The post captures the frustration and exhaustion of parenting, while also offering practical advice for infusing spirituality into everyday life. Despite the chaotic schedule and constant demands, Claudia encourages mothers to embrace moments of gratitude, mindfulness, and creativity. The post serves as a gentle reminder to prioritize spiritual well-being alongside the responsibilities of motherhood.

morning bewilderness

I am continually bewildered by the logic of toddlers. My son is currently up and has been since 4h45. I’m watching him roll around and make sounds on the monitor. I know the sleep experts would shout, it’s a bathroom thing! But his diaper has been clean every morning that he’s been doing this. Then, they’ll shout, put him to bed later! But last night he went to sleep an hour and a half later than usual. Then they might say, he’s hungry because he didn’t have enough calories yesterday! Oh, he definitely did – for a kid who is not currently in a growth spurt, he still manages to eat quite endlessly.

Yeah, he has teeth coming through, but that’s usually a cause of more exhaustion. So, there’s really no logic to this early riser other than severe FOMO. I’m watching him on the monitor put his toys in the air and listening to his laughter as it flies down the staircase. Perhaps he knows, like me, that today will have sunshine and weather hitting the twenties, and he’s as eager to get out into it as I am. A taste of Spring is too tempting to resist and waste away with sleep, no doubt.

I made a list of content ideas for this space, and, excited to have the Collective as a participating member in my community building here, I asked my followers on IG which content idea most appealed to them. The responses were all over (which makes me excited to dive-in to them all!), but one was rather consistently requested: everyday spirituality.

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everyday spirituality: infusing moments with meaning for mothers

Awakened mamas are on a pretty limited time schedule, and our routine is essentially dictated by the little souls we serve. But, despite that, there’s no excuse for not making every day a spiritual experience. There’s no reason we cannot infuse sacred moments like seeds in our 12-15 hour days.

I’ve put together a list of practices that are simple, accessible, and integrated into everyday life, so mothers don’t feel overwhelmed or interrupted by them. I want to encourage you to embrace these moments as opportunities for connection, growth, and spiritual nourishment for both yourselves and your child(ren). In addition, these are rituals that can be used and appreciated by all, not just awakened mamas – so leap in and see what practice calls to you.

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10 practical ways to infuse spirituality into daily life

morning gratitude ritual

Start your morning with the easiest way possible: give thanks for another morning. I know our alarms are often the cries of our children, so if time doesn’t allow, simply hold your hands to your heart-centre and breathe in gratitude, breathe out an intention for the day – that joy infuse every moment, that (xyz) is successful, that your child has a great day, etc..

If time permits, it may help to have a little journal kept by your bedside to write down your morning gratitudes and affirmations, or if you’re lucky enough to have time to yourself when you wake, keep it next to the place where you drink your coffee. You can also add a daily tarot or oracle pull to really amplify the intention for your day. Alternatively, you may want to consider one of my journals, Sacred Motherhood Spiritual Journal or Chakras Unlocked Spiritual Journal which offers meaningful daily prompts that are dedicated to your personal spiritual growth.

If none of these things work with your busy life, all you need is a few seconds: hold your morning drink in your hands and follow the same breathe-in-breathe-out method, while infusing your coffee with the energy of gratitude.

mindful eating

Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack, being mindful about your eating is an essential aspect of living a spiritual life. Ask a Buddhist monk if mealtime is free-time, or whether it’s another opportunity to be meditative and set intention with every bite! Take your time chewing, don’t rush through the experience (especially mothers who are on a timeline for their own meals!), pay attention to every single bite and everything you taste. Teach your children to do the same by asking them about what they’re eating, what they like about it, what their favourite flavours are. Think of all the sources of your meal, all the steps it took to get to you, all the people who deserve gratitude for making it possible that it’s on your plate, right now. Additionally, if you’re someone who prays, you can take a moment to give thanks for your meal before you consume it.

mini meditations and reflective practices

I don’t know about you, but my brain really fails to sit quietly for an extended amount of time, focused on nothing — especially when I have so little free, undisturbed time to begin with! But that’s okay, because absolutely every moment of your day can be a moment for mini meditation. Take a moment – any moment in your day – to sit comfortably and inhale deeply through your nose for a count of four. Hold the breath for a count of four, then exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of six. Repeat several times, focusing on each breath to calm the mind.

You can also do a mini meditation activity with your child called balloon breaths. Take a deep breath in through your nose, imagining you’re filling up a big balloon in your belly: do the motions to help them understand it. Encourage your child to do the same. Hold the breath for a moment, feeling the balloon expanding in your belly. Slowly exhale through your mouth, imagining the balloon deflating. Again, encourage your child to do the same. This breathing exercise helps children learn to take slow, deep breaths, which can promote relaxation, calmness, and mindfulness. It’s a playful way to introduce them to the concept of mindful breathing and can be done anytime, anywhere, making it perfect for integrating into daily routines with children.

Additionally, inviting your child to help you select crystals to decorate your shelves or pick the incense for the day that will cleanse the space allows you to turn a meditative practice into a shared spiritual experience. You can also choose tarot or oracle cards together and talk about them in a deep, soul-to-soul conversation (that is obviously age appropriate). Please note that children should never touch your pendulums.

mindful movement

Whether you’re into yoga or find it a little odd, all movement can be made into something more mindful and spiritual in essence if you make a conscious effort to be aware of and connect your breath with that movement. Yoga is fantastic because it allows you to involve your children into the practice; with so many funny “animal moves,” they won’t even realize they’re participating in something that spiritually beneficial to them because they’ll be having so much fun with you!

nature exploration

Being outside or in nature is a spiritual practice in-and-of-itself. It is the best way to connect with Mother Earth/Gaia and to fully and completely ground yourself, no matter what you’re doing as you immerse yourself in it. You can also participate in – and teach your children about – forest bathing.

Forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, is a Japanese practice of immersing oneself in nature to promote physical and mental well-being. It involves mindful and sensory exploration of forests, focusing on sights, sounds, and smells. Studies show it reduces stress, lowers blood pressure, and boosts mood. The practice encourages slowing down, connecting with nature, and reaping the therapeutic benefits of being in a natural environment.

creative expression

Artful moments, or creative sessions, are a spiritual practice. Creating or crafting fosters elf-discovery, emotional release, and connection with one’s inner self. The best part is that you can do it on your own and your child independently plays or invite your child to take part in the activity with you. There is no right or wrong way to create and make it spiritual; it all leads to an expression of your soul on paper!

acts of kindness

Demonstrating to your children how to be compassionate to others through small acts of kindness not only creates a ripple effect into your community – and essentially the entire world – but also creates a mirror that they will want to live up to as they get older. If volunteering isn’t possible with your little, you can demonstrate making homemade gifts for loved ones, or writing letters of appreciation – or even allowing them to be the one to hand over the change to a homeless person that you may cross on the street. Empathy and acknowledging our interconnectedness are essential to spiritual living.

bedtime rituals

This is something that you can incorporate for both your child’s bedtime rituals, as well as your own after they go to sleep. For example, the first thing I do after my child goes to sleep is that I journal (in my many journals). Journalling allows me to dive-in deep to my soul and reflect on my day in a passive, calm way; I can navigate what went right and what went wrong and how to be better for tomorrow. I often follow this up with reading a few pages of a book (if you’re looking for a life-changing read, you may want to consider my book The Transformational Path).

Before my own bedtime, I put away my phone with Instagram and the only “social media” I allow myself to look at are YouTube and Pinterest. I watch and pin things that inspire my spiritual creativity and personal growth. This is my ritual, and it is the best way for me to prioritize myself and provide myself with necessary self-care.

One way to infuse a spiritual aspect to your child’s bedtime is to create an air of calm that infuses the hour before they lay their head down to sleep. Play relaxing meditative, classical, or lo-fi music. Read bedtime stories that invoke a sense of wonder and awe. Ask your child what they liked best about their day and what they’re hoping for for tomorrow. Allow them to start their own evening journaling practice if they are old enough. Wrapping up the day on a foundation of gratitude and betterment is essential to a spiritual life.

take time to heal

Unfortunately, this aspect of spirituality is often ignored in the picture-perfect love and light communities of spirituality on social media. The only way to live a fully, completely, True spiritual life (with a capital T) is to heal. Period. Whether that means working with a spiritual healer or going to a medical therapist, you need to heal yourself before you can infuse that into living every day aligned with Source and Spirit. If you don’t invest in your healing (and it’s worth every single penny), you have no spiritual life. That’s the tea.

active discernment

I think this is the most important aspect of living a spiritual life, everyday. What we consume – in all forms of the word – has the power to make or break us, it has the power to shift our mood and make us greater or worse for our child(ren). Whether that’s on social media, what book we are reading from our shelves, the television we are watching, the news we are digesting – it all requires intense spiritual discernment. Unfortunately, we need to apply that discernment to people, as well. And it might even be people we have known for forever.

Your tribe impacts your vibe; who you allow into your heart you essentially allow to shape your home. Unfollow the folks who make you feel worse about your motherhood journey, turn off the television that hurts your spirit, switch up the book for another more mentally nourishing read… make changes in your life that bring you on the path to more joy because then you are able to ripple that out to your child(ren) and to the entire world. Choose joy and love, and be discerning towards anything that asks you to choose hate, fear, anger, or sadness over joy and love.

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Weaving spirituality into the fabric of everyday life is not only possible but essential for mothers navigating the beautiful chaos of motherhood. Embrace these simple rituals as opportunities for personal growth and deeper connection with your spirit and your child(ren). Start your journey towards a more spiritually enriched life today by incorporating these practices into your daily routine.

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If you’re looking for even more personal guidance for your own spiritual path and how to focus on your soul’s betterment and growth, you may want to consider my Higher Soul Consciousness Readings or my Awakened Mama Life Offering – both are long-distance mediumship readings that are delivered via email and for both of these sessions, I will be reading from your Higher Soul Consciousness to give you the Awareness necessary to create change and manifest your most abundant experience – in motherhood and beyond. I will access your Soul Blueprint and karmic collections and have the opportunity to clairaudiently present the path of healing to you. 

Let me know how you infuse spiritual practice into your everyday in the comments, below!

xx C

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Let today’s blog be a guide on infusing every day with more spirituality.