Commit to 120 Days of Spiritual Practice

A spiritual practice is any intentional activity that connects you to the Highest Power—God, Source, Spirit, Consciousness, the Divine, or your Word for it. This could take as little as 5 minutes a day.

It's not about what you do, but why and how you do it. The intention is to cultivate presence, attune to something greater than your individual self, and create space for the sacred in your daily life. 

Examples of spiritual practices:

• Meditation or contemplative prayer — sitting in silence, centering prayer, mindfulness meditation, loving-kindness practice 
• Movement practices — yoga, qigong, tai chi, walking meditation, dance as prayer 
• Breathwork — pranayama, box breathing, conscious connected breathing 
• Journaling or reflective writing — morning pages, gratitude practice, dialogue with your Higher Self 
• Creative practice — art, music, poetry as meditation and offering 
• Nature immersion — sitting with a tree, walking barefoot, tending a garden with intention 
• Sacred reading — lectio divina, studying wisdom texts, contemplative reading 
• Ritual — lighting a candle, creating an altar, seasonal ceremonies 
• Service — acts of kindness and compassion as spiritual practice 

Your practice is yours to define. What matters is that it connects you to the sacred and that you show up for it daily.

120 days is the length of Quest season—in our annual Solar Story, we go from 

• The New Approach stage at spring equinox (March 20) through 
• The Crucible stage at mid-spring (May 1) and 
• The Reward stage at summer solstice (June 20) 
• into The Final Exam stage (August 1), the traditional time of first harvest in Celtic tradition.

This is the season of action, courage, and disciplined practice in the heroic journey. The season where we do the thing our soul is calling us to do.

From a habit-formation perspective:

Research shows it takes anywhere from 18 to 254 days to form a new habit, with an average of 66 days. 120 days gives you:

• Time to move through initial resistance (the first 21-30 days)
• Time to build momentum (days 30-60)
• Time to integrate the practice into your identity (days 60-90)
• Time to experience transformation (days 90-120)

120 days is long enough to:

• Build a sustainable habit that lasts beyond the challenge
• Move through multiple cycles of resistance and breakthrough
• Experience real shifts in your consciousness and daily life
• Harvest the fruits of your devotion

The kundalini yoga traditions states that 120 days of consistent practice will permanently integrate a new pattern in your psyche.

It's not so long that it feels impossible, but long enough that it requires genuine commitment.

This is your spiritual training ground.

Your tracker doesn't need to be completely full to count. The invitation is honest self-reflection, not perfect performance.

Life happens. The goal is not perfection—it's building the muscle of commitment and return.

There are actually 122 days between April 1 and August 1, which gives you a couple of built-in grace days. But even if you miss more than that, you're still in the challenge. What matters is that you keep showing up, keep tracking (even the misses), and keep learning. 

Progress over perfection. 

If you miss a day:

1. Don't quit. One missed day doesn't erase your progress. 
2. Start again the next day. The practice is showing up again after you've fallen away. 
3. Track it anyway. Mark the day you missed on your tracker—the gaps are data. 
4. Reflect on what happened at the end of the month. What did you learn?

The gaps can be just as valuable as the filled-in days—especially when you bring them to your monthly reflection log. 

Yes. All faith traditions are welcome.

The MVP Challenge is interfaith and honors all paths to the Highest Power. Your daily practice can be rooted in your specific religious tradition: Christian prayer, Islamic salah, Jewish davening, Buddhist meditation, Hindu puja, or any other devotional practice from your lineage.

We're not asking you to adopt a new tradition or practice outside your faith. We're simply providing a container—accountability, tracking tools, reflection prompts, community support—to help you deepen your existing practice.

Many religious practitioners struggle with consistency even when they deeply value their tradition. This challenge can help you build the daily discipline your faith calls you to.

All we ask is that you:

• Respect that others may practice differently
• Honor the diversity of paths within the community (if you engage in the optional discussion thread)
• Recognize that we're all seeking connection to the same Source, even if we use different names and practices

Your tradition is sacred. This challenge is here to support it, not replace it.

Yes. You don't need to be part of any religion to participate.

The MVP Challenge is non-denominational and welcomes secular, spiritual-but-not-religious, and agnostic practitioners.

Your daily practice doesn't have to invoke any specific religious concept. It can be:

• Meditation (secular mindfulness)
• Breathwork (physiological + psychological practice)
• Journaling (self-reflection and awareness)
• Movement (embodied presence)
• Nature immersion (connection to the living world)
• Creative practice (flow state and meaning-making)
• Any practice that connects you to something larger than your individual ego

We use language like "the Highest Power," "Source," or "the Divine" to honor that there's something greater than our small selves—whether you call that consciousness, the unified field, nature, love, mystery, or simply "that which is greater."

You get to define what that means for you.

The commitment is to daily practice that helps you:

• Be more present
• Cultivate inner peace
• Connect to purpose and meaning
• Show up with more clarity and compassion

No religious belief required. Just a willingness to practice.

The challenge officially begins April 1st. If you join late (after April 1), you can still participate—you'll just complete your 120 days after August 1st.

For example:

• If you start April 15, your 120 days will end around August 15
• If you start May 1, your 120 days will end around September 1

You'll still receive:

• Access to the course and materials
• Practice tracker and reflection prompts
• Optional community thread
• Bonus Lion's Gate meditation (if you submit monthly trackers)

The collective energy of the Quest season container (April 1 - August 1) is powerful—there's something about beginning together, moving through the season together, and harvesting together. But if you need to start late, you're still welcome.

Better to start late than not at all.

The Lion's Gate is an annual cosmic alignment that occurs around August 8th (8/8) when:

• The Sun is in Leo (the Lion)
• The star Sirius (the brightest star in our sky, associated with ancient Egyptian spirituality and the "Spiritual Sun") rises and aligns with Orion's belt and the pyramids of Giza
• Earth is positioned between Sirius and the Galactic Center

In astrology and esoteric traditions, this is considered a powerful portal for:

• Manifestation and materialization
• Activation of personal power and leadership (Leo energy)
• Downloads of higher consciousness
• Integration and anchoring of spiritual growth

The Lion's Gate empowerment is a bonus offering for MVP Challenge participants who submit their practice tracker and monthly reflection logs (answer 3 questions) at the end of each month (April, May, June, July).

(Remember: your tracker doesn't need to be completely full each month. We're not grading you on perfect attendance; we're honoring your commitment to the practice and the self-reflection process.).

Why we're offering it:

By August 8th, you'll be completing your 120 days of practice. The Lion's Gate portal is an ideal time to:

• Integrate what you've cultivated through 4 months of daily practice
• Anchor your commitment as you complete the challenge
• Set intentions for how this practice continues beyond the 120 days
• Receive an energetic empowerment for the work you've done

You don't need to "believe in" cosmic portals to benefit from the meditation. Think of it as a symbolic threshold—a moment to pause, reflect, and honor your commitment as you complete your 120 days.

It's our way of celebrating you for showing up, day after day, for yourself and the sacred.

Note for Luminaries members:
The Luminaries (our advanced program in the mystical arts) have access to all four Avatar Gate portal meditations throughout the year, not just the Lion's Gate. This includes the Angel Gate (Aquarius/winter), Bull Gate(Taurus/spring), Lion Gate (Leo/summer), and Eagle Gate (Scorpio/fall).