The SĀMAYA Evening Ritual, Step by Step

A quiet rhythm to end your day with presence

The hours before sleep are often the most neglected.
We rush to finish. We scroll. We disconnect — from ourselves, from rhythm, from rest.
And yet this threshold — between doing and being — holds quiet potential.

The SĀMAYA Evening Ritual was created to honor that space.
Not as performance. Not as wellness. But as a soft return.
A way to come back to yourself, gently and without effort.

This is not a method to fix you.
It’s a rhythm designed to meet you — just as you are.

What You’ll Need

• A quiet space with dim or candlelight
• Your SĀMAYA Edition 01: singing bowl, Bodhi mala, ritual card
• A pen and a sheet of paper or journal
• 10–20 minutes, or however long feels right
• Your breath and attention

Step 1: Write down what still lingers

Intention: Clear mental clutter. Make space for rest.

Begin by writing freely — no structure needed.
What are you holding from the day? What’s looping in your mind?
Let it flow onto the page.

There’s no need to resolve anything. This is release, not reflection.

Step 2: Dim the lights

Intention: Invite your environment to quiet down.

Switch off bright or overhead lighting.
Light a single candle or soft lamp.
This simple act begins to calm your nervous system — signalling that it’s safe to let go.

Let the space respond with stillness.

Step 3: Sound the singing bowl

Intention: Mark the shift from outer world to inner presence.

Hold your singing bowl in one hand and the mallet in the other.
Strike the bowl once — or gently circle the rim.

Let the sound resonate in the room — and in your body.
Let it ring out completely. Let it settle.

There’s no need to control the experience. Just listen.

Step 4: Scan your body

Intention: Reconnect with the body, softly and without judgment.

Sit in stillness and bring awareness to your body — from your feet up to your face.

Move your attention slowly upward:

• notice your feet, your calves, your knees
• your thighs, hips, abdomen
• your chest, shoulders, neck
• your jaw, your forehead, your eyes

You’re not trying to relax. You’re not trying to change anything.
Just feel what’s there. Quiet observation.
This is presence, not progress.

Step 5: Breathe with your mala

Intention: Replace thought with rhythm. Return to breath.

Hold your Bodhi mala in one hand.
Start with the first bead after the larger one (guru bead).
With each inhale and exhale, move to the next bead.

You can repeat a quiet mantra, word, or phrase that grounds you.
Examples: “I am here.”, “Let go.”, “I am enough.”
Or simply breathe in silence — bead by bead.

There’s no need to complete the full mala. Let your breath set the pace.

Step 6: End in stillness

Intention: Close gently. Let stillness linger.

After your breath or mantra, set your mala aside.
Sit for one final breath — deep, slow, unforced.

Let your shoulders drop. Let the quiet settle inside you.
Then lie down. There is nothing else to do.

Let the rest of the night hold you.

A Ritual Designed for Modern Life

This is not a sacred tradition. It is not inherited.
It’s a ritual created with intention —
inspired by memory, refined for the present.

You don’t have to do every step every time.
You don’t need to feel a certain way for it to “work.”

Even a single breath, taken with awareness, can be the beginning of stillness.

This is your invitation.