Summer Wellness Rituals: 3 I Come Back to Every Summer (And Why They Still Work)

Gentle rhythms for hot, busy days

Lemon water with a pinch of Murray River salt - the perfect start to the day

Summer always throws me off a little...

The longer days, the shifting pace, the background hum of heat and noise, beautiful in moments, but also overstimulating in ways I forget until I’m in it.

I used to think I needed a series of full summer wellness rituals to stay on track this time of year. Now, I know I just need to come back to a few gentle things. Nothing big. Nothing performative. Just a handful of small rituals that make me feel like myself again, especially on days when the world feels like too much.

Here are three I return to, year after year.

1. Salt and Lemon Water Before Anything Else

This is the very first thing I do in the morning, long before coffee, emails, or even scrolling. A tall glass of filtered water, the juice of half a lemon, and a ¼ teaspoon of Murray River Salt stirred gently in.

It’s subtle. But the moment I drink it, I can almost feel it, the minerals waking up my body from the inside out.

It energises me in a completely different way than caffeine ever could, calmer, steadier, and more hydrating. It’s not a trendy cleanse. It’s just me giving my body something it actually needs. A signal that says, “Let’s begin gently, with nourishment.”

Sometimes I follow it with breathwork, sometimes not. But that salt and lemon combo has become non-negotiable.

2. An Evening Disconnect Ritual

Here’s something no one tells you about summer evenings, they’re loud. Not just emotionally, but in all the background noise that lingers even after sunset.

Where I live, it’s the sound of cicadas in early summer and bullfrogs later on. And then there’s the occasional deep mechanical hum of a passing bus, especially late at night when everything else is quiet. The contrast makes it feel louder somehow.

So around 10pm, my phone goes into Do Not Disturb mode automatically. If someone calls twice in a row, it’ll still come through, but otherwise, no alerts, no pings, no interruptions.

That’s when I reset the tone.

Diffuser on, overhead lights off, soft glow on. I stretch for one song, then sit or lie still for a few minutes. No agenda. No goal. Just a wind-down signal to my nervous system that says, “It’s safe to let go now.”

It’s nothing fancy. But it’s everything.

A gentle wind down - no agenda, no goal.

3. Stillness in the Middle of a Noisy Day

This one came later. Not because it’s complicated, but because it felt like permission that I wasn’t always giving myself.

In the middle of a hot, overstimulated day, even in a relatively quiet place, it’s easy to feel like I’m being pulled in a hundred directions. And some days, it honestly feels like I hear as many sirens as they do in the city.

So I sit. Just sit...

No scrolling, no journaling, no breathing technique unless it comes naturally. Just stillness. Even if it's for three minutes between tasks or ten minutes between appointments.

Sometimes the stillness is full of noise. But I let it be there.

And every time I do, something softens. Like my brain finally gets a second to exhale.

Want More Moments Like These?

These three rituals, and many more like them, are part of my Summer Reset Rituals mini guide. It’s a 12-page printable PDF I created for women who want calm without overhauling their life.

Inside you’ll find:

• Morning and evening practices

• Quick reset ideas for overstimulated afternoons

• A printable tracker

• My personal go-to wellness tools

It’s gentle, flexible, and totally doable, even on the busiest summer days.

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