Morgan Shipley writes for Psyche:
What is a spiritual practice, exactly? It is a regular discipline or ritual undertaken with intention to cultivate and enhance spiritual growth. Some common examples include mindfulness meditation, yoga, journaling, communing with nature, manifesting and affirmation cycles, or the use of tarot or astrology. A routine practice that promotes wellbeing becomes ‘spiritual’ when it is intended to advance your sense of self and cultivate your connection to something greater than yourself, which might include a higher power, nature or other people. In so doing, such a practice may produce positive states of being such as a sense of peace or contentment, awe and reverence, gratitude or compassion. If a practice – even one that’s traditionally understood as a social activity or form of self-care – enhances these aspects of your life, then it can be pursued as a type of spiritual practice. This Guide introduces a host of possible spiritual practices and routes you can take to explore them, in keeping with your needs, lifestyle and hopes.
