55: Ritual and Embodiment

Ritual at its best brings us towards a feeling of acknowledgment, embodiment, and honoring of our true selves. It bonds us to our values and our deepest self or brings us to shared humanity, purpose, or meaning. In this episode, I explore how rituals can serve embodiment or disembodiment, examining what rituals we already have in place, the rituals I enjoy and designing your own rituals.This intro episode is followed by three basic rituals that you can try out and integrate as your own or inspire your own ideas. The experientials are called Space for Self Ritual, Energy and Embodiment Ritual, and a Body Love Ritual. Please enjoy and give yourself space.Links, Article, and ResourcesAll Show Notes for This Episode📝https://candicewu.com/ritual
 Podcast Homepage🎧 https://candicewu.com/podcastNewsletter & Embody Community💌 https://candicewu.com/embody-communityPatreon – Your Support Means So Much!💝 https://candicewu.com/patreonCandice Wu Page on Facebook👫 https://facebook.com/EmbodyYourNatureFollow Candice on Instagram📷 https://instagram.com/EmbodyYourNature Sponsored by my Dream Class on SkillshareOne of my favorite rituals is to record and harvest the wisdom of my dreams. ⠀⠀ Dreams are constantly revealing yourself to you and each one brings a whole world of embedded knowledge and wisdom, waiting to be seen and bringing you new energies to cultivate in your life, possibility, and connection. It connects us back to parts of ourselves we have hidden or left behind, forgotten about, or disconnected from, to bring us into our wholeness and true power.If you’re interested in dreaming, I’ve started a series of dream work classesthat will support remembering and harvesting dreams, and there’s much more to come about embodying the energies, wisdom, and messages of your dreams.This first class is about the basics: unfolding and awakening your dream life so that you can harness the power of dreams, how to cultivate the ability to remember your dreams, creating intentions and ways to record and harvest your dreams. This class is free through the end of Jan.Receive two free months of a premium Skillshare account with this link. This is an affiliate link and proceeds go towards the podcast production.Sweet dreams to you…❤Learn more at candicewu.com/dreamclass1 Show Notes & Timestamps 00:00 Intro00:57 Sponsored by the Dream Class One04:38 Opening: This Is About Rituals05:23 New Year to Create Ritual06:44 Future Plans and New Rituals in Daily Life08:12 What Does “Ritual” Mean to You?09:22 What Rituals Do You Have and What Are They Doing for You?10:12 Rituals Can Be Disembodying10:56 Attention and Awareness in Rituals11:15 Anything Can Be a Ritual12:16 Rituals Throughout History13:09 Greeting Each Other, Meditation, Circumcision, Yoga as a Ritual (Rituals Can Be Healing or Not)14:57 Rituals in Different Cultures / Trauma Because Something Wasn’t Complete17:12 Rituals as a Transition Marker17:47 The Idea of Belonging: Pressure in Groups to Stay in Belonging19:19 This Happens in Society, in Families, Everywhere20:03 Experiences With Gender, Differences, Identity20:20 What Are Your Rituals That You Love? What Are the Ones You Disagree With?20:40 Story: My Most Beautiful Rituals21:47 Honoring and Acknowledgement in Family Constellations22:14 Rituals Around Death and Greave22:40 Ritual at It’s Best23:52 Ritual Supports Belonging and Self Expression25:01 Rituals That I Want to Create25:37 We Are All Unique Beings26:24 What to Do Before Creating Your Own Rituals27:21 Abhyanga Massage as a Ritual28:33 One of My Rituals: Speak Honestly29:01 Healing Rituals Are Important for Me29:29 Work Sessions: Ritual of Opening With Love and Tuning In30:11 Using My Pendulum as a Ritual31:03 Ritual Movements: Lotus Mudra31:40 Ritual of Embodying and Visualization32:00 Noticing My Surroundings and Recognizing That I Am Safe32:43 Having Tea With Myself32:53 New Rituals in Ireland? Building Trust With Horses33:29 Connecting With My Spirit’s Song and Dance34:49 Rituals With My Ancestry and Family36:40 Let’s Connect With What Makes You Feel Joy39:03 What Rituals Do You Want to Have in Your Life?39:46 Jim - Purpose of Life Is to Give Meaning40:57 Following This Episode: Experientials41:55 Closing Together: Experiential44:07 More Episodes & Feedback44:57 Newsletter & Community45:23 Dream Class