Why You Need a Daily Spiritual Practice

Do you really need to have a daily spiritual practice?
In a nutshell, YES.
Having a daily spiritual practice has so many benefits both to the novice and Old Hat that you're doing a disservice to yourself if you don't already carve out space for one.
While life gets in the way and nobody's perfect, you should aim to engage your practice each and every day. There are reasons for this, which I'll get into in a minute.
In the spirit of sharing, I'll tell you that my practice has 3 parts, but I have been meditating daily for 20 years and so I've worked up to that.
I begin by setting up the ritual by lighting some candles or incense, saying a short prayer, or I might play my crystal singing bowl to help me shift into the heart space.
Then I'll do a short traditional Vipassana-style meditation. Lastly, if there's extra time, I'll run energy or tone my chakras.
You don't have to have 3 components in your practice, especially if you're a novice. In fact, if you're a beginner or you've recently had a Kundalini activation, and your Kundalini is currently active, I don't recommend too much sitting meditation at all. It's better to get grounded outside, do some deep belly breathing, or exercise.
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I flow with the components in my daily practice depending on my spiritual and energetic needs that day.
When there are a lot of cosmic upgrades or transformational energies coming from the sun, I do more energy work because meditation can be more difficult for me then.
This is because transformational energies often have a purging effect. You'll notice that you might have got a lot of thoughts or you get stuck on some emotional point so it's harder to disengage from the mind.
This is completely normal.
I just follow my inner guidance and incorporate and change things up on those days instead of getting frustrated about my inability to meditate deeply. This is when you can try a sound toning chakra meditation, do breathwork or get on your yoga mat, instead.
Or you could try dynamic (moving) meditation like Qi Gong, Yoga, Tai Chi, or just plain old exercise on those days when you can't sit or calm your mind.
When you're in flow while exercising, that's a kind of meditation, too because you're not thinking of anything else besides what your body is doing in the moment.
Other times Ascension waves roll in that make it easy to meditate and connect to the ineffable bliss of All That Is.
Your practice will be unique to you. Over time you'll come to know what your spirit and energy bodies need.
Benefits of a Regular Spiritual Practice
Some of the most notable benefits of having regular practice are
it's anchoring
it's nurturing
it's empowering
it's toning