“Good vibes only.” Sounds great, right? But what does it actually mean? The word “vibe” might be a little overused in today’s colloquial speech. It’s really just a contraction of “vibration,” which is something that all physical — and even spiritual — things do, at varying frequencies.

Here at Amé, we’re here to support living a high vibrational life. When we operate at a higher vibration, we are calmer, happier, confident, emotionally intelligent, loving, healing, and prosperous. A high vibration attracts love and success, but it also spreads those things.

In short, ritual. Rituals are such a crucial pathway to connecting with our spiritual self, our emotional self, and our pragmatic, loving, and harmonious self in an innumerable amount of ways, large and small, throughout each day. When we find our own tools and rituals to connect with, we begin to vibrate higher, and attract the beautiful things in life that we deserve — like peace, joy, and love.

Incorporate roses into your life.

We can also infuse a light floral essence to everything we eat and drink with this edible super-plant. One option: Sip on rose tea in the mornings or evenings. It’s a lightly floral, subtly sweet herbal tea that is both invigorating as well as relaxing, so it’s good for a pick-me-up or a wind down. It’s a great herbal tea for anti-aging effects, as well as blissing out your mood. Or, use dried rose petals to make a great garnish for home-baked desserts. Vibe higher and get a rosy glow by adding roses to your day, whenever, wherever.

Make gratitude lists.

These things could be our health, our access to transportation, the health of a loved one, meaningful friendships, food on the table, our natural beauty, our fingers and toes … Allowing oneself to be grateful for everything that we have and everything that serves us is incredibly humbling and perspective-giving. Expect to want much less and spread much more love and joy when you begin this practice.

Having sweet thoughts? Say them out loud.

Let’s drop that mentality, and spread the love. Tell your partner they’re stunning in this light. You love their curls. Tell your neighbor how radiant you think she is. Tell your friend you admire how emotionally intelligent they are, and you strive to learn from them. Let out all of your positive thoughts and reinforcement to others, and don’t hold back the love. Trust that your own beauty and gifts will glow tenfold in return.

Meditation or a moment of calm + breathwork.

Eat well.

It’s actually pretty simple. Whole, natural foods that are in or close to their original, natural form as possible are going to vibe the highest. Think of fruits, vegetables, fresh juices and smoothies, salads, whole grains like buckwheat, quinoa, wild rice, and oats, live, fermented foods like kraut and kimchi, yogurt and kefir, miso and koji … All of these foods are teeming with life, and will provide our bodies with dense nutrition and energy that will help us to glow.

Foods that combat this are highly processed. Think: packaged foods and vegan junk food, all full of hydrogenated oils. Think of white sugar and white bread, enriched wheat products, and deli meats chock full of nitrites and sodium. Processed cheese, and foods with long shelf life, and definitely, certainly, drive-thru or fast food — these are all dead foods, so their vibration is very low.

Detox things that make you feel low.

Limit your screen time. Add some variation to your podcasts subscriptions, and choose uplifting episodes that leave you feeling educated or empowered. Cut back on alcohol or sweet treats. Spend some time apart from a friend that makes you feel emotionally drained. Some of these things are energy vampires, meaning that they literally tap into your vibe and hemorrhage your positive prana, leaving you low and fatigued. Take time to pinpoint what they are, and allow yourself to cleanse from them from time to time.

Create an altar.

Whatever your altar is about is up to you. Just create a small area that feels alive, and honors what is serving you right now. When you carve out a space for this energy, you raise your own.