Why establish wellness rituals?
The routines that we practice daily set us up for success and practicing daily wellness rituals are a source of inspiration as well as a springboard for creativity elevating our positivity.
- Inspiration facilitates progress towards goals-read the Harvard Business Review article
- Mind, body connection & harmony brings ultimate health and happiness
- Treat your body like a temple, the better you feel, the more abundance we attract
- Examples of Accessible Wellness Rituals:
- Journaling
- Walks
- Aromatherapy
- Essential oils and self acupressure
- Herbal teas or daily morning/evening health drink
- Lemon water
- Meditating
- Face/hair masks
- Tongue scraping
- Bathing
- Daily Mantra
- Burning sage, palo santo or incense
- Pairing music with daily tasks-meditative cooking, cleaning, writing, stretching
Establishing Rituals: 5 simple steps to setup your ritual
1.Prepare your environment. If you set your running shoes out before you go to bed, you’re more likely to run in the morning
2.Set a time each day for the ritual
3.Plan ahead
4.Choose only 5 things you want to do
5.Focus on completion, not perfection
Fun fact: People with more daily routines have lower levels of distress when facing problems with their health or negative life events.
*The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research