Programme content · The heart of the system

Every module. Every exercise. Every ritual.

This is the programme — not the marketing. The actual modules delivered across twelve weeks, broken out by phase. Each card flips to reveal the deep contents — what is taught, what is practiced, what you walk away with.

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Pre-Phase · weeks 0–1

Paddle out · orientation

~2 weeks · framework + kits

Before Month 1 begins, you arrive in the language of the SYL System and the diagnostic kits arrive at your home. The point of Pre-Phase is to make Month 1 feel like a continuation, not a cold start.

Module 01 · Pre-Phase

Welcome & framework orientation

The whole map, in 90 minutes.

A guided walkthrough of the SYL System — the four life dimensions, the three phases, the SYL-Clock, the Inner Team rooms, and what to expect across twelve weeks. By the end, the language is yours.

format · video + cohort call~90 min
Module 01 · what's inside

Welcome & framework orientation

Content
  • Welcome video — the Programme Director walks you through the architecture (45 min)
  • The Four Life Dimensions — Health · Mindset · Relations · Career, with worked examples
  • The Three Phases — Pre · Diagnostic · Implementation, and why the order matters
  • The SYL-Clock — your starting position on the journey
  • Cohort kick-off call · 60 min · meet your cohort
What you walk away with
  • The full SYL vocabulary, fluent
  • A clear sense of what changes when
  • Your dashboard set up · cohort connected
Module 02 · Pre-Phase

Baseline capture

Document where you are now.

A sequence of validated questionnaires that capture your subjective baseline — ADHD presentation, sleep, recovery–stress, Sense of Coherence. By the end of week 1, your starting point is fully on paper.

format · self-administered~75 min total
Module 02 · what's inside

Baseline capture

Validated instruments
  • ASRS-v1.1 — Adult ADHD self-report scale
  • PSQI — Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
  • RESTQ-Sport — recovery–stress balance
  • SOC-13 — Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence
  • MEQ — Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire
Bonus mini-rituals
  • 10-min daylight walk · pre-9am
  • Pre-coffee glass of water
  • 3-minute morning sit (no phone)
Module 03 · Pre-Phase

Diagnostic kits dispatched

The hardware arrives at home.

Nordic Labs DNA Cor (genetic test), Biovis Prevent 360 / Maven Metabolomics, 24h HRV monitor (where applicable), and CGM (Boutique) shipped to your address. Clear instructions, video walkthroughs for each kit.

format · physical kits~3 weeks lab turnaround
Module 03 · what's inside

Diagnostic kits dispatched

Kits per tier
  • Diagnostic (CHF 690) — Nordic Labs DNA Cor saliva kit + Inflection Clock
  • Compass (CHF 990) — curriculum tier · diagnostics not bundled (add Diagnostic kit standalone)
  • Architect (CHF 1,990) — DNA Cor + 24h HRV (1-month flatrate) · Biovis / Maven / CGM available as add-ons
  • Boutique 1:1 (CHF 4,500+) — DNA Cor + Biovis + Maven + 24h HRV + 14-day CGM · full stack
Each kit comes with
  • Step-by-step video walkthrough
  • Pre-paid return packaging
  • Dashboard tracker for "kit out / lab in"
  • Vitareba contact for questions
Phase i. · weeks 2–4

Read the swell · diagnostic + 20% micro-change

3 weeks · measure & move in parallel

Diagnostics run in parallel with the first wave of micro-change at ~20% intensity across all four life dimensions. Multiple parallel wins from week one. By end of Phase i. you have the data and the early traction.

Module 04 · Diagnostic

The biomarker stack

The body, on paper.

Genetic test, blood panel (Biovis or Maven or both), HRV phenotyping, CGM. Lab data flows back over weeks 2–4. Vitareba's clinical team interprets every result.

output · clinical-grade panelreview with Vitareba
Module 04 · what's inside

The biomarker stack

Markers measured
  • Inflammation (hs-CRP, IL-6, ESR)
  • Methylation (homocysteine, folate, B12, methyl-B12)
  • Micronutrients · magnesium RBC · omega-3 index · vitamin D 25-OH + free
  • Hormones · cortisol curve · free testosterone · DHEA
  • Mitochondrial markers · organic acids · amino acids
  • Metabolic · HbA1c · fasting insulin · CGM 14-day variability
Output
  • Personalised PDF report · plain language
  • Vitareba clinical review · 60 min
  • Direct supplement & nutrition plan
Module 05 · Diagnostic

The PSI Diagnostic

Map your Inner Team.

Take the 8-question PSI assessment. Then a 90-minute live session with the Programme Director translates the result into your specific work for Phase ii. Which room (Achiever / Visionary / Protector / Doer) is overdeveloped, which is atrophied.

format · session with the Programme Director90 min
Module 05 · what's inside

The PSI Diagnostic — Inner Team mapping

Based on Julius Kuhl's PSI Theory
  • Personality Systems Interactions framework
  • Four mind-systems · Red Office (Achiever) · Yellow Library (Visionary) · Blue Lab (Protector) · Green Workshop (Doer)
  • Action vs State Orientation (HAKEMP-90)
Session output
  • Your dominant Inner Team room — named, mapped
  • The atrophied room you need to deliberately train
  • Concrete daily/weekly practices for the missing system
  • Personal mapping of "when am I in which room?"
Module 06 · Diagnostic

20% micro-change · Health

Body baseline rituals.

Three light habits introduced in Phase i. — no pressure, no perfectionism. Just enough movement to start data flowing back into your nervous system before Phase ii. arrives.

4 weeks · ~20% intensity3 daily habits
Module 06 · what's inside

20% micro-change · Health dimension

Three rituals
  • 5-min vagal breathing · pre-coffee · 4-7-8 pattern
  • 15-min daylight walk · pre-9am · phone in pocket
  • Hydration anchor · 500ml water before first food
What we're priming
  • Vagal tone (HRV substrate)
  • Circadian anchoring via morning light
  • Pre-loaded autonomic regulation before Phase ii. intensity
Module 07 · Diagnostic

20% micro-change · Mindset

Inner Team check-ins.

A 3-minute daily Inner Team check-in becomes habit. Three prompts, three minutes — slowly map "which room am I in right now?" Lays the ground for the deep PSI work that opens in Phase ii.

4 weeks · 3 min/dayjournal-based
Module 07 · what's inside

20% micro-change · Mindset dimension

The three daily prompts
  • Where am I right now? — name the dominant room
  • Where do I want to be? — name the room the situation needs
  • What's the smallest move? — one step toward that room
Materials
  • Inner Team prompt card · printable + dashboard
  • Weekly cohort group reflection
  • Optional voice-note alternative for ADHD-friendly capture
Module 08 · Diagnostic

20% micro-change · Relations

Protect one anchor.

One non-negotiable relational anchor protected — Sunday dinner, a weekly call, a phone-free hour with someone who matters. The relational fabric that the rest of the architecture rests on starts being defended.

4 weeks · 1 anchor/weekscreen-free
Module 08 · what's inside

20% micro-change · Relations dimension

The relational anchor
  • One non-negotiable, screen-free, weekly
  • Choose with intention — not the most convenient one
  • Communicate it · make it visible to the people involved
  • Protect it like you protect a board call
Why it matters here
  • Burnout repair without relational repair is performative
  • Relational anchors stabilise the autonomic nervous system
  • The ADHD operator over-recruits at the cost of relations · this corrects
Module 09 · Diagnostic

20% micro-change · Career

First AI capture experiment.

The first AI co-pilot habit lands in Phase i. — voice notes piped through ChatGPT structuring, output as action items. Two weeks of daily practice. The neurology meets its externalised executive function.

2 weeks · daily capturevoice-first AI
Module 09 · what's inside

20% micro-change · Career dimension

The voice-AI loop
  • Capture · voice memo while walking, driving, between meetings
  • Process · feed to ChatGPT/Claude · "structure this as a project plan"
  • Refine · 60-second review of the structured output
  • Action · top 3 items to your task manager
Templates provided
  • SYL prompt library · 12 ADHD-aware prompts
  • Privacy & safety hygiene guide
  • Setup video for Mac, iOS, Android
Phase ii. · weeks 5–12

Ride the wave · full implementation

8 weeks · calibrated to your data

Phase ii. is the full intensity arc, calibrated to the diagnostic data from Phase i. Biology, breath, Inner Team, AI co-pilot — synchronised across all four life dimensions. The four currents lock into one personal rhythm.

Module 10 · Implementation

Personalised biology plan

Supplements + nutrition, calibrated.

A bespoke supplement protocol built from your panel — dosed to the actual deficiencies, not generic. Plus the nutrition pattern that flattens your specific glucose curve, taken from CGM data (Boutique) or general principles.

format · written plan + check-insweeks 5–12
Module 10 · what's inside

Personalised biology plan

Typical components
  • Methylated B-complex · if homocysteine high
  • Omega-3 EPA/DHA · dosed to omega-3 index gap
  • Vitamin D + K2 · dosed to 25-OH level
  • Magnesium glycinate · pre-sleep · per RBC level
  • NAD+ precursor · per mitochondrial markers
  • Targeted micronutrients · per specific gaps
Nutrition pattern
  • CGM-led plate architecture (Boutique)
  • Glucose-stabilising meal sequencing
  • Protein-first morning protocol
  • Caffeine timing tied to cortisol curve
Module 11 · Implementation

VITAE breath protocol

Vagal tone, trained.

Three short daily protocols + one weekly long session. Designed to retrain vagal tone, deepen sleep architecture, and reset post-load recovery over 4–6 weeks. Delivered through VITAE — Breathe Better, Reset Stress, Recover Deeper.

3 × daily · 1 × weeklypartner-delivered
Module 11 · what's inside

VITAE breath protocol

Daily practices
  • Pre-meeting · 4-4-4-4 box breathing · 5 min
  • Pre-lunch · cyclic sigh × 8 · 2 min
  • Pre-sleep · 4-7-8 wind-down · 6 min
Weekly long session
  • Sundays · 45 min · guided breathwork + nervous-system reset
  • In-person at Vitareba (Boutique referral) · online for others
  • Tracks: HRV before/after · subjective state shift
Module 12 · Implementation

Inner Team deep work

Train the atrophied room.

PSI work moves from awareness to deliberate practice. Specific exercises per dominant mode — Visionary practice for Achiever-dominant, action-bridges for Visionary-dominant, safety work for Protector-dominant, Yellow-room sits for Doer-dominant.

weeks 7–10 · daily + weeklycohort-supported
Module 12 · what's inside

Inner Team deep work

Exercises by dominant room
  • Achiever (Red) → train Visionary · daily 10-min Yellow-room sit, weekly long-form writing without AI, Saturday integrative practice
  • Visionary (Yellow) → bridge to action · daily concrete commit-list, weekly embodied-practice (movement, breath), accountability anchor
  • Protector (Blue) → safety first · vagal protocol intensified, environment audit, supportive-relations focus before depth
  • Doer (Green) → build observer · daily 5-min stillness, weekly journal, deliberate decision-pause practice
Module 13 · Implementation

Custom personal-GPT stack

AI as a co-pilot you build.

Five custom GPTs built for your specific life — Strategy, Health, Inner Team, Recovery Coach, Decision. Trained on your context, your language, your dashboard. Phase 2 deliverable. The neurology gets a permanent externalised executive function.

weeks 8–10 · build sessionsCompass + Architect + Boutique
Module 13 · what's inside

Custom personal-GPT stack

The 5 GPTs (template + custom)
  • Strategy GPT — board decks, product narratives, OKR generation
  • Health GPT — your biomarker context · supplement timing · nutrition
  • Inner Team GPT — daily PSI-aware journaling companion
  • Recovery Coach GPT — tied to your HRV/sleep/CGM data
  • Decision GPT — structured around your specific deferred decisions
Setup
  • Build session 1 · architecture & prompts (90 min)
  • Build session 2 · context loading & testing (60 min)
  • Privacy & safety review with the SYL team
Module 14 · Implementation

Rituals, not routines

Sensory + dopamine-rich practice design.

The replacement-of-willpower module. We design sensory, dopamine-rich rituals that an ADHD nervous system can actually sustain — instead of the rigid routines that always fail by week three. Environment design replaces willpower.

weeks 6–94 ritual designs
Module 14 · what's inside

Rituals, not routines

Four ritual designs (one per dimension)
  • Health ritual — sensory-anchored morning protocol
  • Mindset ritual — dedicated thinking-walk practice
  • Relations ritual — weekly anchored connection
  • Career ritual — Friday 90-min integration block
Design principles
  • Sensory cue → behaviour → small dopamine reward
  • Environment redesign · not willpower
  • Built around your dominant Inner Team room
Module 15 · Implementation

Mid-programme review

Halfway: re-test, re-calibrate.

Week 8 — re-test selected biomarkers, re-score Flow/Threshold, review subjective shifts. Plan recalibration based on what's working and what isn't. Honest data, calibrated response. The plan adapts to you.

week 81:1 + cohort
Module 15 · what's inside

Mid-programme review

Re-tests
  • hs-CRP · omega-3 index · vitamin D · key markers
  • Flow Clock re-take
  • RESTQ recovery–stress re-take
  • Subjective Inner Team shift mapping
Output
  • Updated supplement & nutrition plan
  • Adjusted ritual stack (drop, keep, add)
  • Refocused Inner Team practice
  • Next 4 weeks personalised arc
Module 16 · Implementation

Synergetic phase transition

When the four currents lock in.

Around weeks 8–10, the four parallel rhythms lock into one coherent personal rhythm. The body, the mind, the relational anchor, the work — synchronise. Things that took effort start happening on their own. We notice it together.

weeks 8–10cohort + reflection
Module 16 · what's inside

Synergetic phase transition

What's actually happening
  • The four life dimensions stop competing for attention
  • Synchronisation produces a state shift (Haken's synergetics)
  • Subjective: "I am surfing rather than fighting"
  • Objective: HRV climbs · biomarkers move · sleep deepens
Cohort focus
  • Weekly group · "noticing the lock-in"
  • Buddy 1:1 check-in
  • Optional 1:1 with coach if a dip arrives
Module 17 · Implementation

The difficult week

It always comes. The work is to stay.

Around weeks 8–10, almost every cohort hits a dip. The system pushes back as new patterns settle. The cohort, the buddy, and the coach are most present here. Honest expectation: this is the week you almost quit. The protocol holds you.

weeks 9 (typically)full cohort support
Module 17 · what's inside

The difficult week

What we do
  • Dedicated cohort group call · "navigating the dip"
  • Buddy 1:1 mandated · accountability check
  • Optional 1:1 with your coach (Architect/Boutique)
  • Reduce supplement load by 20% if needed
  • Increase recovery (more sleep, more breath, more walks)
What we hold
  • The expectation: dip is normal · not failure
  • The frame: nervous system recalibrating
  • The fact: you stayed
Carry-over · weeks 11–12+

Architecture beyond the cohort

final 2 weeks + life beyond

The work shifts from "do the protocol" to "build the architecture that holds the protocol once the cohort ends." Personal AI stack finalised, annual rhythm mapped, quarterly check-ins booked. You don't just leave with a programme — you leave with a system.

Module 18 · Carry-over

Carry-over architecture

Build what holds after we leave.

Annual rhythm calendar. Quarterly biomarker check-ins. Auto-tracking via your AI stack. Buddy continuity setup. By week 12 you have an architecture designed to hold the work long after the cohort ends.

weeks 11–121:1 design session
Module 18 · what's inside

Carry-over architecture

What gets designed
  • Annual personal-rhythm calendar (training/rest cycles)
  • Quarterly biomarker re-test schedule
  • Quarterly self-review template (PSI · Flow · Threshold)
  • Auto-tracking dashboard via your custom GPT stack
  • Buddy continuity plan (monthly check-in cadence)
What you walk away with
  • A personal "operating manual" PDF
  • Calendar entries already booked
  • Templates wired into your tools
Module 19 · Carry-over

Final review & close

The numbers, twelve weeks later.

Final biomarker re-test. Final Flow / Threshold / PSI scores. Cohort celebration call — what shifted, what's unfinished, what's next. The cohort closes. The buddy system, the AI stack, and the architecture continue.

week 12group + 1:1 close
Module 19 · what's inside

Final review & cohort close

Final assessments
  • Biomarker re-test · same panel as Phase i.
  • Flow Clock · Threshold Clock · PSI re-takes
  • Subjective shift narrative (recorded)
Cohort close
  • 90-min group celebration call
  • Each cohort member shares one shift & one open thread
  • Alumni community access opens
  • Reunion event invitation (annual · Zürich)
Module 20 · Carry-over

Optional retreat

Switzerland or Portugal · embodied close.

First 12 enrolled per cohort get 10% off the optional retreat. 3 days at Wàioma Bay (Swiss alps) or 5 days in Costa da Caparica (Portugal). Where the framework moves from screen to body, in the salt and the air.

optional add-on3 or 5 days
Module 20 · what's inside

The optional retreat

Switzerland · 3 days · Wàioma Bay
  • Wavegarden + alpine setting
  • Surf practice · cohort group integration · Vitareba in-person
  • For the cohort that wants intensive close in fewer days
Portugal · 5 days · Costa da Caparica
  • Atlantic coast · daily surf, breath, somatic work
  • Deeper unwind, longer arc, ocean temperatures
  • For the cohort that wants the deeper version
Module 21 · Carry-over

SYL alumni community

Life beyond the cohort.

After the cohort, you join the SYL alumni network. Quarterly virtual reunions, an annual in-person reunion in Zürich, a private community channel. The architecture doesn't end — it just changes shape.

ongoing · post week 12community access
Module 21 · what's inside

SYL alumni community

What's included for life
  • Private alumni channel (Slack-based)
  • Quarterly virtual reunion calls (90 min)
  • Annual in-person reunion · Zürich · 1 day
  • Continued access to SYL Longevity Lounge (Zürich-based alumni)
  • Discounted re-tests of diagnostic stack
For Boutique alumni
  • Quarterly Programme Director sessions continue (paid retainer)
  • Continued referral access to Vitareba (partner clinic)
  • Boutique dinners · Zürich · quarterly
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