Welcome to this somatic morning ritual. I have found the following practices to bring great meaning to my life. Rituals, in my view, are patterned, repeated, intentional ways in which we can connect to a more sacred, full, and alive energy within ourselves. It is also a pathway to connect with a deeper, more rich part of life and to sense something beyond what we see. Rituals bring about a felt-sense of gratitude, awe, wonder, sacredness, bliss and aliveness. 

There are three fundamental ingredients that distinguish a morning ritual from a morning routine or habit…the three ingredients are Intention, Attention, and Repetition. Author Casper ter Kuile states, “The sacredness is in the doing, and that means we have enormous agency to make “sacred” happen ourselves.”

In this somatic mourning ritual I will share three practices for connecting to ourselves and life with sacred hands. We will begin with a meditation, then a guided rhythmic breathwork practice, and end with a cold-plunge or cold-shower.