How To Add A Quick Spiritual Ritual Into Your Day
Sometimes healing from the root cause has nothing to do with the food that we eat or the supplements we take, but rather so much more to do with our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
Today we talk about creating a quick daily ritual to set the tone for our day and ultimately, our lives.
It’s a way to create a grounded and elevated perspective on our lives that allows us to rise above the energy of worry, fear, overwhelm, responsibility, and stress and observe our lives from a bird’s eye perspective so we don’t go through our day mired in the weeds.
Doing this daily is like taking the time to know where your gas gauge is and then filling your tank accordingly, because just as a car cannot run on empty, neither can we—although we often try, don’t we? 😉
We all deserve to have our spirit be nurtured and to know that we are the ones who have the power to do that for ourselves. This can provide us with a visceral reminder to know that we’re stable, supported, and not alone.
Our outer experience of life is a direct reflection of what’s going on inside, so doing a daily grounding ritual also provides us with an opportunity to reflect on who we want to be and where we want to go and allows us to more consciously choose to show up as the best version of ourselves.
Albert Einstein said:
“No problem can be solved with the same level of consciousness that created it.”
Cultivating some kind of ritual that allows us to think differently (and this can literally be just three minutes a day) can be such a game changer for what happens in our lives and can affect our ability to respond vs. react to those things.
Here to help us cultivate a ritual is my friend Tara Teipel.
She’s the owner of a local Aveda spa and has been on a spiritual path for 25 years.
Tara’s developed a way to balance being a busy business owner and a mother with a regular self-care practice.
The Daily Ritual
She created something called My Spiritual Ritual which leads you through a 28-day spiritual journey to help you deepen your connections and awaken to greater self-love. Anyone can do this in several minutes a day and involves setting the intention to do the following:
1: Self-Love
Invoke greater self-love since this is first base to any other type of love. If we don’t feel love for ourselves, we cannot truly love another. This step reminds us that we are worthy, valuable, lovable, and deserving of happiness.
2: Love For Others
Establish love with and for another (this could be with the Divine, God, nature, or another person). This can only happen when we begin to love ourselves.
3: Love For Your Community
Expand our love with and for our community—feeling more connected to the place we live, and the people who live there.
4: Love For Humanity
Further, expand our love to have the kind of selflessness that can include love for all of humanity.
Why Have A Daily Ritual?
Tara says starting your day with something like this (and it can be whatever variation resonates with you) is just as important as brushing your teeth if you want to create positive energy in your life.
I agree with her wholeheartedly and on some level, this concept is what had me drop out of the world of international relations (I was headed toward becoming a diplomat) and take up holistic nutrition as my way to contribute.
Reading a quote from J. Krishnamurti’s book, “On God” while traveling around the third world in my early twenties, during our second war with Iraq, was a defining moment for me.
The quote said:
“Systems, whether educational or political, are not changed mysteriously; they are transformed when there is a fundamental change in ourselves. The individual is of first importance, not the system; and as long as the individual does not understand the total process of himself, no system, whether of the left or of the right, can bring order and peace to the world.”
That truth was enough for me to dedicate my career to helping others get healthy and create peace within them so they could then pay it forward.
The greatest bonus perhaps that comes from this kind of dedicated practice and awareness is that as we cultivate more self-love and self-care, we naturally take on more self-responsibility and accountability, and that means we stop inadvertently blaming or shaming ourselves and others. Only then can our world change and improve because we start to realize our own power and are better able to claim it and to live it.
It bears repeating that there’s one universal truth I’ve learned from all of my life experiences, including the most challenging ones, and that is that our outer world is always a reflection of our inner world. So I urge you to prioritize taking the time to cultivate a beautiful garden on the inside so that you can gravitate toward and attract people and situations that resonate with who and what you really want.
All the kale and bone broth in the world can’t do that for you.
You can source Tara’s “My Spiritual Ritual” kit and join the 28-day challenge with us at thewholejourney.com/ritual.
Plus, get 20% off your first order by entering the code “WHOLEJOURNEY” at checkout.
Let us know if you’re up for the challenge or if you have a daily ritual of your own? Please share in the comments below so that our community can benefit from learning all different ways to connect and thrive.
Primary Food: The Second Part Of Your Daily Ritual
“Primary food” is not the food you eat, but food for the soul.
It can be anything that feeds your positive experience of life in a way that food can’t.
Primary Food Examples:
- Meditation
- Connection
- Exercise
- Time in nature
- Deepening our relationships or social community
- Creative hobbies that make us lose our sense of time and self
The more we consume the primary foods our souls so desperately crave, the more we naturally crave to eat foods that support our highest well-being.
Incorporating primary food provides emotional nourishment that food cannot. We are then better equipped to view food for biological development (instead of an emotional crutch) and therefore choose supportively.
What we want to know is what constitutes primary food for you? Tell us in the comments below!
So, go with your gut and create a short daily ritual that works for you.
You don’t need to do yoga, wear flowy clothes, go on retreats or have any kind of “verbal uniform” in order to be spiritual or connected.
“Spirituality is a single journey, not a group sport.”
You only need the desire, a few primary foods and a short daily practice to connect to something higher (whatever that is for you) and to be able to trust that force to inform your life.
Beautiful segment .. thank you for uplifting and inspiring me Tara and Christa ❤️
Thank you for your support, Char 🙂
My primary food is waking up and smiling, stretching and being thankful I am alive! Starting the day with gratefulness puts me in the right frame of mind. I spritz a cleansing blend of citrus based essential oils in my bedroom to clear the air and wake up my mind. As I get ready for work I silently thank God for my health, my job, my vehicle, my children, my home, clean air and water … it really puts me in a positive mood when I am grateful for everyday things I might otherwise take for granted!
Thank you so much for sharing, Lisa! I love the idea of the citrus essential oil spray 🙂
I find that my day will go a lot smoother, more focused on others, when I start my day first thing – before my feet hit the ground – thanking God for giving me another day to serve Him and others. I thank Him for a night of sleep, for my family, etc. I ask Him to be with me as I begin my day. Throughout the day, I find myself needing to stop whatever it is I am doing and consciously breathe and pray, asking for renewed strength to finish the day strong. The ‘spiritual ritual’ is a practice that can be used throughout the day, continual communication with myself and God.
There are times of complete solitude that is so sweet and refreshing. Times like this are spent with my Bible, notebook, soaking worship music playing, me, and God — a time to sit and reflect on Him — soaking in His Presence, peace, and strength.
Hi Rebekah, I love your ritual and I completely agree- any quiet moments of solitude should be blessed with gratitude 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
I really like “be the energy you want to attract.” This grabbed my attention completely. Lovely post today. Goes deep. Thanks for this.
Thank you for sharing and tuning into today’s episode, Paula!
Amazing. NeedGod. com. Bless you!
This came at a time when I think I really needed it, but I also think we always need a reminder like this one! So beautiful what Tara has put together! I often forget that I need to give to myself before I can give or show up for others….always feeling the need to do more and more for others…thinking that will somehow make a difference in how they feel about me or really how I feel about me. Funny how I always know this, but just get caught up again and again in the same draining ritual which is really giving from an empty cup. Starting my day giving to myself always helps me focus in such a strong and peaceful way on the needs of everyone. It’s as you said…rising up and viewing it all from above. Thank you Tara and thank you, Christa! We’re all so fortunate for you reading the book that changed yours and many lives all those years ago! Many blessings to you!
Hi Mary, We couldn’t agree more – you cannot pour from an empty cup 🙂
Thank you for sharing this beautiful ritual. What really stood out for me was that every time I connect to the higher power I am reminded I am not alone. This is so important to me to know that Life supports me and guides me. As a result my trust deepens and my fear and desire to control dissolves.
Thank you for sharing, Anna. The universe always has our back 🙂
A pause for the cause <3 … Thank you for the Reminder to stop,thank and listen once again, which then guides the way to Kindness Love and Understanding to first, self and then all other earthly beings also on their journey to self realization to simply BE LOVE, that its all about validating a personal divine 'me first' to better the world when stepping into the lives of others…. Thank you Tara and Christa…. <3 Humbly Strong.
Thanks so much for watching, Janey! 🙂
I believe spirituality begins with getting to know Jesus on an individual basis. After being invited, the Holy Spirit enters. From there, my quiet time with the Lord renews me daily. Through this time set apart, I have gained spiritual resources much greater than I could provide for myself. I am part of a body of believers who practice the same. We meet often. We even have a hobby group that blesses people in a personal way. I am loving developing an exercise routine of walking outdoors, weightlifting, etc. My husband and I both cook and try to focus on eating vibrant foods daily.
Pamela, Thank you so much for sharing. I love that you have a community who has the same philosophy that you do! I too love being outdoors, even just a nice morning walk is so grounding. Thanks for your comment!
This was amazing. Thank you for bringing your light into the world and for teaching others how to remain centered and IN-love.
Hi Laura, Thanks for watching, we totally agree with you and appreciate your support!
oh My gosh- what a wonderful idea to combine these things- to make it a quick and easy morning ritual. And what a perfect and lovely gift for family and friends! Than you so much for sharing! It warms my heart. 🙂
Marybeth, Thank you for your support, we are so glad that you enjoyed it! 🙂