Spiritual baths are a part of my radical self care practice. They help me relax AND set intentions and goals for myself. The baths also ground and cleanse me of other folx energies.
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One thing I love to put in my baths is fragrance oil. And lately I’ve been making my own with flowers and plants, along with a carrier oil (olive, grapeseed, or coconut).
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Here, I’m using dried carnation flowers (for skin softening) 🌸 & eucalyptus plant leaves (for opening up my lungs) along with olive & grape seed oil to create my own fragrant oil. I placed flowers & plants on a glass mason jar, covered with both olive & grape seed oil & closed the jar right. I’ll be waiting a few day before I strain the oil from the flowers, & pour it into my bath water.
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Spiritual baths involve the 4 elements: earth, water, fire & air. For my baths, I enjoy using crystals & salt (earth), water (the bath of course, sometimes I even have my water bottle handy), burn candles (fire) & incense, sage or palo santo (air)
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I also love adding other things like castor oil, splashed of Florida water, essential oils, like lemon grass (which is energizing). Before I step into my bath, I set an intention (in my head or sometimes out loud, too).
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I relax for 20 minutes and become mindful of the ideas that show up during that time. After the 20 minutes, I will say “Thank you” out loud and release my intention knowing that the ancestors are working on my behalf.