The Forgotten Art of Seasonal Rituals

September 30, 2025

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Welcome back to the Peaceful Power Podcast. Today we’re diving into a theme that feels especially alive in this season the forgotten art of seasonal rituals.

As we move into fall, I’ve been reflecting on how, for most of human history, women honored the turning of the seasons not just with outer changes, like harvest or planting, but also with inner rituals. These rhythms helped create a sense of belonging, meaning, and harmony with the earth. And somewhere along the way, we’ve lost much of that wisdom.

Creating Seasonal Themes for Your Life  Fall

I like to think of each season as carrying its own theme. For fall, it’s about release, grounding, and preparing for the stillness ahead. Think of the trees shedding their leaves it’s an invitation for us to let go of what’s no longer serving us.

You can create your own seasonal theme by asking:

  • What am I ready to release right now?

  • How can I ground myself more deeply?

  • What rhythms in my daily life need softening as we move toward winter?

 

My Word for the Fall season is- Soul-Led. You can see my playlist below for the fall season.

How Women Throughout History Have Marked the Changing Seasons

If we look back, women have always been keepers of seasonal rituals. From harvest festivals to kitchen rituals, from tending the hearth to honoring the cycles of the moon these practices weren’t just spiritual, they were practical ways of staying attuned to nature’s wisdom.

Women knew when to gather certain herbs, when to rest, when to celebrate. The calendar wasn’t just about dates, it was about energy and that’s something we’ve largely forgotten today.

Why Modern Life Has Lost This Rhythm

In our modern lives, every day can feel the same. We’re inside under artificial lights, working by the clock rather than by the sun. We rush through our meals, scroll through our evenings, and often forget that our bodies are seasonal beings too.

This loss of rhythm impacts our wellbeing. Without seasonal rituals, we miss opportunities for rest, renewal, and connection to something bigger than ourselves. We feel burnt out, anxious, and disconnected because we’ve lost the pauses and transitions that help us reset.

Simple Ways to Bring Seasonal Rituals into Your Home Life Now

The good news is you don’t need to overhaul your life. Small rituals can reawaken your seasonal connection:

  • Light a candle at dinner as the days grow shorter.
  • Cook a warm, grounding soup as a weekly ritual in fall.
  • Create a simple altar with seasonal objects leaves, acorns, stones, or photos that represent release and grounding.
  • Journal at the equinox or solstice about what you’re letting go of and what you’re inviting in. You could also do the full or new moon as well.

These little touches create a sense of rhythm and help you mark time in a soulful way.

Sacred Seasons

If you feel the pull to weave more of these rituals into your daily life, that’s exactly why I created Sacred Seasons. It’s a way to bring back this ancient wisdom in a practical, modern form to help you slow down, reconnect with your body, and honor the cycles of nature in a way that feels nourishing, not overwhelming.

You’ll find simple practices, soulful reflections, and ways to create rituals that fit your life, no matter how busy you are.

You can learn more and join us inside Sacred Seasons through the link in the show notes.

In Closing

So as you step into fall, I invite you to pause and consider what rituals can you bring into your home to honor this season of release and grounding? Sometimes the smallest acts of remembrance can bring the deepest sense of connection.

Until next time, take care and remember true power is found in slowing down, tuning in, and honoring the cycles within and around you.

Weekly Challenge

Craft your seasonal fall word!

Sacred Seasons Invitation

Inside Sacred Seasons, we’ll be walking this exact path together, creating grounding practices for the body, mind, and spirit. We begin October 5th, and our focus for this fall includes:

  • Grounding Rituals for the Vata Season

  • Sacred Simplicity: Letting go of overstimulation + clutter

  • Tending the Inner Flame: Rest, Ritual & Resilience for the Darkening Season

  • Breath & Boundaries: Reclaiming Energy Through Pranayama + Presence

This is the work that keeps us steady when the world feels busy, loud, and overwhelming. It’s a place to root down so you can rise into your fullest energy this season.

If you’re craving more grounding, I’d love to have you join us inside Sacred Seasons.


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An embodied yoga and Ayurveda program to connect you back to your essence. A dreamy state to find yourself in the business of the fall season.

 


 

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My work is rooted in the belief that healing is not linear, but cyclical. I help women reclaim their vitality through the sacred tools of Ayurveda, embodied movement, and intuitive rituals drawn from Mother Nature herself.

After the birth of my first son in 2016, Ayurveda became more than a practice it became my lifeline. The postpartum window cracked me open and reoriented my path, deepening my devotion to supporting women in every season of life from the fertile soil of postpartum to the sacred shifts of midlife.

I’m also the host of the Peaceful Power Podcast, where I explore how ancient wisdom meets modern life, and the author of two books on cyclical living—Divine Body Wisdom and Ayurvedic Approach to Healing Your Menstrual Cycle.

When I’m not in sacred space with clients, you can find me playing tennis, watching Hallmark mysteries, sipping my morning coffee with reverence, or adventuring on nature trails with my two boys and husband. 

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