Fifteen-Minute Fix #3: Soul Bathing

Bubble Up by Anne LaBrie

This bath is one of my very favorite fifteen-minute fixes. The sea salt and baking soda combination was first introduced to me during my time at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and has been a really great tool for keeping my aura sparkly and my muscles more relaxed. I use it in the morning sometimes when I wake up after one of those funky-dream nights.  You know the kind.  The kind of dreams that leave fragments floating around in your head and emotional landscape.  A regular shower helps by leaving you feeling clean, but this bath usually leaves me feeling soul-clean!  I also use it at night after a full day of dancing with other peoples’ energy or riding the emotional Roller Coaster of Life.  If I get a cold, I will even take two a day – one in the morning and one at night.  Any colds I do get just don’t seem to last very long.

The Recipe: Into a bath of very warm water, add 2 cups sea salt, 2 cups baking soda and bubbles, because bubbles are fun.  You can also rub some of your favorite aromatherapy oil into the bottom of your feet before you get in the tub.  Fill the tub enough that your body is covered but shallow enough that you can let your neck float!  Unless you own the longest tub in the world, you will not be able to fit both your neck and your feet in at the same time.  I usually start by rubbing my feet and legs first and then let my neck float.  This has the added benefit of stimulating your reflex points on your feet, but more on that in another fifteen-minute fix!  You can also take this time to think about your positive intentions for your day and/or release anything ready to go (and no, you don’t even have to know what that is).  After about 10 minutes, rinse off and notice the difference. 

I would love to hear any comments about your experience with this one.  Oh, and Costco has great prices on baking soda and Epsom salt, which you can use instead of sea salt.  I get my sea salt in bulk at New Leaf, but I’m sure any health food store that carries sea salt in bulk would be happy to order it for you.