spiritual rituals (while traveling)

Pretty much without fail when I travel, I can’t seem to keep my routine game strong. My supplement intake is reduced, my hydration suffers, and I can’t seem to keep up my yoga/stretching/meditation ‘me’ time that centers and grounds me, especially when I’m traveling solo with Sebi (which is more often than not and both “cup filling” and “at my limit” at the same time).

I started cutting myself some slack and purposely simplifying certain parts of my rituals. And there’s something about being more present with loved ones, choosing times to work and times to put it away, that give the nervous system and the ol’ body/mind/spirit a bit of an exhale even without all of these things.

I was feeling pretty precious today when I was lamenting the full moon and not being “able to do” my full moon ritual. Gah. Somehow, I’ve become that girl? ;) Sure, purifying crystals is important, and the way that lighting sage gives a cue of grounding to my system is a constant go-to at home… but I put a quick stop to the can’t, and focused on the can. And that I don’t need “things” around me to be in grounding and in my spiritual practice.

And it’s not just for the full moon that I’m making space for these little moments to myself; I’m going to carry this with me once I’m back home. I don’t need to have all the time, or the right space, nor does it need to come to a screeching halt otherwise.

*sit or lie down and breathe consciously - hands on body, watching the breath

*journal (pen to paper, note in iPhone will do just fine) on deep desires, clarity sought, things to release, conversations to happen, boundaries to set, momentum setting actions

*meditate - make it prayer, acknowledge ancestors, body scan, visualize light, whatever feels right without wondering if it’s right (it’s right)

*walk - bonus point if in nature, bonus bonus points to acknowledge nature even in a concrete jungle

*bath with epsom salts - soak, luxuriate, double down and do your breathwork or meditation here

There are so many others but right now, in my pre-bath soak where I intend to get lost in a good book and then visualize my deep desires before bed, I’m already feeling closer to my grounded self.