Bringing the power of rituals into your life.
The power of rituals
“We are the masters of our own life, and we need to have the right tools and knowledge to feel that all we need is already within us, and we just need to help that seed within ourselves sprout.”
What are rituals?
Rituals are born of a need from times of profound experience and transition and are an essential part of what makes and keeps us human. Rituals do not only mark time. They create time. Defining beginnings and ends to different cycles of our lives, habits help us understand time, relationships, and change. They also boost our happiness, give us greater joy and even add years to life expectancy.
How can rituals be powerful in your life?
Rituals can help you connect with yourself, connect with the people around you, connect with the natural world and connect with the transcendent. We are all inherently born into belonging. Rituals are simply tools to help us remember that. The gift of spiritual practices is that they cultivate courage.
When was the last time you felt deeply connected to something bigger than yourself? Where were you?
How to begin?
Any practice or ritual starts with an intention that evolves into attention and happens with repetition. What are you inviting into this moment? Setting an intention is an essential step in beginning any ritual. Bring your attention; come back to being present as you start your ritual. And finally, make space for repetition, coming back to this practice time and again. Rituals make the invisible connections that make life meaningful, visible.
Set an intention.
Get started.
“My favourite ritual is to travel to nature, connect with myself through a meditation and do yoga poses in weird places.”
— Adriana Perez, 31, Venezuela