SPRING CLEAN YOUR WELLNESS ROUTINE
Why can Spring be so challenging for some?
Spring is the time of Rebirth – that feeling of being able to get a fresh start in life. Maybe it’s breathing a fresh breath of air into a relationship, moving, or beginning a new project. Rebirth means change and change can bring pain, but in order to make room for our new beginnings, we may need to lay to rest what no longer serves us.
How can I ease the transition to Spring?
The word heal means to make whole again. The word whole coming from the same origins as the word health. When we think of our wellness routines, we want to clear out the ones that feel self-flagellating, or simply feel stagnant for us, and make room for the routines that are kind to ourselves and nature – the wellness routines that help us feel whole.
The whole self wellness routines will be the ones that are very simple and accessible, that make you feel as though all aspects of you belong.
Here are five simple Spring wellness routines:
Go for a walk outside everyday for at least 45min. Fresh air in our lungs and feet on the ground are very important components of feeling well.
Spend one hour everyday alone. Get to know yourself. No screen, no noise, just you.
At least once a week, tell the people you love that you love them. This feels better than you might think!
Allow the harder emotions to come up. In certain schools of spiritual thought Spring is thought to be the hardest time of year for many. This is a time for us to own our shadows while choosing our light.
Make yourself a beautiful bath. My book Ritual Baths gives some great suggestions for baths to take in the spring time or you can try the one listed below to help you slough off the tired of winter and make room for your new beginnings. If you don’t have all the ingredients, don’t worry! Just use what you have.
RENEWAL RITUAL BATH
INGREDIENTS
• A handful of fresh spring flowers, like tulips, violets, cherry blossoms, and forsythia
• 1 cup of salt
• Amethyst crystal
• 1 cup oat milk
RITUAL
• Step into the bath and dunk your head under water.
• Say or sing, “Renew, Regenerate, Rebirth,” into the water three times.
• Sit and soak in the powerful energy you’ve created.