body. Spirit.
Inner clarity → outer action.

Welcome to Issue #1.

Going into 2025, I knew something had to change.

2023 and 2024 forced me to confront loss, uncertainty, and identity shifts. I realized I could no longer build my life on autopilot—pushing through, over-performing, pretending resilience meant suppression.

In 2025, I began studying manifestation and visualization work more seriously. But what truly shifted me wasn’t “positive thinking.” It was responsibility.

A mentor once said:

That statement removed blame.
It removed victimhood.
It returned authorship.

If I created this life—consciously or unconsciously—then I can redesign it.

1. I launched +3 Wellness
Move Well. Eat Well. Be Well.
I stopped preparing endlessly and stepped into leadership.

2. I completed 2.5 years of advanced exercise physiology and biomechanics education.
My coaching is no longer instinct alone—it is structured and evidence-informed.

3. I committed to serious writing.
I stopped consuming endlessly and started creating publicly.

Your 2026 goal will not be achieved unless you choose courage.

Courage is not intensity.
Courage is clarity.

Some goals fail because they were never truly yours.
They were borrowed—from culture, comparison, insecurity, or fear.

Manifestation is not magic.
It is congruence.

Awakening → Action → Alignment.

Identity is the engine.
The nervous system is the transmission.
Habits are the steering wheel.
Environment is the road.

If those systems are misaligned, the goal remains fantasy.

Before writing another goal list, answer this:

Choose one non-negotiable in each category:

Move Well:
Eat Well:
Be Well:

If you cannot hold the basics, you cannot hold the vision.

Gratitude is my foundation going into 2026.

For every student, every challenge, every lesson.
For education that sharpened me.
For healing that humbled me.

If you are reading this, you are part of this chapter.

Thank you for reading. If you need coaching help, I hope to hear from you about any thoughts or questions that you have. Write to me at [email protected] or subscribe to my newsletter

If this resonates:

Let’s stop repeating years.
Let’s design them.

Jordan
+3 Wellness
Move Well. Eat Well. Be Well.

The Awakened Context — inner clarity → outer action