Ravi Mishra
Author, Zen student, entrepreneur, product consultant, activist, and human.
Hi! I'm Ravi Baikei Mishra. I'm a writer, entrepreneur, Zen student, and avid rollerblader living in San Francisco. Check out my book, Vow of Aliveness. I also work as a product management consultant and would love to help your team better understand your customers, find product market fit, or grow your reach. Finally, I offer pay-what-you-wish energy healing, virtually or in-person in the Bay Area.
Check out my first book: Vow of Aliveness
How do we stay alive in a world designed to keep us distracted, numb, and consuming?
In "Vow of Aliveness," Ravi Mishra explores how our modern, "default world" disconnects us from our intrinsic vitality through distraction, busyness, and validation-seeking. Growing up in Silicon Valley, Mishra embarked on an entrepreneurial path before college graduation. When his startup failed, a series of chance encounters led him on a transformative journey – from meditation retreats in the Himalayas to protest movements in Egypt, from Burning Man to a Zen Buddhist monastery where he now spends a month each year.
Drawing on nearly two decades of Zen practice, he shares stories of resisting disconnection by embracing what makes us come alive. Through modern frameworks and practical rituals, "Vow of Aliveness" lays out a vision for how we can learn to trust the whispers of our Inner World – and follow them to a life beyond.