Let’s cut to the chase with a question…
Do you have a bath?
If the answer is YES, keep reading.
If the answer is NO, keep reading….but have you considered moving?
Jokes, I’m just joking.
I’m not bath bias here, but I am constantly impressed by the act of taking a bath and the many benefits it offers us.
Think about bath time for kids. I know my nieces and nephew lose their squeaky duck marbels in the bath. Playing, splashing, pausing, watching the water squirt out the toys butt, singing, sitting… more splashing.
What happened to us adults that took bath time off the menu?
We got busy!
We value time and efficiency to keep up with our busy adult lives and responsibilities. There’s no tongue in cheek here, I totally get it and appreciate the efficiency of hygiene time. I’m exactly the same.
But this blog piece is not about comparing the benefits of bath or shower time, nor is it’s about visualising anyone you know in either. It’s about recalling the benefits of how bath time can support us with living a healthy and clean life, as adults.
Let me explain.
At the start of the year I had foot surgery which left me wearing a green fluorescent bandage and a moon shoe for 21 days and counting.
The risk of wetting the wound meant bath time was a more suitable option if I wanted to look and feel presentable for my beautiful visitors and local baristas.
Everything slowed down with my foot in a bandage and that also meant the morning routine.
Without even realising, bath time became my favourite new ritual in my day. I couldn’t rush through the routine, I had to slow down, be present and find a new way to embrace this routine shift.
As I mentioned earlier… I was constantly impressed by how bath time made me feel during and especially afterwards.
Slower, more centred, clearer, clean and more in tune with my thoughts and feelings (without even trying). My creative intuition seemed to speak up in the quietness of bath time. I got answers to questions that were puzzling me. I also experienced zero thoughts at times and could sit still and calm for almost 15-30 min. My nervous system loved/loves me for that!
Our bodies are made up of over 60% water and they naturally go into rest and digest whilst being surrounded by the stillness of water and cradled by a baths structural design. It makes sense that this is good for us right?
So how do we ‘make time’ for a bath now that we are adults…?
Here’s 2 great ways I can think of:
1. Choose to
2. Then make it happen.
If there’s one thing this bloody pandemic has given us, its time. Time to reconnect with ourselves and our homes.
I know this isn’t easy or blissful for everyone (me included at times), but if you do have a bath, it might be the splash of bliss you are looking for.
Bath time = simple self care and that is something our minds and bodies need while we navigate these changing times.
P.s- Use some of that bath water to water the garden or outdoor plants afterwards. Shared joy is double joy.
SimBLISSity 