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**Ritually**

What role do spiritual and wellness rituals play in our fast-paced, secular world? Watch journalist-turned-guinea pig Nelufar Hedayat as she tries a new ritual in every episode. Nelufar dives in with the help of a different spiritual guide each week to see if these practices can actually make us feel better.
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Latest Episodes:

Healing Singing Bowl Ritual with Spiritual Tiik Mar 24, 2026

00:00 - Intro: Combating Anxiety in a Disconnected World

07:12 - Cleansing the Studio Energy with Palo Santo

11:37 - Tiik’s Double Life: Academia vs. Spirituality

17:16 - Traveling to Nepal & Learning from a Master

21:17 - The Science of Sound Therapy

24:23 - The Water Frequency Demonstration

26:06 - Nels Final Thoughts on Sound Healing

Tibetan sound bath therapy? Really? Well, there's some science behind it. You will try it for yourself as Spiritual Tiik, a holistic healer, performs this ancient sound healing ritual with host Nelufar Hedayat to see if it can make her feel better, less stressed, and anxious. Host Nelufar is shocked at the results of her sound bath in healing her nervous system.

Recently recognised by NY Magazine Top 20 Inspiring Women To Look Out For 2026, Spiritual Tiik is our guide for this episode and takes us on a deep dive into the world of sound therapy, its history, origin, and the claims that Tibetan sound baths can help with mental and even physical pain using specific frequencies. There's even claims that sound healing can help with vagus nerve stimulation, alpha brain wave stimulation and frequency healing.

Tiik chats to us about why she chose the harmonic sounds of Tibetan metal singing bowls, sharing the story of how she travelled to Nepal to train with a Tibetan master and gets personal about her journey into spiritual spaces, getting emotional about her decision to follow a healer’s path.

Being a journalist, host Nelufar Hedayat is sceptical at first, but as they form a connection, the conversation and the ritual take on a life of their own. The show ends with tips and advice from Tiik on what to do if you want to start a healing sound bowl ritual yourself.

Spiritual Tiik can be found on Instagram ⁠@spiritualtiik⁠

Host Nelufar Hedayat is @nelufar.h

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Ritually is Back! Now you can watch and listen. Mar 23, 2026

Ritually Season Two is back! Host Nelufar Hedayat and her expert guides bring you a new ritual a week to see if it can make her, and you, feel better! In this six-part season, we will be exploring wellness and sacred religious rituals, incorporating them into our lives to see if it's worth it.

Watch our podcast every Tuesday and subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and comment below what ritual you'd like to see.

Facebook- Ritually Pod

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Ritually Presents Rightnowish Podcast: 'Adorned: Perfumer Mauricio Garcia' Sep 14, 2023

This week on Ritually we're sharing an episode from KQED's Rightnowish series, Adornment.

Having grown up in South San Francisco, perfumer Mauricio Garcia takes inspiration from flora and fauna that grows along the foggy coastline, golden grassland hills, and nearby redwood groves. Because of his deep reverence for nature’s fragrances, Garcia doesn’t use any plants that are endangered or threatened like vanilla or frankincense. Instead, he’ll craft similar scents using the modern perfumery technique of scent reconstruction.

His boutique fragrance studio, Herbcraft Perfumery, also celebrates his cultural roots, highlighting ingredients and plants native to Mexico, like cempasuchitl (marigold), cacao, and mezcal. Garcia’s fragrances are not only made for anointing the body but also filling the air in one’s living space, especially around altars, mirrors and candles. In this way, Garcia believes his fragrances help facilitate connection with the spirit world and ancestors.

On this episode, Rightnowish host, Marisol Medina Cadena learns how perfume can help her set intentions for the day and connect her to memories of beloved places and ancestors.

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ACCESS: Abortion and Religion: Reclaiming the Narrative Sep 06, 2023

This week on Ritually we're bringing you an episode of another podcast, called ACCESS, that is all about having conversations about abortion.

There’s a common misconception that religious people don’t have abortions, or support abortion access. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Meet the robust community of religious and spiritual people fighting for reproductive justice.

Guests: Anise Simon, Maleeha Aziz, and Nick, We Testify storytellers; Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary; Rafa Kidvai, director of the Repro Legal Defense Fund; Rabbi Salem Pearce, executive director of Carolina Jews for Justice and counselor for Faith Aloud; Lauren Morrissey, co-executive director and co-founder of Student Coalition for Reproductive Justice; Rev. Aaron Payson, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester and former board member of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice; Kristin Hady, clinic escort and community engagement coordinator for Abortion Access Front.

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Bonus: Using Tarot to Tell Your Own Story with Jen Cownie and Laetitia Barbier Aug 23, 2023

If you loved Episode 5, join us for an extended conversation with tarot reader Jen Cownie, co-author of Wild Card: Let The Tarot Tell Your Story, and Laetitia Barbier, the author of Tarot and Divination Cards: A Visual Archive.

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Episode 6: An Abortion Journey Aug 14, 2023

Last year Nelufar had an abortion. The decision to terminate her pregnancy wasn’t difficult, but the process was. Though studies show abortion pills are safe and around 95-99% effective, in Nelufar’s case, they didn’t work. Shaken by her experiences seeking what should have been routine healthcare, Nelufar turns to full-spectrum doula Sara Bakr for rituals to help her heal from the trauma of medical gaslighting. At a farm and retreat center in the English countryside, Sara and the community who live and work there support Nelufar to process and move on from the experience.

If you're pregnant and want to talk with someone about your options, you can contact 1-888-493-0092 in the US and Canada, or the British Pregnancy Advisory Service at 03457 30 40 30. For more resources and a confidential talkline in the UK, check out abortiontalk.com/talk.

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Episode 5: Using Tarot to Make Decisions Aug 07, 2023

Nelufar is facing some big decisions in her life and turns to a tarot reading from UK-based Jen Cownie for guidance. Will this centuries-old practice help her figure out what to do? With Jen’s help, Nelufar discovers tarot is less about telling the future, and more of a choose- your-own-adventure book where she gets to pick an ending that empowers her.

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Episode 4: Tipping One Out: Using Libations for Connection Jul 31, 2023

Nelufar is feeling burnt out and disconnected — especially from the earth, which fuels her sense of activism as a vegan and environmentalist. Will a ritual rooted in African traditions help her rekindle that connection with the natural world? All she needs is a cup of water, and a few tips from Black farmer and spiritual activist Leah Penniman. With her unwitting and let’s say… skeptical… boyfriend Matt along for the ride, Nelufar takes this ritual on a road trip to find out.

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Episode 3: A Sacred Text: Reading Harry Potter Jul 24, 2023

What makes a text sacred? And can our favorite secular books become as holy to us as the Quran or the Bible? With the help of Vanessa Zoltan, an atheist chaplain and co-creator of the podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, Nelufar and Producer Sarah try out the ancient ritual of florilegia. It was used by medieval monks, and it’s a lot like keeping a quote journal. Will this practice help them create their own personalized sacred texts?

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Bonus: How it All Started Jul 18, 2023

Nelufar and Producer Sarah sit down to explain how this big spiritual quest all began — and how Ritually got its start during London’s COVID lockdown.

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Episode 2: An Exorcism to End Nightmares Jul 17, 2023

When Nelufar is haunted by violent, terrifying dreams, her parents step in with a series of Afghan pagan rituals to cleanse her energy and ward off evil. With their help, and some added perspective from mystic Jewish priestess and dreamwork scholar Rabbi Jill Hammer, will Nelufar finally be able to tackle her nighttime demons?

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Episode 1: A Feminist Call to Prayer Jul 10, 2023

As a progressive Muslim woman, Nelufar struggles with patriarchal interpretations of Islam and the constraints of organized religion. So with the help of feminist spiritual practitioner Sarah Zaltash, she tries a new ritual to deepen her connection to Islam: following the daily call to prayer. It’s a practice that unites 1.8 billion Muslims around the world. But this version is different — radical, actually! — because it’s in a woman’s voice. Will waking up at dawn every day to hear Beloved Sarah’s call help Nelufar feel more connected to Islam?

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Introducing: Ritually Jul 05, 2023

What role do spiritual and wellness rituals play in our fast-paced, secular world? Join journalist-turned-guinea pig Nelufar Hedayat as she tries a new ritual in every episode. From following the Muslim call to prayer to sacred readings of Harry Potter, Nelufar dives in with the help of a different spiritual guide each week to see if these practices can actually make us feel better.

Coming July 10 from Brazen Media, wherever you get your podcasts.

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