{"id":158,"date":"2011-10-29T08:26:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T08:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/?p=158"},"modified":"2011-10-26T00:40:35","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T00:40:35","slug":"mini-bath-rituals-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/mini-bath-rituals-part-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Bath Rituals &#8211; Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you\u2019ve setup your bathroom and got your bath supplies ready it\u2019s time for the actual bath ritual. It\u2019s really up to you what you do in your own ritual, but there are <strong>few tips <\/strong>I think really make the experience sing:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-159\" href=\"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/mini-bath-rituals-part-3\/bathritualspace\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-159\" title=\"Bath Ritua lSpace\" src=\"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRitualSpace-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bath Ritual Space\" width=\"174\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRitualSpace-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRitualSpace-177x250.jpg 177w, http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRitualSpace.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a>Bath Ritual Basics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Try and set aside a regular time and day for your ritual. It doesn\u2019t have to be every week &#8211; once a month still works just as well. The most important point about a bath ritual is that you take time out just for yourself on a regular basis.<\/li>\n<li>Tell those around you that you are committed to this ritual. It\u2019s important to involve family members because they need to know that you are not to be disturbed during your \u201cme\u201d time.<\/li>\n<li>Set aside the time \u2013 this runs on from the point above. Only you can commit to taking the time out for a regular bath ritual. Clear your diary for that time and mark it in there. That way you\u2019ll know not to accept invitations to dinner etc. Once you do this it will much easier to relax and enjoy the ritual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bath Ritual Steps:<\/h2>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve got that covered here are the basic steps to any good bath ritual:<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Prepare your bath. <\/strong>All bath rituals begin with the running of the bath. Decide what bubble bath, bath bombs or soaps you are going to use. Light your candles, your essential oils and arrange your towels. Pour your drink and put some music on if you are going to use music. <a rel=\"attachment wp-att-160\" href=\"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/mini-bath-rituals-part-3\/bathrituals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-160\" title=\"Bath Rituals\" src=\"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRituals-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Bath Rituals\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRituals-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRituals-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-content\/uploads\/BathRituals.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enjoy the ritual.<\/strong> Sometimes it\u2019s easy to forget this part! Try and invoke a sense of play when you get into the bath. Luxuriate in the bath \u2013 involve all of your senses. Let your mind go free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you enforce a \u201cnothing past this door\u201d policy<\/strong> you\u2019ll find it easier to unwind. Try and get into the habit of leaving your worries, anxiety and thoughts about work etc at the bathroom door.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let the ritual evolve.<\/strong> Any great ritual takes time to perfect. You might find that there are some oils you didn\u2019t like or some soaps that weren\u2019t the best. That\u2019s ok. Just keep taking all the good bits into the next ritual. Don\u2019t be afraid to try new things. Take some tips from other cultures. Korean bathhouses for example require you to shower first before you get into the bath.<\/p>\n<p>If you employ these simple steps your next bath ritual is sure to be sublime. Feel free to let me know any of your own bath ritual ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that you\u2019ve setup your bathroom and got your bath supplies ready it\u2019s time for the actual bath ritual. It\u2019s really up to you what you do in your own ritual, but there are few tips I think really make the experience sing: &nbsp; Bath Ritual Basics Try and set aside a regular time and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/mini-bath-rituals-part-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mini Bath Rituals &#8211; Part 3&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[31,33,32,20,30],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bath-rituals","tag-bath-ritual","tag-de-stress","tag-home-spa","tag-relaxation","tag-spa-ritual","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.minirituals.com\/abundance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}