Cal Alumni Association: How Everyday Rituals Can Add Meaning to Your Life
If you’re like most people, you perform these two tasks in a set order. If something switches things up, it could impact the rest of the day. That’s because pieces of your morning routine are a ritual ...
Forbes: Inside Ritual’s $250 Million Rise And Nationwide Launch At Ulta Beauty
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the beauty and wellness space and the women shaping it. When Kat Schneider founded Ritual in 2016, her mission was ...
NPR: Rituals are important to human life — even when they seem meaningless
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas about his new book, Ritual: How Seemingly Senseless Acts Make Life Worth Living. Growing up in Greece, Dimitris Xygalatas remembers ...
Rituals are important to human life — even when they seem meaningless
ARTHUR C. CLARKE wrote a story in which the entire universe was created so that monks could ritually write out the nine billion names of God. The monks buy a computer to do this faster and better, ...
Rituals percolate through our lives, helping us connect with ourselves, each other, nature, and beyond. Across time and place, personal rituals and group rituals are common aspects of human behavior, ...
The Conversation: Rituals have been crucial for humans throughout history – and we still need them
Rituals have been crucial for humans throughout history – and we still need them
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust The practice of rituals, notably within groups, stems from our most ancient instincts for ...