Rooted in the Sacred: Why Daily Spiritual Practice Matters

As we explore why a daily (or near-daily) spiritual practice—prayer, meditation, time in nature, or ancestral connection— is one of the most vital things you can do for the wellbeing of your body, mind, and soul. Keep in mind that even as a thriving spiritual practitioner a daily spiritual practice was not something that came easy for me early on. And just like many of you reading, I struggled with finding something that worked.

Please remember this is a guide for discovering your own path and not a to-do list.

1. Cultivating Grace & Life Force (Susto No More)

In the folk medicine of curanderismo, susto—soul loss or fright—is common. We lose parts of our life force when we’re disconnected from Spirit, our bodies, and our truth. Daily practice reclaims this and makes us less prone to susto in the first place.

Grace flows in when we make space for Spirit (and there are numerous ways to go about it). Breath by breath, through a regular daily practice we gather our power back. Whether it’s through a whispered morning prayer or a still moment under a tree, we ground ourselves, through moments of peace while silencing the chaos. 

Over time, this builds ánimo—soul strength. And that strength gives us the grace to respond instead of react, to trust instead of tremble, and to walk our paths with power. Cultivating the observer stance (someone who can remove themselves from a situation to better “understand” instead of react.) is a key awareness for a conscious and resilient life especially when building ánimo.

Even if these moments feel temporary, these efforts are accumulated moment by moment filling the coffers of your life force, banking grace for future access.

2. Protection from Energetic Clutter

When we don’t tend to our spiritual hygiene, it shows. I have mentioned in previous posts about the importance of spiritual hygiene in everything we do. Lack of spiritual hygiene can keep us drained, irritated, foggy, or even make us physically sick. A consistent spiritual practice functions like a daily spiritual shower (FYI – not a replacement for ritual bathing but a fantastic add on.)

Through making daily space for grounding, prayer, and intentional connection, we clear what’s not ours and reinforce what’s sacred. It’s like putting on a spiritual cloak before walking into the world—less porous, more present.

This is especially vital for empaths, healers, or anyone walking between worlds. A well-tended spirit is less vulnerable to energetic debris and more resilient when life throws curveballs. There is no amulet or talisman that can replace the effectiveness that a daily spiritual practice can do when it comes to building your spiritual protection, specifically around Spiritual Interference (you can read my series on that here)

3. Deepening Self-Knowledge & Intuition

There is no path to knowing Spirit that bypasses knowing yourself. And knowing yourself is a lifelong journey.

A spiritual practice is how we sit with our own soul—without distraction, without filter. It can be through journaling, breathwork, or ancestral dialogue, we come to recognize what’s truly ours—our desires, fears, gifts, and just as important, our shadows.

This cultivates discernment and intuitive clarity. We stop confusing conditioning for truth. We begin to hear our inner voice with greater ease. And in that voice is where Spirit speaks.As your intuitive muscles grow, so does your ability to receive guidance, signs, and insight. You no longer guess what to do—you feel it in your bones.

4. Mental Wellness & Spiritual Grounding

Many mental and emotional imbalances come from a lack of spiritual grounding. We’re overextended in the mental plane and undernourished in the soul.

Daily spiritual practice offers a counterbalance. It stabilizes our nervous system, calms our thoughts, and gives our hearts somewhere to land. Scientific studies show meditation can reduce anxiety and depression, as does prayer. But the spiritual layer is just as potent—it reconnects us with the sacred pulse of life.

Even 10 minutes a day—lighting a candle and giving thanks, offering water to your ancestors, sitting beneath a tree—can root you in something ancient and real.

This is also key for understanding when you are off centre. If you are not familiar with what it feels like to be centered (or at least the closest thing you might be capable of at the time) then you will have no reference to understanding when things are off.

Same goes with making progress. Sometimes you sit for hundreds of times in what might seem like monotony and one day it’s just different. And everything changes; but the only reason you can tell is because you have sat for hundreds of times with the same.

5. Clarity of Purpose & Spiritual Direction

Without a spiritual anchor, it’s easy to drift—following trends, expectations, or shiny distractions. But your soul came here for something very specific.

A daily practice helps uncover and remember that purpose. Through consistent connection, you begin to hear the whispers of your destiny. The road may not be perfectly paved, but the fog lifts and the breadcrumbs begin to appear. 

When you live in alignment with your soul’s blueprint, decisions become easier. Energy flows more freely. You stop chasing the life you think is yours and start walking your path. With your daily practice always bringing your back to centre, even it might not feel like that in the moment. 

6. Strengthening the Bridge to Ancestors & Guides

Your spiritual team—ancestors, guides, elevated spirits—are always around, but like any relationship, connection deepens with consistency.

By showing up daily (or at least several times a week), you build trust with your spiritual crew. It is a 2 way relationship after all. You create a reliable channel of communication and support. Over time, you’ll receive clearer signs, stronger guidance, and an abiding sense that you are never alone.

Simple offerings like a glass of water, a whispered name, or a candle lit in remembrance go a long way. These acts feed the connection and awaken ancestral wisdom that lives in your blood.

Make the Time. Even If It’s Not Every Day.

A daily spiritual practice is a deeply personal and introspective thing. It’s not about perfection nor bragging right on how long you sat that day. As its simplest, It’s about showing up. I am asked all the time: “what should my spiritual practice be” “morning or evening” “meditation or prayer”? And my answer is always the same, it should be what you can actually stick to and that means you have to try different things, at different times of the day.

I used to beat myself up for years because of my inability to meditate and it sure was not due for a lack of trying. But one adult diagnosis of ADHD in my 30s put a stop to the blame game real fast. There are probably legitimate reasons why previous attempts have not worked. Sometimes it doesn’t matter if you like the idea of it, It might not resonate with your unique energy. 

I needed to find what worked for me and that was prayer. For me my ancestral practices play front and center in how I work spiritually. If I had explored that route first instead of “what everyone else was doing or recommended me to do” I might have saved myself some time and a few grey hairs. But it would also make me less compassionate when it comes to me helping my clients find what works for them. 

There are many ways to approach your practice. Some days your practice might be 30 minutes of meditation and journaling. Other days it might just be putting your bare feet on the earth and saying “thank you.” Another day you work with an Oracle deck. And because this journey can take some trial and error, I have created a tool to help you figure that out. It’s called the 2 minute ritual and you can learn more about that here. 

The focus isn’t what you do;  what matters is the return and the consistency. The collection of feelings that you gather returning to the same space, the same time, the same fabrics and smells of where you sit with yourself. To know it so well you could close your eyes and be there in a second.

A good aim is about five days a week, but 3 days a week is better than zero (no one is keeping score). Choose practices that resonate: prayer, breathwork, nature walks, divination, music, altar tending, movement or maybe it’s just setting down and having a conversation of what’s going on. Try out several things and see which one you actually feel good about and can do with the least amount of resistance. 

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Your Daily Spiritual Practice is a commitment to yourself.

Consider it the highest form of self care, a promise you make to yourself, your guides, and your lineage: that you will stay connected, listening, and aligned with yourself and your purpose. Over time, this changes how your energy shows up, how your decisions are considered and the relationships you cultivate. It doesn’t take much. Just a willingness to remember who you are, every single day. And all you have to do is show up.

Carolina has been in spiritual practice to the public for over 20 years. Her spirits first began working with her in childhood. Her work as a Curandera is considered a sacred calling. She is formally educated in Social Work and her spiritual work informs her private practice. Her only goal is to use her many gifts to empower her clients so that the clearest voice they hear is the one from within.  

Her spiritual practice has worked with clients internationally. She also works with religious/spiritual leaders as a consulting medium. Her private practice includes readings, divinations, energy healing, energy clearings, herbalism, spiritual counselling, hypnosis, past life regression and prayer petitions. Service areas include but are not limited to Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Oakville, Orangeville, Caledon, Bolton, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Markham, Scarborough, Ajax, Pickering, Milton, Dundas, Georgetown, Maple, King City, Etobicoke as well as online.

Phone: 289 910 0688 | Email: caro@curandera.ca| www.curandera.ca | curanderabotanica.ca