A Soft, Intentional Way to Welcome in Fresh Energy
There’s something special about the first of the month.
Not because it’s magical on its own… but because you get to decide what the next 30ish days feel like.
You get to choose your energy.
You get to reset.
You get to breathe again.
One of my favorite ways to set that tone is with a simple, grounding, intentional practice I’ve done for years - the cinnamon + salt moment.
It’s not complicated.
It’s not performative.
It’s not “witchy” or intimidating.
It’s just a soft moment to clear the energy (aka vibe) in your home and welcome in what you want more of.
Here’s exactly how I do it and why it feels so powerful.
✨ Why Cinnamon? Why Salt?
Cinnamon represents warmth, abundance, and prosperity, but not just in money.
When I say abundance, I mean:
✨ abundance of peace
✨ abundance of joy
✨ abundance of love
✨ abundance of clarity
✨ abundance of support
✨ abundance of opportunities
✨ abundance of good energy
✨ abundance of alignment
…for the highest good of everyone who lives in my home.
Salt, on the other hand, represents protection, boundaries, grounding, and keeping lower or negative energies out.
Together they create a beautiful balance of:
invite in what feels good, guard the door from what doesn’t.
✨ When I Do It
Always on the 1st of each month.
It’s my little ritual of:
“Okay… let’s set the tone. Let’s reset the vibe. Let’s walk into this month with intention.”
✨ What You Need
You only need two things:
• Cinnamon
• Salt
And a few quiet seconds to yourself.
✨ How To Do the Cinnamon + Salt Reset
1. Stand outside your front door
Your home is your energy container.
We’re welcoming goodness into it - not sending it out. Leave the door open and face like you're going to go into your home.
2. Take a pinch of cinnamon in your left hand
Left = receiving.
Left = calling in.
Left = “I am open.”
Hold it for a moment and set your intention:
“What do I want this month to feel like?”
“What am I ready to receive?”
“What gets to grow here?”
3. Blow the cinnamon into your home
Blow it gently into your space.
Imagine warmth, abundance, sweetness, prosperity, goodness… flowing in with your breath.
Let it fall wherever it falls, that’s part of it.
And yes…
leave it there for 24 hours.
Don’t sweep it up. Let the energy settle.
4. Sprinkle salt outside your door with your right hand
Right hand = releasing.
Right hand = protecting.
Right hand = “what is not for us cannot enter.”
Sprinkle the salt across your doorstep, just a small amount.
This symbolizes:
“Only positive, aligned vibes enters this home. Everything else stays out.”
5. Take a deep breath
That’s it.
Simple.
Grounded.
Intentional.
You’ve cleared the old and welcomed the new.
✨ Tips to Make This Moment Even More Powerful
You can:
• light a candle after
• open a window for a few minutes
• say a prayer or affirmation
• journal for just 2–3 minutes
• pair it with a quick tidy-up (but vacuum before you blow the cinnamon)
• speak gratitude out loud
None of this is required, it just deepens the experience.
✨ What to Say (If You Want a Script)
You can speak this out loud or in your mind:
“I welcome in abundance, peace, clarity, joy, and good energy for the highest good of everyone who lives here.
What is not aligned with us cannot enter.
What supports us is allowed in.
This month, we are grounded, protected, and open to all good things.”
Or… you can make it your own.
✨ After 24 Hours
THEN you can vacuum or sweep the cinnamon.
But give it a full day first, let the intention settle.
✨ A Final Reminder
This practice isn’t about perfection.
It’s not about superstition.
It’s about intention.
It’s about saying:
“I choose the energy of my home.
I choose how I show up this month.
I choose what gets to enter my life.
And I choose to welcome in more good than ever before.”
You can reset at any moment.
You can choose better at any moment.
You can create a new version of yourself at any moment.
Every month is an invitation.
This is just how I open the door. 💜
xoxo,
Emily ✨💜🫶