Healing Rituals With My Husky: Creating Small Moments of Peace on My Journey From Anxiety
- Deimina
- Aug 31, 2025
- 3 min read
Healing Is Built From Small Moments
For many years, my life was ruled by anxiety. I thought healing meant a dramatic change — a breakthrough therapy session, a new city, or some sudden shift that would “fix” everything. What I didn’t realize back then was that healing can grow from the smallest things.
For me, it started with my husky, Luna. She has always been my companion through storms, and in the quietest way, she became my guide into recovery.
How My Husky Showed Me the Path
When we go outside, Luna doesn’t just walk. She leads. She knows where we can pause, breathe, and settle. She will choose a patch of soft grass or a corner under a tree, and without words she tells me: this is where we rest.
At first, I didn’t think much of it. But over time, I noticed how these pauses changed me. I stopped rushing. I stopped checking if people were watching me. I simply sat down with her. Sometimes I opened a book — something I hadn’t done for years because anxiety made my mind restless. Sometimes I scrolled my phone. And sometimes I did nothing at all, just listened to birds, wind, and Luna’s breathing.
These became our healing rituals of power.
Why I Call Them “Healing Rituals of Power”
Healing rituals don’t have to be spiritual in the traditional sense. They can be ordinary actions — but done with intention, they turn into anchors of strength.
For Luna and me, the rituals look like this:
Reading in the grass. Every page I turn feels like reclaiming focus I once lost to panic.
Resting together. Luna stretches out, eyes half-closed, while I let my body unclench from tension.
Listening to nature. Sounds of leaves, birds, and even the city around us remind me that life flows on, gently, beyond my thoughts.
These rituals gave me something anxiety had stolen — the ability to be present.
Healing Through Presence
Anxiety often pushed me into two directions: regrets of the past or fears of the future. Rarely did I exist in the present moment. Sitting with Luna changed that.
She doesn’t worry about yesterday. She doesn’t plan tomorrow. She lies on the ground and feels the earth beneath her. And I, sitting beside her, slowly learned to do the same.
Healing wasn’t about chasing peace. It was about allowing peace to arrive when I created space for it.
My Husky as My Therapist
I sometimes joke that Luna is my therapist. But there’s truth in it. Dogs carry no judgment, no expectations. Their love is unconditional, and their rhythms are simple: play, rest, eat, explore, connect.
Through her, I remembered what connection feels like. Not the anxious kind where I wondered if I was “enough” for others, but the real kind — just being together.
When I play with her on the playground, when she runs in circles with her toy, or when she chooses a spot to rest, she reminds me: joy can be simple.
Turning Walks Into Therapy
What used to be “just walking the dog” became something more: a therapy session in the open air.
When Luna runs, I let go of my own restless energy.
When she lies down, I let myself breathe slower.
When she looks at me with trust, I feel anchored in a way no words can describe.
Our rituals transformed ordinary routines into healing practices.
How You Can Create Your Own Rituals of Power
If you’re walking your own path of recovery, here’s what I learned
Start small. Don’t wait for a big breakthrough. Notice the little pauses in your day.
Follow your companion. If you have a pet, let them guide you — animals know where safety and calm exist.
Choose a place of power. It could be a corner of the park, a chair by the window, or a blanket on the floor.
Repeat. Rituals become powerful through consistency.
Closing Thoughts
My healing journey isn’t finished — maybe it never will be. But through Luna, I discovered that healing doesn’t mean fighting anxiety every moment. It means creating rituals that give you peace and strength.
Our power spots, our quiet reading moments, our listening to nature — these are not just breaks in the day. They are bricks in the foundation of recovery.
So if you’re struggling, remember: you don’t have to rebuild everything at once. Start with a ritual of power, however small. Sit in the grass. Read a page. Breathe with your dog.
That’s how healing begins.
👉 Have you found your own rituals of power? Share them in the comments — maybe your story will inspire someone else’s healing journey.
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