Mindful living was trending before the pandemic increased our stress levels. If home baking and streaming yoga classes aren’t enough to calm your nerves or those of someone else you care about, consider a spiritual self-care box.
Often packed with New Age-y goodies like herbal teas, crystals, energy-bead bracelets, tarot cards, lunar calendars and fragrant candles, these kits provide the simple healing “magic” of encouraging you to take time to nurture yourself. Some are part of the subscription box trend; others are one-offs. Below are a few options.
Chakra Box offers a nine-month subscription box, with each month focusing on a different energy point in the body.
Based on the nine key chakras, or energy focal points in the human body, this is a nine-month subscription, with each box focusing on a different chakra, from Earth Star to Ascension. In each, you’ll find nine to 12 cruelty-free, vegan spiritual items correlating to the relevant chakra, along with meditations for body, mind and spirit. (The retail value is $77–$111, per the site.) Among the products included are essential oils, aromatherapy items, crystals, gemstone jewelry, herbal teas and a digital download of meditation music to be used for chakra balancing and purifying your space for meditation. All boxes contain bonus items like guided meditations and yoga pose cards.
$39/month through Cratejoy (use code INSPIRE to get a special discount at checkout)
This quarterly subscription box focuses on environmentally friendly self-care products.
Earthlove Seasonal Subscription Box
As the name implies, Earthlove specializes in environmentally responsible, vegan products and practices. It also supports women-owned small businesses and donates a portion of proceeds from each purchase to environmental non-profits. A new box of six to eight items is assembled every season to help you live a healthier, earth-centered life. Among the treats you’re likely to find inside are skincare and bath products, books, teas, snacks, apparel and accessories.
You can pre-order the Summer Box for $59.95 (a $174 value, per the site); there’s also a Build Your Own Box option
The seven crystals in this set are said to unlock memories, help you get centered and improve your mood.
It’s not your average box of rocks. American have a growing fascination with healing crystals, and newcomers to the phenomenon may find this starter kit a good fit. The makers have culled the seven stones they deem most essential in terms of helping people to unlock memories, get centered and feel happier– clear quartz, amethyst, kyanite, citrine, rose quartz, blue calcite and green fluorite. Since no two stones are alike, each of Terrain’s Reveal Box Stone Packs is one-of-a-kind.
$28 per box
Items in this self-care subscription box are meant to unlock divine feminine power.
These collections are curated to kindle the recipient’s divine feminine power (a.k.a. the inner goddess in every woman). Each box contains five to seven vegan, cruelty-free, earth-friendly, natural products such as mantra books, sound healing tuning forks, crystals, aromatherapy items, natural beauty products, superfood snacks and tools for spiritual growth. (The retail value of each is $80–$100, per the site.)
$27.75/month through Cratejoy (free shipping)
This fragrant product quartet promises to purge your house of negative energy.
Purge your house of negative energy with Uncommon Goods’ quartet of cleansing rituals. The decorative handmade kit includes Black Salt (coarse sea salt, activated charcoal, black pepper, incense ash) to guard against negativity and Four Thieves Vinegar (white vinegar, black pepper, cloves, garlic, lavender, mint, red pepper flakes, rosemary, sage, sea salt, thyme) to disperse bad vibes. There’s also Cleansing Incense (white sage, mullein leaves, rosemary, frankincense resin, copal resin) and Peace Incense (palo santo, lavender blossoms, chamomile blossoms, frankincense resin, myrrh resin). Even skeptics can enjoy the aromatherapy benefits.
$50 per box. Sign up to receive the company’s emails and receive a $5 credit.
Need some pampering "me time"? This box set holds aromatic bath and shower gel, scrub and a scented candle.
Granted, this is a bit of a departure from the New Age theme, but if it’s pampering you crave, this luxe box from The White Company might be just the ticket. Inside the gift box is Spa Restore Bath & Shower Gel, Super-Fine Scrub, Hydragel and a matching votive candle, all scented with a rejuvenating blend of neroli, geranium and eucalyptus that’s part of the brand’s naturals range.
$98 per box
For the witch and wicca set, Tamed Wild is a beginners' box of earth magic.
With witchcraft going mainstream in the past few years, interest in witch and wicca subscription boxes is surging. Tamed Wild promises a blend of magic and earth medicine for the modern mystic. Each monthly delivery includes four to five handpicked goodies, such as crystals, herbs, ritual tools, altar items, jewelry and essential oils, as well as a half-ounce of artisan blended tea. You’ll also get intention-setting rituals and lunar rituals along with information about the medicinal, magical and historical properties of the items in your kit. All items are handcrafted, hand-poured and use organic ingredients.
$20/month through Cratejoy
This subscription box brings yoga-and-wellness-themed goodies to your door.
More than just yoga-centric goodies, these boxes feature GMO-free and cruelty-free treats like essential oils, natural skincare and body-care products, candles, intention-setting crystals, books and handmade journals. For dedicated yogis, there are also yoga accessories and a yoga sequence card in each box to fuel your practice with fresh poses.
$39.95/pay-as-you-go monthly subscription with free shipping; discounts for purchasing multiple months. You can also purchase a single boxes by clicking on the “gift a box” tab.