A woman named Lolita stood over me, saying a prayer to the spirits of the North, East, West, and South. She made shushing sounds, and waved her hands in the air above my body, apparently pulling negative energy out of my system.

“Do you feel a heaviness traveling through your legs and out of your feet?” She asked at the end of the treatment. Maybe?

I wanted to. My sister had left her shamanic healing session practically in tears of joy.

In the days that followed, I noticed that I felt uncannily, well, good. Cleared of emotional cobwebs I hadn’t even realized were there. Whether it was placebo or Lolita, I felt unmistakably RESET.

An intentional RESET restores optimal functioning and gives us the chance to begin anew. Reminded of how areas of our lives look and feel when they’re operating at their highest levels, we’re more likely to be motivated to sustain those high standards. In this way, a RESET washes away the past and paves a clear path forward.

Each of us has likely experienced this when we go to the dentist. We may walk in thinking our teeth and gums are clean enough from daily brushing, but a professional teeth cleaning is a RESET for our mouths. Feeling the squeaky clean of our chompers, we’re once again energized to maintain that level of dental hygiene. We’re more conscious about consuming staining foods and drinks. We enjoy the pearly white of our toothy smiles, and remember our mouths are worthy of excellent care.

When we work with a trainer who pushes us physically, it RESETS our barometer for our exercise practice. With their guidance, we’re reminded of what our bodies are capable of. We see more optimized results. We can use this to improve the workouts we have on our own, as we remember the feeling we’re aiming for, the speeds we’re capable of, or the stamina within us.

It’s in this spirit of continual improvement that we’ve recently launched Live Simply RESET memberships to our clients. By doing so, we’re ensuring the sustained effects of living within optimized environments: ease, calm, and clarity. We’re upholding the standards of beauty, Simplicity and order that allow clients to more aptly feel their best at home.

The new year, too, brings its own RESET. A new calendar invites us to release the past and fills us with a renewed motivation to aim for the best versions of ourselves.

This year, embrace your sacred opportunity to clear the slate and begin again, using the RESET’s power to restore and energize the things you care about most.