#88: Completion Ceremony: A Ritual Alternative to New Year's Resolutions

Break free from the "new year, new you" pressure and discover a more soulful way to honor your year's journey. In this episode, we explore the practice of conscious completion.

In this episode, you'll discover:

  • The four chambers of completion - a ritual framework for processing your year or any other time of completion
    • Celebration, integration, release, and emergence
  • Prompts for deep reflection and integration

Some of the journal prompts from this episode:

Chamber of celebration:

  • What victories, both big and small, did I experience this year?
  • When did I surprise myself with my own strength?
  • What relationships nourished me?
  • What gifts came disguised as challenges?
  • What parts of myself did I reclaim or discover?

Chamber of Integration

  • What patterns do I notice in my year?
  • What lessons kept appearing until I learned them?
  • How have my challenges shaped me?
  • What old stories about myself have I outgrown?
  • What new truths am I standing in?

Chamber of Release:

  • What am I ready to release from this year?
  • What grief needs to be honored?
  • What versions of myself am I ready to let go of?
  • Where do I need to forgive myself?
  • What expectations or "shoulds" am I ready to compost?

Chamber of Emergence:

  • What is awakening in me?
  • What does my wild heart long for?
  • What would I create if I knew I couldn't fail?
  • What support do I need to call in?
  • What one word or phrase wants to guide me? 

This episode is for you if you're...
• a woman seeking meaningful year-end practices
• Tired of traditional New Year's resolutions
• a spiritual seekers craving deeper ritual
• Anyone wanting to consciously close their year
• in transition or transformation

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Check out these Affirmations & Journal Prompts to take advantage of Your Cyclical Nature: https://www.rebeccarankinyoga.com/journalprompts

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