Why Rituals Are Important

Live from the Live Better recording studio! Bret and Jason are here this week on the Live Better podcast talking about rituals. The two will touch on why rituals are important, creating time for yourself and the impact of doing things consistently. It's important to take the time to really methodically think about what your rituals are and why you are doing them. Listen in as Bret and Jason discuss their own rituals, why they think they are important and how you can start to ponder your own.

This episode is the beginning of a mini series on rituals and over the next couple of weeks will talk more specifically about morning, workday and evening rituals.

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Show notes:

• [04:24] - What is a ritual and why is it important
• [5:12] - Difference between ritual and routine
• [8:23] - Ritual = rite of passage, ceremonial experiences
• [10:43] - Starting your day doing everything with intentions and the benefits
• [11:40] - What is a way you can turn your routine into more of a ritual?
• [14:37] - When you are focused on a task in high gear your sensory input is down (i.e. texting when walking across the street)
• [16:00] - Float tank analogy
• [16:15] - Jason's rituals he is adding in for 2020
• [16:40] - Starting evening rituals earlier
• [16:58] - Improvement on sleep score (using WHOOP band)
• [17:19] - Take Beam earlier, make team, consumer magnesium with dinner
• [17:51] - Shutting down faster, baking in more excess free time at end of evening
• [20:03] - Bret's morning routine and evening ritual to decompress
• [27:40] - Don't stop doing, but slow down and take your time, consistency trumps intensity every single time
• [30:00] - The magic of a matcha tea ceremony, thoughtfulness behind a routine, daily task or anything you do
• [33:10] - Reflect on your own rituals, spend time for desired results + sharing your own
• [34:00] - For a discount on Beam CBD use code 'LIVEBETTER' for a discount (follow link). @beam