Top 10 benefits of Ritual salt baths

I am incredibly passionate about creating space in one’s life for a ritual bath practice. Yes, that’s right, I said practice! If we are to support holistic healing and overall well-being, healthy supportive actions must become part of one’s lifestyle. And a ritual bath practice is something that can easily be incorporated into one’s wellness routine, just like exercise, a nourishing die or meditation!

Here are 10 reasons to incorporate a ritual bath practice into your lifestyle:

1. Therapeutic Benefits.

Bath salts are proven to have therapeutic benefits including easing muscle aches and pains; treating symptoms of inflammatory disorders such as arthritis, osteoarthritis and knee spondylitis; increasing blood circulation; aiding with weight loss; and there is even some evidence to support their effectiveness at alleviating some of the challenging symptomology of autism.

2. Skin Benefits.

Bath salts are proven to have skin benefits including: treating symptoms of acne; assisting to alleviate the signs of aging; and easing symptoms of inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.

3. Detoxification.

Bathing in salt baths is known to aid in the body’s natural detoxification process and have been shown to ease symptoms of constipation. Further, the magnesium in the salts are absorbed by the body and this can be particularly beneficial for those lacking in magnesium and those who suffer muscle cramping and spasms.

5. Presence, Mindfulness, Meditation and Creativity.

Ritual baths combine the elements of presence, mindfulness and meditation with creativity. As a result, a ritual bath practice can support overall mental health and wellbeing and can ease the symptoms of depression and anxiety. This is because all of these elements have been shown to improve mental health.

6. Focused Intention.

Ritual baths incorporate an element of focused intention. Focused intention can no only health with gaining clarity and direction, but it can also increase motivation and manifestation of change in one’s life. What you focus on expands!

7. Self-Love, Self-Care and Self-Worth.

Meeting one’s own needs and filling one’s cup is deeply loving, caring and nurturing. A ritual bath practice can aid in meeting one’s needs for relaxation, space, rest, holistic healing and luxury. As a result, a ritual bath practice can instill a sense of self-worth, self-love and self-care as we acknowledge and honour our needs!

8. Balance and Alignment.

A ritual bath practice can bring forth more balance and alignment in one’s life. This is because you are carving out time and space to honour your needs, to nurture, nourish and love yourself! When our cup is full, we feel more balanced. And alignment comes from the focused intention element of the practice whereby intention is regularly focused on manifesting, releasing and healing. When we are clear on what we want in life and pour energy into that, our life can begin to shift into alignment with that which we seek to manifest into our life.

9. Peace and Serenity.

We all need a little peace and serenity in our lives and a ritual bath practice provides space for this on a regular basis. When we provide ourself with such a gift regularly, we can start to feel a pervasive sense of inner peace and tranquillity in our lives.

10. Overall Wellbeing.

A Ritual Bath practice supports overall well-being. Given all of the benefits of the practice outlined above, what we can start to see is shifts in our lives as a whole for the better. Our bodies can feel more relaxed and at ease. We can experience improved mood, improved feelings of worth, and improved boundaries for ourselves and as a result we just feel better as a whole. When our cup is full and we feel good about ourselves and the direction of our life, we also show up differently in our relationships. We are less cranky, more patient and more balanced in how we show up!

This is why I love a ritual bath practice! Improved mental health, improved physical health, improved sense of self, improved sense of peace, balance and alignment, improved relationships - what more could you ask for? And to think all of this, can arise from such a pleasurable exercise that requires no physical strain! If you would like to incorporate this into your lifestyle, head on over to my shop and check out my Salts Sage and Selenite range.