Sips & Soaks for the perfect bath experience to combat the “Sunday Scaries”
The Sunday Scaries (or the Sunday blues,) are feelings of anxiety or dread that creep up the evening (or day) before a workday, after a day or more off. For most of us, that is Sunday, before heading back to work Monday, but for others it may be a different day. According to a LinkedIn survey, 80 percent of professionals say they experience the Sunday Scaries, with over 90 percent of Millennials and Gen Z reporting they feel it. It’s pretty pervasive and practically everyone can relate.Even being self-employed (with a boss who can be tough but really understands me LOL), and working intermittently on the weekends as needed, I still find the Scaries kick in for me around midday on Sunday. Sometimes it’s an ominous feeling about something specific that is scheduled or that I need to do on the Monday, but usually it’s a slightly anxious feeling that my downtime is going too fast, and I didn’t get everything I wanted to do on the weekend in – especially just taking time to chill. For many years, I’ve tried to stick to a bath ritual on Sunday, which I find really helps. Some weekends it’s an afternoon bath soak, and other times it’s a bedtime soak. I try to spend a full hour in the tub, and either read a book, chat on the phone to a friend, or even watch something on Netflix or HBO. I literally use the tub like a couch, but a nice, hot, enveloping embrace. It’s 100% ME-time.
The benefits of baths are documented and include:
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Soothing sore or tired muscles
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Relieving stress – mind & body, especially with the right essential oils in your bath salts
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Improving sleep
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Skin health - if using the right bath products
It’s super important to hydrate while in the tub too, especially if you like a really hot bath like I do.
I’ve taken to mixing up one of the Niyama supplement powders into a very big glass of ice cold water (or in my Yeti with straw lid) and taking it in with me when I draw my bath. That way, I’m not only hydrating with water, I’m super-charging my water with health benefits – for a totally upgraded, and really efficient, self-care hour.
These are my favourite combos, which I’m affectionately calling Sips & Soaks.
And (hint, hint) these combinations make fantastic gifts over the holidays, or just to say “I love you and you deserve this!”.
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The Sunday Night Wind Down
Sleep Like Buddha Bedtime Bath Soak + Hey Relax Magnesium (Pineapple or Dragon Fruit – I love both!)
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The Sunday Post Workout
Achy Achy Sore Muscles Bath Soak + After Practice Replenish & Repair
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The Sunday Afternoon Escape
PLUS we have a NEW Bath Soak that is coming soon and which I’ve been testing out during my baths and is so heavenly! Make sure you are signed up for our emails so you know when it’s ready to go.
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