5 Daily Rituals that Improve your Wellbeing

by MAHŌ Sensory

Imagine starting your day feeling ready rather than defeated. To not fear the start of Monday or the end of Sunday. To embrace the moment and long for seconds to linger.

Why not make 2021 the year that you leave your lack of motivation behind and make a move to a healthier and brighter you. Make it the year that you decide to focus on optimising your wellbeing and put energy into enjoyment rather than going through life’s motions. All it will take to get started is the introduction of 5 Daily Rituals.

Wellbeing can incorporate both physical and mental elements. This is unsurprising given how intertwined we are between both elements of our being. You might even be wondering what even is Wellbeing and how can you improve it?

Around 30years ago Shin and Johnson introduced the concept that wellbeing can be directly affected by one’s “Quality of Life”. This brought up the question of how one defines their quality of life. The World Health Organisation then went on to define this in 1997 as: “an individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. It is a broad ranging concept affected in a complex way by the person’s physical health, psychological state, personal beliefs, social relationships and their relationship to salient features of their environment” (World Health Organization, 1997).

So how on earth are you supposed to tackle something so complex and so intertwined? Start small and aim big.

Let’s look at 5 Daily Rituals that you can incorporate into your everyday life to optimise your wellbeing.

Start your day with Intent

If you are an avid blog reader of any type, you will have noticed the recent hype around setting your intentions. Intent can be expressed through the writing down of goals. Making this a daily ritual will prove to be beneficial to your wellbeing in more ways than one. They don’t have to be world changing. Don’t forget this is a daily ritual and nobody is going to cure world hunger in a day. Some examples of daily intentions can include:

• Today I will walk along the beach after work for 30 minutes
• Today I will spend 10 minutes without any electronic stimuli
• Today I will start planning my side hustle after work

Three simple ideas covering three different topics. Think outside the box and challenge yourself every day. Neuropsychologists have identified that those who generate content (write down their goals) are more likely to achieve them. Working on this daily ritual will increase your sense of achievement from within. Thus, making you feel more mentally satisfied with your day.