DEAR BONNIE: I saw a YouTube video of you doing a Lion’s Gate ritual of bringing in abundance and I was fascinated by it. Could you tell me more and how I could do a ritual to bring in abundance now?

Are there things that you do in certain settings, at particular times, that evoke a feeling and remind you of what is important? When I step up to bat in softball, I tap the bat twice just past the ...

DEAR READER: When hectic schedules emerge, how can you stay grounded through rituals and why do they matter? Take some of history’s most successful people: Charles Darwin typically began his day by ...

A guide for the secular and the sacred alike. By Lauren Jackson I am the host of Believing. I hope you’re rested, because we’re entering the bender of December. My calendar looks like a tenuous Jenga ...

Rituals can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect people to something bigger. Rituals aren’t meaningless actions. They can mark time and space, create new identities, and connect ...

Today, we’ve asked Michael Norton to share his Tip of the Week. A professor at Harvard Business School I’ve known for many years always does the exact same thing before class. Because the school uses ...

Changing up your daily routine is easier said than done. It’s also worth it—at least according to Michael I. Norton, author of our April SELF Well-Read Book Club pick, The Ritual Effect. In the book, ...

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