Women's Moon Wisdom

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

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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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                Want to work with more journal prompts?

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

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