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Ritual Bathing: Cleansing, Healing, and Self-Love
Ritual bathing is a powerful practice that brings together the soothing properties of water with the energetic qualities of salts, herbs, oils, and candles. More than just a moment of relaxation, these baths can offer spiritual cleansing, emotional healing, and even support specific intentions like self-love, protection, or prosperity.
Why Water Matters
Across cultures, water has long symbolized renewal and transformation. When you immerse yourself in a ritual bath, you’re not only washing your body—you’re also inviting in a form of energetic rebirth. As you soak, picture the water drawing out stagnant or negative energy, leaving you feeling refreshed on every level.
Key Ingredients
Salts: Sea salt or Epsom salt can help purify your aura, grounding you and removing energetic blockages. Adding one to two cups of salt is enough to notice its benefits.
Herbs: Specific herbs carry distinct energies. Rosemary guards against negativity, lavender instills calm, and rose petals nurture self-love. You can either sprinkle them directly into the water or place them in a muslin bag for easy cleanup.
Oils: Essential oils add another layer of intention. Frankincense aids spiritual elevation, ylang-ylang promotes self-love, and peppermint boosts focus. Dilute a few drops in a carrier oil before adding them to the bath to avoid skin irritation.
Candles: The gentle glow of candles sets the mood and represents the element of fire. Consider the color symbolism—a white candle for purification, pink for self-love, or green for abundance. Light them with a clear intention in mind.
Setting Your Intention
Before stepping into the bath, pause to consider your purpose. Is your goal to release stress? Invite love into your life? Attract abundance? Formulate a concise intention or affirmation, and hold it in your mind as you prepare the water. This helps direct your energy and primes you to receive the bath’s benefits more fully.
Step-by-Step Ritual
Prepare the Space: Tidy your bathroom to create a calm atmosphere. If you like, burn sage or incense to cleanse the area.
Draw the Bath: Fill the tub with warm water and add salts, herbs, and oils. Stir gently to disperse everything.
Light the Candles: Place them around the tub safely. As you light each candle, mentally affirm your chosen intention.
Immerse Yourself: Slowly enter the water, visualizing tension leaving your body. Breathe deeply, inhaling the aroma of the herbs and oils.
Relax and Reflect: Let your mind settle. You can recite your affirmation silently or out loud, picturing the desired outcome.
End the Ritual: When you’re ready, drain the water while imagining all negative energy flowing away. Extinguish the candles, thanking them (and yourself) for this nurturing moment.
After the Bath
Wrap up in a soft towel or robe and spend a few minutes journaling any thoughts, feelings, or new insights. Consider sipping a cup of herbal tea to prolong the sense of warmth and peace. If possible, avoid rushing back to your daily routine—give yourself a moment to savor this renewed, calmer state.
Incorporating ritual baths into your self-care routine fosters a deeper connection to yourself and the energies around you. By blending mindful intention with nature’s elements, you create a sacred space for cleansing, healing, and self-love that can ripple through all aspects of your life.
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Aid ‘surging’ into Gaza as Israeli hostages released
Aid has been “surging” into Gaza and Israeli hostages have been reunited with their families following last week’s ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, which came into force on Sunday.
The UN said that more than 900 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Monday as the truce, set to last for an initial six weeks, held.
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said the ceasefire and hostage release was a “ray of hope”, but said he was “deeply concerned about an existential threat to the integrity and contiguity of the occupied Palestinian territory of Gaza and the West Bank”.
YOGAPEDIA
Chair Pose (Utkatasana)
What is Chair Pose?
Chair pose, or utkatasana, is a powerful standing yoga asana that requires balance, stability and strength. The arms extend upward alongside the ears, while the knees bend as if sitting on a chair.
Instructions
Begin in mountain pose, with your big toes touching.
Inhale, bend your knees slightly and raise your arms above your head.
Draw your shoulder blades down and your navel in (do not collapse into the lower back).
Lift your chest, lifting through your heart.
Breathe as you hold the pose.
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