Welcome to Ayika.
Ayika is designed to help you plan your work and life in alignment with your natural energy patterns throughout the month.
Rather than filling your calendar with medical or biological terminology, Ayika uses five productivity-focused modes that correspond to different phases of the menstrual cycle.
The goal is simple: to help you understand your energy, plan more intentionally, and work with your body rather than against it.
Why Two Names?
Ayika uses productivity-focused mode names to make cycle awareness easier to integrate into everyday life and work.
Each Ayika Mode corresponds to a biological phase of the menstrual cycle, helping you connect what's happening in your body with how you plan your time, energy, and commitments.
Think of the modes as energy signals, not rules.
You don't need to follow them perfectly. They are simply prompts to help you make more informed decisions about your workload, meetings, and priorities.
🌀 Ayika Reset | Menstruation
Theme: Rest, recovery, reflection
This mode typically aligns with your menstrual phase (your period).
Many women experience lower energy, a greater need for rest, and a desire to slow down during this phase. While society often encourages us to keep pushing, this can be a valuable time for reflection, planning, and creating space.
Best suited for:
Planning and reflection
Administration
Journaling
Learning and research
Gentle movement
Reviewing priorities
Consider protecting time from:
Overloaded schedules
Back-to-back meetings
Unnecessary pressure
Ask yourself:
"What can I simplify this week?"
🌱 Ayika Create | Follicular Phase
Theme: Ideas, growth, momentum
This mode typically aligns with the follicular phase, which begins after your period.
As hormone levels begin to rise, many women experience increased energy, optimism, curiosity, and creativity. This is often a great time to explore new ideas and start new projects.
Best suited for:
Brainstorming
Strategic thinking
Project planning
Learning new skills
Creative work
Problem solving
Consider using this time for:
Innovation
Experimentation
Goal setting
Building momentum
Ask yourself:
"What do I want to create next?"
✨ Ayika Show | Ovulation
Theme: Visibility, influence, connection
This mode typically aligns with ovulation.
Many women report feeling more confident, communicative, energetic, and socially engaged during this phase. It can be an excellent time for visibility, collaboration, and activities that require you to be seen and heard.
Best suited for:
Presentations
Workshops
Networking
Interviews
Sales conversations
Team meetings
Important stakeholder discussions
Consider scheduling:
High-visibility activities
Collaborative work
Public speaking
Relationship building
Ask yourself:
"Where do I need to be seen or heard?"
🎯 Ayika Focus | Early Luteal Phase
Theme: Execution, productivity, delivery
This mode typically aligns with the first part of the luteal phase.
Energy can still be strong, but often becomes more focused and task-oriented. Many women find it easier to concentrate, organise, and follow through during this stage.
Best suited for:
Deep work
Project delivery
Writing
Analysis
Operational work
Task completion
Consider using this time for:
Finishing projects
Tackling complex work
Building consistency
Delivering results
Ask yourself:
"What needs to get done?"
🌙 Ayika Rest | Late Luteal Phase
Theme: Completion, boundaries, restoration
This mode typically aligns with the later part of the luteal phase, just before your next period begins.
Many women notice a stronger desire to slow down, turn inward, and conserve energy during this phase. It can also be a powerful time for reviewing, editing, refining, and preparing for a new cycle.
Best suited for:
Wrapping up projects
Reviewing work
Editing and refining
Planning ahead
Boundary setting
Recovery and self-care
Consider reducing:
Unnecessary commitments
Additional workload
Energy-draining activities
This may be a good time to:
Schedule fewer meetings
Build in recovery time
Complete outstanding tasks
Prepare for your upcoming Reset phase
Ask yourself:
"What can I complete, release, or prepare for next?"
A Note on Flexibility
Every woman is different.
Your cycle may not look exactly like the descriptions above, and your energy may vary from month to month.
Ayika is not designed to tell you what you can or cannot do. It simply provides guidance that helps you work with your natural rhythms rather than against them.
Some of your best presentations may happen during Reset.
Some of your most creative ideas may arrive during Rest.
That's completely normal.
Use Ayika as a guide, not a rulebook.
What You'll See in Your Calendar
Ayika adds the following modes directly to your calendar:
Ayika | Reset (Menstration)
Ayika | Create (Follicular Phase)
Ayika | Show (Ovulation)
Ayika | Focus (Early Luteal Phase)
Ayika | Rest (Late Luteal Phase)
Now you know what they mean 😉
The goal is simple:
Less powering through. More working with yourself.
