A post-morning meditation ritual
One of the most powerful ways we can start the day is with meditation. It offers the space to retreat inwards and draw energy inside ourselves before we move into the day, usually to give our energy outwards. It makes sense that we have opportunities every day to stop, re-centre and realign with our inner selves so that we can give more fully to life.
When we follow meditation with this short, simple intention-setting ritual, we gift ourselves a turbo-boosted way to begin the day. During our meditation, we settle down into our deepest, truest nature – Being. We return to our simplest form of awareness, dissolving and letting go of stress along the way. This is the best place to then intuit how we can most authentically show up for the day ahead. Using the below ritual, we can set the tone for the day with the energy we sense is most needed to feel purposeful, energised and grounded.
The ritual
1. First, do your usual 20-minute Vedic meditation practice as normal, or whichever meditation technique you use.
2. Take your two minutes of eyes-closed integration time. As you do this, silently ask yourself the following questions.
What word will be my theme for the day?
For example: Simplicity
How can I bring this theme into my daily actions?
For example: Refrain from overscheduling, communicate in simple terms, take a phone-free walk
What is one small thing I can do for myself today?
For example: Plan my second meditation so I don’t forget it
What is one small thing I can do for someone else today?
For example: make my partner a coffee to take to work
Take a moment to consider each prompt, and let the answer arise from your Being, rather than your logical brain. Let this be something you feel into, rather than something you problem-solve or think you ‘should’ say.
3. Once finished, open your eyes and affirm your answers by writing them down. Writing things down helps to solidify them in the brain, so we’re more likely to actually carry them through.
4. Throughout the day, take a moment every now and then to check in with your answers. Ask yourself how you might bring your theme word into this very moment. Check-in and see if you’ve completed the small acts of kindness for yourself and someone else too and if you haven’t yet, consider when you can fit them in.
To avoid overcomplicating or overwhelming yourself, keep things simple and manageable. Choose only one word and keep your acts of kindness short and sweet – they don’t need to be grand gestures, but small thoughtful things. Stay tuned for a ritual coming soon for you to add onto your second meditation!