In this blog post, I’m sharing a reflection on the energetic themes of 2025 and what is unfolding as we move into 2026. I’ll offer insight into how to consciously prepare for the year ahead, alongside the life and business lessons this past year has taught me. This is both a personal review and an energetic orientation for the new cycle we are about to enter.
2025, according to numerology, was a Year 9 — a time of completion, release, and closing cycles. while also highlighting themes of physical health, courage, healing, conflicts, destruction, traumas, inheritance, property and real estate, as well as pressing environmental issues — all corresponding to the astrological influence of the planet Mars (it’s fiery, assertive energy often manifests in the environmental discourse through natural forces, such as heat, wildfires, and destructive storms, as well as human-driven conflicts over resources and land).
Many experienced this year as a period of inner turbulence, with a heightened focus on physical health and wellbeing, sudden changes, and the need to establish firm boundaries, resolve conflicts, heal ancestral patterns, navigate inheritance or property matters, and work through personal traumas.
We have witnessed a surge in the online space of topics related to somatic healing, trauma-informed coaching and therapy, yoga, and nervous system regulation (as Mars rules the body and muscles), and various new workout, dance, and body movement routines.
In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 was the Year of the Snake, whose symbolism invites us to “shed old skin,” to transform, heal old wounds, confront our shadows, and embody a new version of ourselves.
Before setting goals for the New Year, it is important to take some time to reflect on the year behind. I love revisiting my “success folder” — where I keep records of my successes and achievements, client testimonials, kind words, and the positive impact of my work — along with photos captured throughout the year, the list of books I’ve read, the courses and coaching programmes I’ve enrolled in, and the healing, spiritual, and personal growth work I’ve done. I also take time to reflect on my goals and intentions for that year, as well as my vision board.
You can revisit the goals and/or intentions you wrote at the beginning of this year, look at your vision board, journal entries, photos, or even your social media feed — anything that helps you remember where you were, what you moved through, and how you or your life changed over the course of the year.
You can journal or contemplate on the following questions:
What did you achieve this year? Which accomplishments are you most proud of?
What intentions, dreams, or goals did not materialise — and why? Do they still resonate with your vision, or is it time to release them?
Which projects, ideas, or commitments no longer serve your growth or belong on your path?
In which area of life did you undergo the most profound transformation? How did this shape who you are becoming?
Where did you feel the fiery energy of Mars — courage, boundaries, confrontations, real estate, land, inheritance themes,?
Did you experience a deeper focus on your body and health, face significant health challenges, or move through transformative trauma, ancestral, or energetic healing processes? What wisdom did these experiences reveal?
Who or what departed from your life — relationships, projects, or cycles? Which chapters and cycles did you consciously close, and what did their ending teach you?
How have you changed this year? What did you learn? What truths have you uncovered about yourself, and what are you most proud of?
Which moments brought you joy, wonder, or gratitude this year?
What challenges tested you this year, and what lessons did they leave for your growth, resilience, and clarity?
2026, according to numerology, is a Year 1 — a year of new beginnings. We are entering a new nine-year cycle – this is the year in which we plant the seeds for the next nine years of our lives.
Astrologically, 2026 carries the energy of the Sun: light, visibility, creativity, joy, authenticity, leadership, and the regal energy of personal sovereignty. It is a favourable period for strengthening self-confidence and self-worth, building a strong sense of identity, and engaging in self-discovery work, personal growth, creative expression, and self-reflection.
This is a year that invites us to step into the spotlight — metaphorically or literally — through leadership, business opportunities, visibility, interviews, public speaking, creative expression, new projects, and bolder, more courageous moves forward.
In the Chinese horoscope, 2026 is the Year of the Fire Horse — a year that brings speed, freedom, clear forward movement, and success as a reward for courage, decisive action, momentum, and travel.
What do I want to change in my life as I step into this new nine-year cycle?
What am I ready to begin, initiate, or claim for myself in 2026?
What do I desire to achieve by the end of this year?
What new skills, knowledge, or ways of being do I want to learn or embody?
Where am I being called to be braver, more visible, or more authentic?
How do I want my life to look by the end of 2026?
How do I want to feel in 2026?
What one courageous decision could create the biggest momentum forward this year in my life and in my business?
2025 began with record-breaking book sales — while I was celebrating the holidays and my reflective and intention setting rituals for the New Year. In January, I published my digital book Astrology of Business, Money, and Success in English. In February, I published the book I co-wrote with my dear mentor and friend, Vanja Beukelman Pavlović — Put Ka Obilju – Kako Manifestirati Obilje I Kreirati Život i Online Biznis Koji Ćete Voljeti — in my native language, and in March, we released the first of five digital editions of Sretna Žena Magazine – UTJELOVLJENJE.
For the first time (since founding the magazine in 2013), we published a series of five digital Sretna Žena Magazine editions: inspired by the energy of the five elements — Utjelovljenje, Uzemljenje, Iscjeljenje, Moć misli, and Manifestacija.
For ten years since becoming a life coach, my marketing had been entirely organic. This year, for the first time, Vanja and I decided to run Facebook advertising. Two weeks later, on May 30th — the very day of the launch of the third digital magazine issue, Iscjeljenje — my Facebook account was suspended for forty days (along with the Facebook ads). After the suspension ended, I discovered that one of my Facebook pages with over 10,000 followers had been permanently deleted.
This sudden suspension redirected us more strongly toward email marketing and highlighted the importance of building genuine friendships, offline community, and building a ‘social-proof’ business. The support from friends, clients, and colleagues — especially those who supported the Iscjeljenje magazine launch by sharing it in their newsletters and on social media — was deeply touching. The messages I received served as yet another reminder of the importance of cultivating genuine connections and investing in business assets that we truly own.
This year brought profound life and business lessons, highlighting that a new level of courage — paired with aligned action — is essential for reaching the next level of success.
On a personal level, I devoted significant time in the first half of the year to voice healing — through vocal yoga, voice activation, and energy healing work.
Health challenges — and the need to slow down and prioritise recovery — marked the second half of the year. In July, I developed a severe jaw inflammation that caused facial asymmetry and intense pain, resulting in the extraction of two teeth and a difficult recovery throughout July and August. This was followed by a preventive vein surgery in November, from which I am still recovering.
Despite the severe jaw inflammation, thanks to medications prescribed by my sister (who is a medical doctor) and the support of a dear client Jana Biscevic (a gifted energy healer), I was still able to enjoy a wonderful holiday in Turkey in July.
Despite the health challenges and the Facebook suspension, July and August became two of the most profitable months of the year — thanks to automations, systems, and sales funnels I had in place.
As December sales continue to unfold, this month has also turned out to be one of the most profitable of the year — even with minimal marketing activity — as I focused on recovering from surgery, catching up on postponed November coaching calls, and enjoying the holidays with my family.
One of the most beautiful highlights of the year was my sister’s wedding — a civil ceremony in February followed by a dreamy church wedding in September (yes, my little sister got to have two wedding ceremonies and wear three gorgeous wedding dresses, lol).
2025 fully embodied the energy of Mars year, expressed through themes of intense voice healing, energy healing work, inflammation, recovery, dental extractions, surgery, the sale of inherited property, rapid growth and making bold new moves in my body of work and coaching practice.
In the last Year 9 (2016) I began offering paid life coaching services and co-hosted the first group coaching program with my mentor Vanja Beukelman Pavlovic (I became a life coach in 2015, and this year marked ten years of coaching milestone for me). That year was the transition period from writing about nutrition and health (prior to coaching, I was a sought-after freelance writer and well-known vegetarian food blogger in the Balkan region) into personal growth, and eventually into full-time life coaching in early 2017 (a numerological Year 1 of new beginnings). In that Year 1, I gave my first motivational speech in the Netherlands with Vanja, began facilitating workshops on emotional intelligence and life coaching with my dear colleague Lata in India, and was featured in various international magazines.
In the year ahead, I am very much looking forward to the release of Vanja’s new book on conscious parenting, continuing our group coaching program Akademija Obilja (Abundance Academy), and launching the first digital English edition of Sretna Žena Magazine (stay tuned for more information!).
While I continue my recovery from surgery, my intention for 2026 is to prioritise health and wellbeing, while carrying forward the strong momentum of growth and creative expression (I am overflowing with creative ideas for upcoming digital magazine editions in my native language, the first English-language digital magazine launch), and serving at even greater level to my clients, readers, and online community.
If you would like to understand what 2026 will bring for you on a personal level and gain clarity around your most aligned niche and business growth strategy, you can book a Vedic Astrology Reading (for business and money).
If you want to build systems in your business that can serve both you and your clients — even when you’re travelling, spending time with family, or recovering from illness or surgery — my PDF guide Wake Up to Payment Notifications can support you in that process.
For private business coaching and mentorship in 2026 and Vedic Astrology Reading, reply to this email for more information, or reach out via social media DMs or email: contact@danijelajokicvaislay.com
Wishing you a very prosperous New Year 2026 from the bottom of my heart – and THANK YOU for being a valued member of my community!
© Danijela Jokic Vaislay | 2025
