My Evening Ritual Local Discovery Box
They say some habits are hard to break. Once they become part of your daily life, they become automatic and reflexive. Here’s what I think: some habits aren’t meant to be broken!
Intentional and deeply restorative, I adopted a full evening routine during the pandemic – one that I hope I will continue to engage in for years to come. Changing energy, cleansing my space, and transitioning my room from day to night, my evening routine has become a sort of ritual if you will.
Over the past eighteen months (holy! It’s been so long), my hubby has taken up office in our home. With the extra facetime we get together, come some drawbacks. For one, his work is intense and can be quite stressful. Whether we like it or not, bringing work home with you (or never leaving the home!) creates an energy in the environment. Of course it does, it has to – unless your work is Tai Chi and even then, I bet instructors like to leave their work in the studio.
Some energy is palpable, and I felt that our home needed a transformation from professional to personal so that we could release that work tension and ease into our evening with a sense of tranquility. I introduced everything from incense to change the air and spray on our pillows to help relax through olfactory senses. We lit candles to create an ambient light and allowed relaxation to wash over us.
We started this ritual months ago and truly felt a difference in how we left the work day behind and invited the evening calm into our home. I feel the positive effects of a restful evening and a good night’s sleep and I wanted to offer the ritual to all of you.
I decided to partner with the local brands that have been part of my evening ritual and create a discovery box set that will help you set the tone, cleanse, purify, relax, and reset. All of the products embody peace, and creativity. T.Lees Cardamom & tobacco candle not only flicker in the warm dim light, but they are also made of soy which helps purify the air.
The Selv Rtuel ‘Rituel Nordique’ is an aromatherapy that’s been on my top list for a few months. The stress releasing power of aromatherapy is not to be undermined. That’s why I pair it with the cleansing and invigorating effects of Aura Copal incense that I place in the Gaia ceramic incense holder.
The home spray from Palo & Aimee, the perfect spritz of relaxation. I spray everything from my bathroom, bedroom, pillows, and kids’ spaces. Finally, the Palo Santo Bundle is the last step. Made of 100 % sustainable wood from Ecuador, I take one stick and light it with my burning candle allowing it to burn for anything from 30 seconds to a full minute. A ritual that takes all of five minutes total but has transformative impact that lasts the full 12-hour night.
Shop my Evening Ritual Discovery Box here and get into the habit!
Photography by Patricia Brochu