Spiritual Bath: Cleansing the Body,Mind and Soul with setting intentions

How refreshed one feels after having a hot or a cold water shower? It is an immersive experience as water is a sacred element across rituals worldwide. A spiritual bath centers on physically and energetically cleansing one's body. While submerging the body in water, one feels held, revitalised and carrying intention with oneself the entire time. Human body is made up of 70% water,which means the blood running through the body is 90% water. A spiritual bath is an intentional practice of cleansing the human body,the energetic field,the aura of the body, thus activating the chakras. It is a simple energetic reset to the dense energies our bodies carry.

Isn't it soothing to the eyes, while we gaze at the image below, imagine having a real-time experience!! Using herbs,clays,salt; sometimes,milk and honey are some key components for taking a cleansing spiritual bath. In Hindu Vedic culture,it is recommended that one should bathe thrice a day. By tradition,spiritual Gurus and Yogis bath in rivers and bathing should be done by covering the private parts of the body. Present day Hinduism asks devotees to sprinkle water on their head that is equivalent to a spiritual cleanse.

Now, it is considered that bathing in pure waters helps the soul to act with pure thoughts and actions as the water dip purifies the body and soul. As the famous saying goes, "Cleanliness is next to Godliness"; Hinduism supports ritual baths of deities,idols with water, curd, milk, honey, clarified butter,cane sugar and rose water as it is a form of worship. As per a study conducted in the University of Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine regarding spiritual bathing it was found that during a bath,the brain is flooded with endorphins such as serotonin and dopamine as the body sinks in the warm water. Thus, this calms the nervous system down,lowering stress and anxiety.

Moving to the next segment,some easy suggestions to induce a spiritual bath are discussed below:

#1 Set an intention that allows the mind to focus during the bathing.

#2 Taking a long bathing time,around 30 minutes allows the body and soul to have an immersive and intentional bath.

#3 Guided meditations or soothing background music eases the blood pressure and provides the soul to subconsciously follow the set intentions.

#4 Usage of candles and aromatherapy,infusing of essential oils,create a space for relaxation during the bathing time as the flickering light of the candle and the warm scents relaxes the nervous system.

#5 A spiritual bath is about cleansing the dense energies,hence a proper bath after the immersive experience is essential.

#6 Spiritual bath bombs infused with cocoa butter; usage of color therapy as bath bombs are known to contain teal which is the colour of emotional healing,self awareness,protection and spiritual advancement.

The soul has no demonic energies rather the mind is a trickster.Spiritual bathing is a great method to rewire negative energies to positive energies.