Amani Biohacking CEO Club: Pioneering a paradigm shift in executive well-being

If you untangle the entrepreneur lexicon—words like performance, strategy, technology, innovation, systems, optimisation—and apply it to body, mind and spiritual wellness, the biohacking concept is revealed. Biohackers believe that the body is an algorithm that can be quantified, understood, fed, tracked and optimised. It has already gained some headlines with its association with famous founder CEOs: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey for his intermittent fasting and entrepreneur Bryan Johnson who spends US$2 million a year on his anti-ageing routine.

Yet, in Malaysia, biohacking remains a very small community within the time-strapped, hardworking circles of founders and business leaders. How many people at the top of the pyramid use performance, strategy, technology, innovation, systems, optimisation—everything deemed important for the success of a business—for their own well-being goals?

Yap shares,“I think that was the realisation I had when I was in Finland. I was wondering how I could bring peace or improve the quality of life in Malaysia?” And then she thought further, “How can I build the environment, the support system, and the community here?”

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In the middle of 2024, Yap will introduce advanced biohacking to Malaysia with Amani Biohacking CEO Club (Amani)—a 30,000 square feet, first-of-its-kind biohacking wellness centre in the country.  The centre will cover various biohacking aspects and proprietary transformation protocols that focus on optimising physical vitality, enhancing brain and mental health, and providing access to a thriving wellness community to foster enduring well-being.

“The name ‘Amani’ means peace in Swahili,” Yap shares, adding that her mission goes beyond providing a physical club for CEOs— it’s about cultivating a community, culture and movement. However, she realises that for genuine cultural change, it must start from the top, hence targeting founders, entrepreneurs, CEOs or those whom she describes as game-changers.

Yap says that Amani will be an exclusive club dedicated to CEOs and leaders, offering a one-stop destination for a full-body reset. Amani protocols will include personalised diagnosis from the world’s leading laboratories, a comprehensive evaluation that includes metabolic snapshots, gut microbiome assessment, multi-gene DNA analysis, among other reports.

“When I went to Finland, I had a realisation. As Asians, we actually deserve to have a better life. When we talk about superfoods, we have so much nature and resources here. But we’re not living the life we should be living because we are constantly hustling all the time.

“We should be living better lives with the superfoods that we have. They (the Europeans) don’t have these resources, yet they are talking about it, so why aren’t we? In Finland, they only have two to three months of sunlight, while we have year-long sunlight. It is one of the biohacking techniques. So why aren’t we leading better lives?”

Yap says that many CEOs may not prioritise health and wellness due to traditional business models that emphasise profit over people. “A lot of times, we are being programmed. Asians always feel [a sense of] scarcity, we tend to hustle thinking we’re not doing enough. That has been ingrained since young, but actually, in new circumstances, we have abundance,” Yap explains. “At Amani, our goal is to make wellness practices more accessible and practical for CEOs to reset themselves whenever they feel overwhelmed.”

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Yap shares that she is on a continuous journey of self-improvement through biohacking. “It is almost impossible to do so many hacks in a day since you have so many other things to do. But my sleep has already improved. Now I want to train my brain,” she says.

Yap’s own one-year biohacking journey has resulted in better productivity, increased resilience, reduced anxiety and improved energy, mental clarity, mood and physical stamina. “So, I’ve developed a morning routine that I love, which sets my day right, and a bedtime routine that has greatly improved my sleep,” says Yap. Her routine starts at 6am with 45 minutes of chanting and meditation on her balcony. Then, she gets her kids ready, goes to the gym, and takes a cold shower before work. In the evening, she finishes work around 4pm and follows a wind-down routine to relax her mind and body. This includes avoiding phone use, dimming lights, taking an Epsom salt bath, and either reading or journaling. Once a month, she does a “system reset”—a biohacking workshop involving breathwork, meditation and audio stimuli—to clear built-up anxiety and maintain her mental health.

This system reset will be specially crafted for Amani members and made available through collaborations with world-renowned biohacking experts once it’s opened. Other Amani biohacks will include neuro-sensory devices, breathwork, meditation, biochargers, electromagnetic devices, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, far infrared sauna, and medical-grade devices to improve physical and mental health. “I see many CEOs who excel in building businesses but sacrifice their physical health, mental well-being, and relationships for increased productivity. However, I believe that a healthy body, mind and soul are vital for long-term and sustainable business success.”

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