5 Ideas to Inspire Your Sacred Space

"The heart of most spiritual practices is simply this: Remember who you are. Remember what you love. Remember what is sacred. Remember what is true. Remember that you will die and that this day is a gift. Remember how you wish to live." - Wayne Muller

5 IDEAS TO INSPIRE SACRED SPACE FOR YOUR DAILY PRACTICE

Your daily practice is a coming home to yourself each day.

With that, we want to create a space for ourselves to practice that inspires beauty, relaxation and intention.

Here are 5 ideas for creating sacred space for your daily spiritual practice:

☀️ Purity: Keep your area clean and free from dust and clutter. This will help your mind relax and connect you with your highest intentions. You may wish to crack a window to let in some fresh air, or keep plants and natural cleaning products handy.

☀️ Grounding: When you practice in the same place each day -- at the same time and using the same objects -- those objects will become charged with the power of your energy and intentions. You may wish to select a few sacred, favourite objects -- by using the same blanket, yoga mat, shawl, candles, mala or essential oils. Practicing on a layer of silk or wool (like a sheepskin) also helps to protect your energetic field. When you travel, you may wish to bring some of these objects with you to help you ground, find familiarity and create sacred space wherever you go.

☀️ Orientation: In Ayurveda, East or North-East are considered to be the optimal directions to face for meditation and breathwork, as this aligns your bioenergetic field with the energy of the Sun and the magnetic energy of Earth, supporting a deeper alignment and supporting the awakening of your inner potential. Try it and see how it feels to you!

☀️ Honouring the 5 senses: A common practice in Ayurveda is to enrich your space by honouring the 5 elements and the 5 senses. This can include using light (such as a candle or the sense of sight), scent (smoke, essential oils or natural incense, the sense of smell), sound (a bell or pure silence), and touch (your favourite shawl). Your sense of smell (the olfactory sense) is generally the most powerful for awakening ancestral and cosmic memory, and to bring you into a state of heart opening and transcendence. Lighting a candle connects you to your own inner light, while burning sacred herbs calls spiritual protection and purification to your home, helping to balance the mind and emotions.

☀️ Beauty + meaning: I like to decorate my space with images of beauty and different cultural expressions that have meaning for me. You will find on my altar objects from Egypt, Peru, India, Greece, early Christianity and Native America -- all of which hold soul meaning for me.

You may wish to reflect on cultures that have meaning for you and to decorate your space accordingly. It does not need to be complicated, and you can use anything that speaks to you -- such as crystals, rocks, pinecones, fresh flowers, poetry, words of inspiration, or pictures of teachers or sages you resonate with. These images can help remind you of what is sacred within you, and elevate your mind and intentions.

What are your ideas for creating sacred space?

Written by Briya

About the Author

Briya Freeman has been creating spaces for healing and spiritual awakening since 2011. She is passionate about exploring the potentials of human consciousness in a way that unites and transcends global culture. Her background includes 20+ years of study and practice in hatha yoga, Ayurveda, Breathontology, meditation, bioenergetics and shamanism.

As a teacher, she is known for an approach that is down-to-earth, intuitive and deeply seated. She can be reached at hello@briyafreeman.com,

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