This blog post is based on insights from Shivangi Desai’s YouTube video: “5 Secrets to Stop or Delay Your Age (From Dr. Deepak Chopra’s Ageless Body, Timeless Mind)”.
Want to know why some 60-year-olds run marathons while some 30-year-olds struggle to climb stairs? The answer isn’t in your birth certificate—it’s in your mindset. According to renowned health coach Shivangi Desai, 99% of physical decline has nothing to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated. The real culprit? Your psychological age.
This blog post reveals five powerful secrets borrowed from Dr. Deepak Chopra’s groundbreaking book Ageless Body, Timeless Mind—strategies that could help you turn back the clock from the inside out. If you’ve been searching for real, actionable ways to reverse aging and feel vibrant at any stage of life, you’re in the right place.
The Three Types of Age (And Only One Actually Matters)
Before diving into the secrets, you need to understand something that might flip everything you know about getting older. Shivangi breaks down age into three distinct categories:
- Chronological Age
This is the easy one—it’s just the number of years you’ve been alive. If you were born in 1967 and it’s 2024, your chronological age is 57. But here’s the kicker: this number means almost nothing for your health.
- Biological Age
This measures how old your body actually functions. Cristiano Ronaldo’s body, for example, performs like he’s 35 despite being older chronologically. Your biological age can be younger or older than your chronological age, depending on your lifestyle, diet, and exercise habits.
- Psychological Age
This is the game-changer. Psychological age means how old or young you feel and think. As Shivangi explains, “Some people are young, but they have become old from here”—pointing to her mind. Meanwhile, an 80-year-old with a creative, curious mindset remains truly young.
The Bottom Line: Your psychological age directly controls your biological age. Change your mind, and your body follows.
Secret #1: Live in the Present Moment to Reverse Aging
“The more you live in the past and the future, the more you increase your aging. The more you live in the present, the more you will be young.” —Shivangi Desai, timestamp approx.
This first secret sounds simple, but it’s the foundation of everything else. Your body doesn’t age because of time passing—it ages because of stress, and stress only exists when you’re living outside the present moment.
Why the Present Moment Is Your Anti-Aging Weapon
Every second, millions of reactions happen in your body. When you’re stressed about a past argument or anxious about tomorrow’s meeting, your body can’t tell the difference between real danger and imagined danger. It releases the same stress hormones, inflames your cells, and accelerates aging.
Shivangi shares a mind-blowing insight: “An aging cell is nothing but a proof that that cell has forgotten what it is like to be young. But if it is reminded again, that aging cell can also be young again.”
How to Practice Present-Moment Awareness
You don’t need to become a monk to master this. Here are practical ways to anchor yourself in the now:
- Breath Focus: Close your eyes for 60 seconds and notice your breathing. Feel the air entering and leaving. That’s it. That’s meditation.
- Mindful Activities: When washing dishes, just wash dishes. Feel the water, smell the soap. When playing with your child, just play. No phone, no mental to-do lists.
- Gratitude Check-Ins: Throughout the day, pause and think: “I am alive. I am here. I am grateful.”
For example, imagine you’re sitting in a meeting but mentally rehearsing a fight you had with your spouse this morning. Your body is tense, your cortisol is spiking, and you’re aging yourself—though nothing stressful is actually happening right now. The moment you bring your attention back to the present conversation, your body begins to recover.
Secret #2: Master Your Response to Life’s Experiences
“The things, situations or people you are getting, you cannot control them. But you can control your response. And when it is positive, the body will remain young.” —Shivangi Desai, timestamp approx.
This secret is about taking your power back. You can’t stop bad things from happening, but you can stop them from aging you.
The Experience-Response Connection
Every experience you have creates a physical imprint on your body—but not the experience itself. It’s your response that matters. Shivangi explains: “Whatever experiences we have with everyone, we store that experience somewhere in our body… the reaction you give in front of that experience means we create our body.”
Real-Life Example: The Car Accident Scenario
For example, two people get into identical car accidents.
Person A replays the crash for years. Every time they think about it, their heart races, their muscles tighten, and their body floods with stress hormones. The accident happened once, but they’re living it daily. This repeated stress response damages their body far more than the actual event.
Person B processes what happened, learns from it, and moves on. They choose not to carry the memory as active stress. Their body returns to baseline peace, preserving their youthfulness.
The accident was the same. The responses—and the aging effects—were completely different.
Pro Tip: Start noticing your response patterns. When someone insults you, do you carry it for five years or let it go in five minutes? The shorter the emotional half-life, the younger you stay.
Secret #3: Believe You Are Already Healthy
| “If you want to keep any person alive, you give him anything, why not give him magical medicine, he will not be able to live until this word leaves his life. And that is belief.” |
This might be the most controversial yet most powerful secret. Your belief system directly impacts your biology.
The Power of Belief in Healing
Shivangi works with many patients facing serious conditions like cancer or heart disease. The worst thing she observes? “Their desire to live goes away. Because they feel like nothing can happen to me now.”
No treatment—no matter how advanced—works if the patient has already given up mentally. Conversely, people who maintain fierce belief in their recovery often defy medical odds.
Practical Example: The Retirement Trap
For example, research shows that many people die prematurely after retirement. Why? It’s not physical—it’s psychological. Retirement sends the message: “My useful days are over.” The person mentally checks out, and the body follows.
Shivangi shares: “Early retirement means death. When a person takes retirement, there are chances in his mind that he will give this message that my useful days, the working days, have gone… he is just waiting in a way that when will the call of death come.”
Action Step: Every morning, look in the mirror and say: “I am getting younger and fitter every day.” Even if it feels like a lie, you’re reprogramming your psychological age, which in turn reduces your biological age.
When someone asks your age, Shivangi recommends stating whatever age you feel. She says she’s “18 years old” because that’s her psychological age. This isn’t denial—it’s strategic mindset work.
Secret #4: Embrace Flexibility in Mind and Action
| “People who are very rigid, they are blocked… Whenever a person is like this, it means that his age can increase more than necessary because he does not change with time.” |
Flexibility isn’t just about touching your toes—it’s about adapting to life’s currents without breaking.
Why Rigidity Accelerates Aging
Imagine a rigid tree in a storm. It won’t bend, so it snaps. Now picture a flexible tree that bends with the wind and springs back when the storm passes. Which tree survives?
Your mind works the same way. People who insist “it has to be this way” or “I only like things done perfectly” create constant internal resistance. This resistance manifests as stress, tension, and accelerated aging.
How to Cultivate Mental Flexibility
| Rigid Mindset | Flexible Mindset |
| “I only eat these 5 foods.” | “I’ll try new healthy foods.” |
| “Red gifts are wrong.” | “Any gift is thoughtful.” |
| “People must behave like me.” | “Everyone has their own journey.” |
| “Change is bad.” | “Change is growth.” |
For example, you’re planning a family dinner but someone suggests a different restaurant. A rigid response: “No, I already decided. This is ruined.” A flexible response: “Sure, let’s try something new!” The first response spikes your blood pressure and stress hormones. The second keeps you youthful and open.
Shivangi references Lord Krishna, who adapted his communication style to whoever he spoke with—like water taking the shape of its vessel. When you become adaptable, you stop fighting life and start flowing with it. This flow state is where youth lives.
Secret #5: Stay Active and Never Stop Learning
| “People do not grow old, but when they stop growing, they grow old. When you stop learning, stop growing your life, including physical body, mental, emotional body, then our age increases.” |
This final secret combines physical movement with mental expansion. Both are non-negotiable for reversing aging.
The “Use It or Lose It” Rule
Your body is designed for motion. When you sit for hours daily, your muscles atrophy, bones weaken, and metabolism slows. Shivangi emphasizes: “Use it or lose it.” We stopped using our tails, and now we don’t have them. Stop using your body, and it fades away.
How Continuous Learning Keeps You Young
Learning creates new neural pathways. It keeps your brain plastic, adaptable, and young. More importantly, it gives you a reason to wake up excited—a key factor in longevity.
For example, a 60-year-old who starts learning guitar, studies a new language, or takes up dancing doesn’t just gain a skill. They send a powerful message to every cell: “I’m still growing.” This belief alone can shave decades off their biological age.
Action Plan:
- Move every hour (stretch, walk, dance)
- Learn one new thing weekly (a recipe, a fact, a skill)
- Challenge your body regularly (try a new exercise class, hike a harder trail)
Shivangi’s programs focus on exactly this: combining exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle changes to help people “leave your age even 30 years behind.” A 60-year-old who commits can feel 30 again. It’s not magic—it’s consistent action plus belief.
Frequently Asked Questions[FAQ]
Q.1. Can meditation really reverse aging, or is that just spiritual talk?
Ans. Meditation reverses aging by reducing cortisol and inflammation—two major drivers of physical decline. Studies show regular meditators have longer telomeres (the protective caps on DNA that shrink with age). It’s both spiritual and scientific. Even 10 minutes daily makes a measurable difference in biological age markers.
Q.2. What’s the difference between biological age and psychological age?
Ans. Biological age measures how your cells, organs, and systems function compared to average standards. Psychological age is your mindset—how young you feel, think, and behave. Your psychological age is the controller; it directly influences your biological age through stress hormones, lifestyle choices, and healing capacity.
Q.3. How long does it take to see results from these practices?
Ans. You’ll feel mental shifts within days—less stress, better sleep, more energy. Physical changes like improved skin, weight loss, or muscle gain typically appear in 4-8 weeks. The key is consistency. Your cells regenerate constantly; every 7 years you have a mostly new body. Start now, and you’re literally building a younger body.
Q.4. Can belief alone cure serious diseases?
Ans. Belief doesn’t replace medical treatment, but it dramatically affects outcomes. Dr. Deepak Chopra and Shivangi both emphasize that belief activates your body’s innate healing mechanisms. A patient who believes in recovery is more likely to follow treatment, maintain hope (which reduces stress), and experience better results. Think of belief as the fuel that makes all other treatments work better.
Q.5. Is it too late to start these practices if I’m already 60 or 70?
Ans. It’s never too late. Studies on 90-year-olds show that starting exercise and meditation at any age improves mobility, cognition, and lifespan. Your cells respond to today’s choices, not yesterday’s age. One 80-year-old in Shivangi’s community began meditating and walking daily—within months, his doctor reduced his medications and his energy soared.
Your Daily Youth Formula: Put It All Together
Ready to stop aging in its tracks? Here’s your simple daily practice:
- Morning: Upon waking, say aloud: “I am getting younger and fitter every day.” Believe it.
- Throughout the Day: Ask yourself, “Am I present right now?” If not, gently return to the moment.
- When Stressed: Pause and choose your response. Will you carry this for years or release it in seconds?
- Daily Movement: Walk, stretch, dance—just don’t sit still for hours.
- Nightly Learning: Spend 15 minutes learning something new before bed.
Remember: You don’t age because you get older. You age because you stop growing. Keep learning, keep moving, keep believing.
Conclusion: Age Is Just a Number—Your Mind Is the Real Clock
The secret to reverse aging isn’t found in expensive creams or miracle pills. It’s in the five principles Shivangi Desai learned from Dr. Deepak Chopra: live present, master your responses, believe in your health, stay flexible, and never stop learning. These aren’t just feel-good ideas—they’re biological commands that tell your cells to stay young.
Your chronological age is just a date on the calendar. Your biological age is a reflection of your daily choices. But your psychological age? That’s your fountain of youth, and you control the tap.
What’s one small change you’ll make today to feel younger? Share in the comments—I’d love to hear your commitment!
Credits & Resources
This blog post is based on insights from Shivangi Desai’s YouTube video: “5 Secrets to Stop or Delay Your Age (From Dr. Deepak Chopra’s Ageless Body, Timeless Mind)”. Shivangi is an award-winning health and nutrition coach and founder of the Fit Bharat Mission. For more practical health guidance, search for her channel and explore her meditation videos and wellness programs.
Special thanks to Dr. Deepak Chopra for pioneering the mind-body connection research that makes these strategies possible.
