How to create a wellness ritual for back-to-school season ?

The back-to-school season is often synonymous with renewal: new resolutions, returning to work, family organisation, and projects getting back on track. However, this season can also be stressful, tiring, and leave us feeling like we are constantly chasing time.

What if, this year, we decided to welcome the back-to-school season differently? Creating a personalised wellness ritual allows us to experience this transition with gentleness, balance and positive energy. Let's discover together how to establish a ritual that suits us.

1. Identify our needs and intentions

The first step in a successful wellness ritual is to take a moment to refocus. What do we really expect from this new season? More serenity? Better vitality? Greater concentration?

Let's ask ourselves the right questions:

• What are the points of tension in our daily lives?
• What gives us energy?
• What are our personal and professional goals?

Writing down our answers in a notebook can help us clarify our intentions. This little exercise is already becoming a first habit of reconnecting with ourselves. By clearly identifying our needs, we are laying a solid foundation for our future ritual.

2. Create a dedicated space and time

A wellness ritual can only become a lasting habit if it has a specific place in our daily lives. It is essential to define both a time and a place to practise it.

• Time: choose a specific time (when you wake up, after lunch, at the end of the day) and stick to it. Even ten minutes a day is enough.
• Place: set up a quiet corner that is conducive to relaxation. This could be a corner of your bedroom, a table decorated with a candle, a few cushions on the floor, or even a balcony decorated with flowers.

This fixed setting allows you to create a reassuring and comforting atmosphere. Regardless of size or duration, it is regularity that counts.

3. Choose simple and nourishing practices

A ritual does not need to be complex to be effective. On the contrary, it is better to opt for simple practices that truly nourish our body and mind. For example:

• Conscious breathing or meditation: five minutes to calm the mind.
• Gentle movements: stretching, yoga, intuitive dance.
• Intuitive writing: writing down our emotions, our gratitude, our ideas.
• Self-massage or natural treatments: gently caring for our bodies.
• Inspirational reading: a few pages that elevate our thoughts.

We can vary these activities according to our desires, but it is best to keep a common framework to anchor this ritual over time. Little by little, it becomes a precious resource, an inner refuge in the face of the challenges of the new school year.