During times of crisis, there is a certain comfort in turning to the rituals and practices that are within our control. As we begin to establish our new normals, including less time in the public realm, and more time spent at home connecting with ourselves, we’re turning to ritual baths to process our full range of emotions that are coming up.
We can marinate in the stress and uncertainty of these trying times or we can bathe in the stillness, the pause, the gentleness of slowing down. We are choosing the latter, and thanks to Mama Medicine, bathing it all in has never felt so luxurious.
Read on for these two ritual bath recipes, as recommended by Mama Medicine.
STRENGTH BATH
North, Earth, Taurus, Winter
Tea Pairing, Rose, Cinnamon, and Nettle Tea
Ingredients:
3 Cups Epsom Salt
1 Bunch of Fresh Rosemary Sprigs
2 Cups Red Rose Petals
10 Drops Each of Rose Absolute and Rosemary Essential Oils
Ruby Crystal
Ritual:
- Place all the ingredients in the bath at a temperature of your choosing.
- Light some candles.
- Create a smudge using white sage by putting it in a nonflammable tray of some kind of igniting it. Waft the smoke around your body using a feather you have found.
- Step into the bath and dunk your head underwater.
- Place the ruby crystal on your heart as a reminder of the power of your love.
- Ask the water to give you strength.
- Sit and soak in the medicine you’ve created.
HOPE BATH
Water, East, Spring, Pisces, Libra, Gemini
Tea Pairing, Dandelion, Nettle, and Violet Leaf and Flower Tea
Ingredients:
3 Cups Epsom Salt
1 Bunch of Fresh Rosemary Sprigs
2 Cups Red Rose Petals
10 Drops Each of Rose Absolute and Rosemary Essential Oils
Ruby Crystal
Ritual:
- Place all the ingredients in the bath at a temperature of your choosing.
- Light a candle.
- Create a smudge using dried cedar by putting it in a nonflammable tray of some kind and igniting it. Waft the smoke around your body using a feather you have found.
- Step into the bath and dunk your head underwater.
- Sing any song that comforts you.
- Let the singing cleanse your soul.
- Let the water hold and support you.
- Let the crystals remind you how much the earth loves you.
- Soak in the medicine you’ve created.
Remember that there is power in ritual but that the real magic to heal lies within each of us. We will continue to share with our community little ways for us all to nourish and take care of ourselves over the next few weeks.
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Sending love from the Clean Market team.