DAY 6

Today’s challenge is about using the power of visualization to perform your ritual. Research demonstrates that athletes who visualize their game or course before the race actually perform better.

We will use this same technique to support you being able to visualize and embody this new ritual you have built. Practicing visualization helps make this practice feel real and like it is already set in motion. It also gives your intuition a moment to feel this process and make sure it flows with ease. 

Visualize yourself in the practice of this ritual. Notice what time of day it is. What activity or cue did you just complete? Where do you go to practice your ritual?

Remind yourself why this ritual is important to you. Connect to the values you are honoring by following through with the action. See and feel the space you walk into. Imagine how your mind and body will feel after your practice. Connect to this “mind-forward” quality of how good it feels to stay committed to honoring yourself and your intentions.

Complete this Mad Lib exercise to support you visualizing your practice:

Visualize your most ideal ritual practice. It is ______ (time of day). You just completed _____________  (what activity?). This gets to be your cue to travel to__________ (place and space) to begin your ritual practice. Take a moment to look around your place and space. Notice how it makes you feel. You love having __________________________  (materials/ lighting/ props/ smells) etc. to help set the energy you want. You perform your ritual and afterwards you feel _________________. You notice that having taken the time, energy and attention to perform this ritual creates _____________ ripples into the rest of your day. You notice that staying committed to this practice affects the way you interact with____________ (what people?) today.  You feel ___________ in your body. You gave yourself permission to ________________ as a reminder that this is a practice, it is not about being perfect. You want to thank and celebrate yourself by saying these words:__________________. You are looking forward to deepening your ritual and practicing it again_____________(next day/time you are committed to practicing).

Take a moment to re-read this. Notice how this flow feels when you make it a reality in your writing.  Make any adjustments to your ritual that support it feeling more easeful. 

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