Friday. The day when we finish our work obligations and replace stressful moments with moments of peace and connection with loved ones.
Despite the fact that I personally enjoy my work incredibly, I often look forward to the weekend simply because I dedicate more time to my soul and inner self. I give myself that permission.
But in order to successfully start my well-deserved weekend, every Friday I follow my Friday grounding routine, which creates a cut between my work life and personal moments.
How do I ground myself every Friday?
When I finish my last work day of the week, I shut down my computer, tidy up my desk and work environment and prepare it for Monday.
But before I close the office door, I take a few moments to myself.
I listen to calm meditative music and light a candle above which I light the incense that best suits me at that moment, whose help I want. This week it will be desert sage , which will help me remove stress from my environment and body.
I walk around the office and energetically clean the space in which I spend most of my time. Then I sit on the floor, place the incense in a bowl in front of me and take a few moments for quiet meditation.
My Friday meditation process
I dedicate the first few moments of meditation to mental gratitude. I am thankful for everything that has happened to me in the past week. For all the good times, as well as those that taught me something.
Then I begin to focus on capturing all the negative feelings and feelings of stress that are in my mind and body with each breath. With every breath I let these feelings out.
I imagine inhaling as a ladle that completely captures the negativity, and exhaling as pouring the negativity away.
When my mind is completely blank, when the bad feelings leave my body, I spend the next few minutes breathing and clearing my head. If a thought pops into my head, I notice it, but let it pass. I give myself room to breathe. I take time for myself.
When I finish my meditation, I take a few moments at the end to visualize. This is how I make sure that my body and mind are always aligned with the goals I want to achieve.
End with visualization
When visualizing my goals, I try to imagine myself in a specific situation, in a specific place. With my eyes closed, I map myself to another time and focus on the emotions I experience.
When I feel the power of visualization deep in my essence, I begin to slowly end the meditation.
I thank myself for taking time for myself, slowly open my eyes, take a deep breath and leave my workspace.
In the light of this meditation, my weekend is relaxed. I gather energy for the coming week and, thanks to the visualization, I start my Monday optimistic and full of energy.
What is your Friday routine?
