WORDS FRANCESCA SPECTER
Arianna Huffington famously follows an elaborate four-step bedtime wind-down every day.Tennis lovers will know the intricacies of Rafael Nadal’s 19-step court ritual before a game.But it’s not just celebrities who like a good ritual.Even among us regular folk, more and more of us are making like civil servant Jeannine Ritchot, who religiously starts every day at 5.30am running with her sheepdog Fergus, before heading into the office.You’d think she’d be exhausted by the time she gets there, but this morning ritual is, in fact, her secret weapon.‘I clear my head and map out how I’m going to tackle the day’s challenges,’ she says.‘It makes me feel a million times better.’
And she’s far from alone.While hurtling through a park at dawn may not be everyone’s cup of tea, Jeannine’s daily run reflects a growing interest in the power of rituals to help us cope with and improve our lives.Recent years have seen many bestselling titles offering rituals that promise to transform our lives – including Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning (John Murray, £10) and Arianna Huffington’s The Sleep Revolution (Harmony, £8.99).There are also mobile apps, including Rituals (free; iTunes or Google Play), which helps you take moments of ‘me-time’, and Fabulous (free; Google Play) for reaching your fitness, diet, sleep and motivation goals.
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