Night-time wind-down

Feelings: Feel warm, feel relaxed, feel indulged.

Time required: 30 to 45 minutes.

What you’ll need: A selection of products from your box, your comfiest pyjamas, and zero urgency.

ABOUT THE RITUAL

When it’s cold outside and the evenings arrive earlier, it’s the perfect excuse to get cosy and create a night-time routine that feels like a treat, not a chore. This ritual is your invitation to slow down, indulge and let your body and mind know it’s time to switch into rest mode.

This ritual isn’t about creating a rigid nighttime routine - it’s about finding some new micro-habits that make you feel genuinely good and ready for sleep. A cup of calming tea, beautiful calming aromatherapy, a few minutes of skincare - whatever helps you feel nourished and ready for a deep, dreamy sleep.

This is your wind-down, whichever way feels best for you.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. As the day winds down, turn the kettle on and reach for your tea. Pour it into your Retreat Yourself ceramic Keep Cup to keep it warm as you move through your evening.
   

2. Place your Zenj Calm Reed Diffuser nearby and allow the soft scent to gently signal to your body that it’s time to rest. Dim the lights, and perhaps play some slow, calming music if it helps you shift into wind-down mode.
   

3. Choose your favourite skincare from the box - maybe the Love Beauty Foods Brightening Serum and Evolu Recovery Day Cream. Apply each step slowly, mindfully, like a mini massage for your face. Let your skincare routine become part of your sleep ritual.
   

4. Roll the Kind Bod Essential Oil Roller onto your wrists or temples. Massage in some Aromapure Cuticle Balm or hand cream, breathing slowly as you do.

5. This is your time - so pick one of the below rituals that feel right for you tonight:

• Journal for a few minutes to offload the day or reflect on how you're feeling.

• Read 10–15 minutes of a good book - nothing too stimulating, just something that feels indulgent to read.

• Try a short gratitude practice by jotting down three things you appreciated today.

• Find a Yoga Nidra track online, and listen to this while lying down.

6. Pull up your cosy winter bed linen, close your eyes, and focus on slowing your breath. Sleep will meet you when you're ready.