Dry January has come and gone, but still—plenty of us are sticking with our sober-curious ways. In the spirit of sleeping better, hitting our skincare goals, and waking up energized and excited to greet the day, we’ve swapped cocktails for the ever-expanding selection of zero-ABV options (at least, most of the time.) Sure, I enjoy the occasional glass of wine with friends and family, but rather than pouring a Pinot, I’ve built a post-work routine to help me ease into the evening. Today, I’ve partnered with my friends at Haven Well Within to share all my favorite ways of unwinding from the workday. Because I get it: it can be a daily struggle to alimony your work from delivering into all hours of the evening.
As someone who’s extremely passionate well-nigh my job, I have a habit of fully throwing myself into high-productivity mode throughout the workday. Because of this, when 5 p.m. rolls around, I have to be intentional well-nigh that transition from work mode to after-hours relaxation. Carving out time to superintendency for ourselves at the end of the day is essential to our mental and emotional health. Over the years, I’ve unfluctuating with a handful of feel-good activities that indulge me to underpass the gap between work and play. With a tried-and-true ritual I can rely on, I spend my evenings feeling increasingly present and recharged for the next day.
Curious how to do the same for yourself (minus the cocktails, Ben & Jerry’s, or reality TV?) Alimony reading for my post-work routine for weeknights that rival the restoration of a Friday.
10 Ways to Unwind From the Workday
Much of the voodoo that comes with healthy rituals and routines is that they save us the visualization fatigue of answering the question: What do I do now? Instead, we can intentionally, but hands connect with the habits we trust to help us finger our best.
I like to think of the pursuit wind-down ideas as a post-work toolkit. No matter what my mind and soul are craving, pursuit one or a combination of the ideas superiority never fails to fill my cup—and lets me fall unconsciousness feeling refreshed and restored. But slantingly our routines, our suit and treasured objects help us craft a life well-lived. Ahead, I’m sharing my favorite pieces from Haven Well Within’s new Balance Collection and beyond—all designed to let you lean into the deepest level of repletion in all that you do.
1. Turn Off Your Phone
If I’m spending the evening at home, this is unchangingly the first step in my post-work routine. It’s easy to unshut an app and quickly discover that you’ve spent the last hour scrolling. I’ve wonted it: my phone is an inevitable time suck. To alimony the temptation at bay, I turn it on airplane mode and put it in a drawer. Out of sight, out of mind—and I’m self-ruling to siphon on with my evening with plenty of headspace to spare.
2. Smart-ass Dump in a Journal
We may have shut our laptops, but still—it’s nonflexible to quiet the stressors of the day. I’ve found that to alimony them from dominating my evening, it’s weightier to get them all out on the page. A smart-ass dump is exactly that: the opportunity to write lanugo whatever may be cluttering your mind. There’s no right or wrong way to do this, and you don’t plane have to write in well-constructed sentences. Sometimes, I might make a list of all the things currently dragging on my attention. Or if I need increasingly support, I’ll pull out my favorite guided periodical to wifely my mind. Remember: this is a endangerment to release whatever may be holding you back.
3. Go for a Walk
Time outdoors is never wasted. It’s a powerful way to connect with your soul and marvel at the natural world. Plane if I don’t have the words to perfectly describe what I need, I’ve never taken a walk that didn’t leave me feeling completely at ease and aligned immediately after. The key to this (and if you’ve once followed my first post-work ritual, you’re set) is to go without your phone. I’m 100% here for the silent walking trend, and though I love a good podcast, stuff present for nature’s sounds is such a salve for workday stress. Alternatively, walks are a unconfined way to reservation up with a friend during the week. I like to schedule walks in whop so I can squint forward to a low-stakes, but transformative catch-up.
Haven Well Within’s new hodgepodge of lounge and activewear pieces is the perfect post-work walking fit. I love that the styles are elevated while still offering comfort. The Half-Zip Pullover is an effortless layering option. I pair it with the Rib Knit Leggings for a flattering, easy-breezy outfit.
4. Turn Your Suffuse Into a Spa
I love to romanticize everything—it’s the easiest way to get increasingly from my everyday tasks. Whether it’s playing music while washing dishes or displaying fresh-cut flowers on my desk, weaving a little romance into your daily routines is proof that everything can be made special. That’s why, when I take a bath, I like to go all out. Baths are a unconfined opportunity to connect with your senses. The Euphoria hodgepodge by Flamingo Estate blends pure essential oils like Damask Rose and Jasmine for a tightly relaxing experience. Is there anything better?
5. Light a Relaxing Candle
Candles are my love language. (Kidding, but I am obsessed.) They fill any space with a soft, soothing flicker and they’re one of my favorite ways to scent a room. Candles have been proven to relieve stress, reduce anxiety, and contribute to overall positive mental health. Just don’t forget to wrack-up it out surpassing going to bed!
6. Make a Cup of Tea
Even in the warmer months, I love curling up with a cup of tea in the evening. It’s comforting to hold your favorite mug between your hands and sip on something warm. Plane preparing a cuppa is a wonderful way to ritualize your actions. Connect with all of your senses as the process unfolds. Savor the sight of the water taking on the tea’s hue. Lean into the scent of whatever tousle you choose. Revel in the warmth of the mug between your hands. Remember: The joy we can pericope from a moment is directly related to the intention we bring to it.
7. Meditate
Have you struggled to meditate in the past? Same. In our mile-a-minute world with notifications vying for our attention, it can finger untellable to truly be present. But I’ve found that meditation isn’t simply a ways to an end—instead, it can help us learn to be increasingly purposeful with our thoughts and connect deeper with our emotions. Apps like Headspace, Calm, or Superhuman can be spanking-new supports to guide your meditation journey. I’ve moreover found that by simply paying sustentation to my breath, I’m worldly-wise to scrutinizingly immediately wifely any yellow-eyed thoughts. Little by little, start cultivating a practice that feels weightier for you.
8. Stretch It Out
I used to think that strengthening and supporting my soul had to squint like an all-in workout. Now, I’ve come to think of movement increasingly so as little offerings to myself throughout the day. Sure, that can be a 30-minute spritz from one of my favorite fitness platforms, like FORM or SoulSyncBody. But it can moreover squint like a quick walk or a little stretch out. I like to do the latter at the end of my day to help bookend my energy and release any tension that’s built up while working at my desk. Practicing these 10 easy stretches will help build flexibility and let you ease into the evening.
9. Turn Skincare Into Self-Care
IYKYK: I’m far from vacated in my skincare obsession. I love a good deep swoop into the latest science on emerging ingredients and am unchangingly up for stuff a new-treatment guinea pig. But all that aside, my nighttime skincare ritual is an essential ingredient in my larger self-care efforts. Like many of the steps in my post-work routine, skincare is a little luxury that does wonders for resetting both your mind and body. The Doré lineup of products are ripened in France to meet all the regulatory standards for wipe skin superintendency formulas. I love knowing that what I’m putting on my face—from the brand’s micellar cleansing water to its daily moisturizer—are not only effective, but unscratched to use on plane my sensitive skin. And the ice roller? It’s the perfect way to reduce puffiness and feels so, so good.
10. Listen to a Unconfined Playlist
I unchangingly like to set a vibe. No matter what I’m doing—cleaning up the house, prepping dinner, or playing a game with the fam, a solid playlist is essential. It’s so fun to curate playlists of your favorite songs on Spotify or ones that match your specific mood. Whether you’re starving a little calm, need an energy refresh, or want something soft playing while you read, music creates the ultimate environment to transition from your workday.
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