Self-care Rituals To Honour Your Feminine.

Connection is vital. Connection to self and connection to community, in equal measure, allows us to remain in alignment and function in reciprocity. If the scales are tipped too far in one direction it leads to disembodiment, which usually means we make poor decisions.

Honouring the Feminine, whether you are a man, a woman, or non-binary, means restoring the body to a natural state of rest and digest. Embodying the Feminine means leaning into our Yin aspect, grounding down and opening up to receive. It’s also the aspect that is widely ignored in modernity.

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence,

it’s self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde

Allow things to come to you and trust the timing will be perfect.

Ayurvedic knowledge originated in the Indian subcontinent 5000 years ago, making it the oldest healing system on Earth. In Sanskrit, Ayurveda translates to “The Science of Life” and is often referred to as the “Mother of All Healing”. It’s a system that focuses on treating the root of disease, rather than medicating its symptoms, knowing the body functions optimally when in its proper alignment. It has been regulating human bodies longer than any western model.

We are sharing some Ayurvedic cleansing rituals to support you to care for your body, so it functions at its best:

Begin your day with 15 minutes of sunlight, regardless of the season. This creates a lightness to your being and keeps it in good health, especially as vitamin D is important to maintain strong bone structure.

Using a copper or stainless-steel scraper, scrap your tongue first thing in the morning, roughly 20 times (rinsing the scraper every few motions). Overnight the body detoxifies through the mouth, so it’s best to rinse that gunk first thing.

Next put a teaspoon of coconut oil in your mouth and swish for 10-20 mins. Oil pulling is additionally a fantastic way to remove toxins from the mouth which accumulated during our sleep. It also naturally whitens and strengthens your teeth.

Dry Body Brushing before bathing is a fantastic way to nourish our bodies. It stimulates lymphatic flow, increases blood circulation, strengthens the immune system, helps reduce cellulite, increases energy and improves digestion by aiding in the detoxification process. Start at your limbs and use small sweeping strokes towards your heart, finishing with a clockwise motion around your belly.

Drinking ginger tea during the daytime is an excellent way of stoking the digestive fire. It boosts immunity, relieves nausea, reduces inflammation and improves blood circulation, among many other things. Ginger root is an excellent remedy for so many imbalances in the body and we recommend drinking it daily.

Allowing nature to hold you is the definition of yin. Ocean swimming (whenever possible) is such a simple but effective way of maintaining a healthy flow through life. The elements of salt and water activate the body's healing mechanisms and floating on the water’s surface is a reminder of the magic that carries us through the river of life.

Modern lifestyle has separated us from having direct contact with the Earth. Earth charging or earthing is to simply place your bare feet on the ground and soak up all the positive electrons floating on the surface. This method has similar benefits to ocean swimming, it’s literally plugging into a battery to recharge, regulating the body through groundig.