Category Archives: 5 Minute Rituals

New Years Resolutions

Welcome to the 2017 year. To bring in the new year, a ritual in our home is to clean, organize and de-clutter before theView full post »

Be Present

How many times have your heard this before? “Be Present.” Thousands. We all know it, but how often do weView full post »

Spark Joy

Joy. It is a feeling we need to fill ourselves with each day. It is understandably hard to do everyday, as we all haveView full post »

The Bath : Friday Night

Bathing is an unhurried affair, and the bath is customarily taken in the evening. It is a time for yourself to findView full post »

In Ode to Leo

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Hygge

It may seem we are a small fish in a small pond at times, but there is a whole ocean out there. We value how other View full post »

Ice Cream Run

Ever think of doing random or out-of-the-box traditions? These silly traditions can be anything you want them to be.View full post »

Life vs. Live

Life is a heavy and powerful word. A life is full of experiences with ups, downs, corners, twists and turns. Live isView full post »

Resolutions

Making resolutions for the beginning of the year has been a tradition since Babylonian and ancient Roman times 4000View full post »

This is Christmas

Each of us has our own style and way of celebrating this holiday season. It is a beautiful and magical time.View full post »

Kindness and Cheer

It is that time of year to spread kindness and cheer. In the same breath, it is the season that gives us a platform toView full post »

A Marriage Journal

A routine or ‘ritual’ in a marriage is very important. It reconnects us to the intimacy of these sacredView full post »

Monthly Bucket List

Oh, sweet November. A new month gives us a fresh outlook on our planning for the weeks ahead.  Be it either forView full post »

A Happy Place

I have a special place. A happy place. A place to relax, unwind, gather thoughts, journal, read….  a place thatView full post »

Rituals in Families

What’s a ritual? It is a routine with meaning. Children love rituals. Repetition, the comfort of belonging, theView full post »

10 Minutes : A Daily Ritual

Our society has changed leaps and bounds in the last few decades. It seems to have gotten faster. I know when many of usView full post »

Daily, Weekly and Life Moments

We go throughout our day with routines and activities. Then the days turn into a week, then into a month… thenView full post »

Bedtime Stories

Audrey Blake is a photographer living in New York. She loves bedtime and shares her story with this special ritual.View full post »

Rituals of Tidying

The art of tidying and organization is an everyday occurrence – and with this, it becomes a ritual. TheseView full post »

Oatmeal Mornings

Oatmeal (or porridge) as been a staple in homes for thousands of years – since 1000BC, and today over aView full post »

Rituals of Pleasure

We know the world is a busy place and getting busier. Our challenge is to slow down and enjoy the moment. To achieveView full post »

Snail Mail

While watching movies such as Jane Eyre, Anne of Green Gables or The Patriot, they show us a time of receivingView full post »

Morning : Daily Rituals

It was Beethoven, who roused his creative muse by splashing water all around his flat every morning to start theView full post »

Book Baskets

With each season, we look forward to hearing and learning what is happening during those three months within the yearView full post »

The Importance of Tea

Tea. The relaxing three letter word that brings either solitude or togetherness. Many rituals are centered around tea, View full post »