Rituals

What Are Rituals?

Rituals are special recurring tasks that represent meaningful, repeated practices in your dynamic. Unlike regular recurring tasks, rituals:

• Track streaks (consecutive completions)
• Display with special visual badges
• Have their own section on The Helm
• Build habits through consistency

Creating a Ritual

Rituals are created as tasks with the ritual flag enabled:

1. Create a New Task
   Go to Tasks and click "Create Task".
2. Set Recurrence
   Under recurrence settings, choose how often the ritual occurs (daily, weekly, etc.).
3. Enable Ritual Mode
   Toggle "Mark as Ritual" to enable ritual tracking features.
4. Add Details
   Fill in the title, description, and any other task details.
5. Save
   Create the task. It will appear in the Rituals section of The Helm.

Ritual Badges

Rituals display special visual badges to help identify them:

Flame Badge

A flame icon appears next to rituals with active streaks. The flame indicates:

• You have a current streak going
• The number next to the flame shows your streak count
• Completing today's ritual keeps the flame burning

Streak Counter

The streak number shows how many consecutive periods you've completed the ritual. For a daily ritual, this is consecutive days. For weekly rituals, consecutive weeks.

Streak Tracking

How Streaks Work

• Complete a ritual within its period to maintain your streak
• Missing a period (e.g., not completing a daily ritual for a full day) breaks the streak
• Streaks reset to 0 when broken
• A new streak begins when you complete the ritual again

Grace Periods

Depending on your hierarchy's settings, there may be a grace period before a streak officially breaks. This accounts for timezone differences and late completions.

Streak at Risk

When a ritual is approaching its deadline without completion:

• The Helm shows a warning indicator
• You may receive a "Streak at Risk" notification
• The flame badge may pulse or change color

Viewing Rituals

On The Helm

The submissive dashboard has a dedicated Rituals section showing:

• Today's rituals and their completion status
• Current streak for each ritual
• Quick-complete buttons
• Time remaining until deadline

On the Tasks Page

Rituals appear in the regular task list but are marked with the ritual badge. You can filter to show only rituals.

Streaks Page

A dedicated Streaks page shows:

• All your rituals and their current streaks
• Longest streak achieved for each ritual
• Streak history and patterns
• Calendar visualization of completions

Ritual Examples

Common rituals in D/s dynamics include:

Daily Rituals

• Morning greeting: A formal good morning message to your dominant
• Evening reflection: Journaling about the day's service
• Position practice: Practicing positions for a set time
• Gratitude list: Listing things you're grateful for
• Check-in: Daily status update on mood and needs

Weekly Rituals

• Deep cleaning: Thorough household cleaning
• Relationship review: Scheduled discussion of the dynamic
• Self-care ritual: Scheduled self-care activities
• Training review: Reviewing progress and learnings

Monthly Rituals

• Contract review: Reviewing and discussing the contract
• Goal setting: Setting goals for the coming month
• Celebration ritual: Marking achievements and milestones

Ritual Completion

Quick Complete

For simple rituals, use the quick-complete button on The Helm to mark them done immediately.

With Submission

For rituals that require proof or detailed completion:

1. Click on the ritual
2. Add any required notes, photos, or completion details
3. Submit for review (if approval is required)

With Photo/Video

Some rituals may require photo or video evidence:

1. Complete the ritual activity
2. Attach the required media
3. Submit the completion

Managing Rituals

Pausing a Ritual

If you need to temporarily stop a ritual (travel, illness, etc.):

1. Go to the ritual task
2. Click "Pause Ritual"
3. Set a resume date (optional)
4. The streak is preserved while paused

Ending a Ritual

To permanently stop a ritual:

1. Go to the ritual task
2. Edit the task
3. Remove the recurrence or delete the task
4. Streak history is preserved in your records

Ritual Statistics

Track your ritual performance over time:

• Current streak: How many consecutive periods you've completed
• Longest streak: Your best streak ever for this ritual
• Completion rate: Percentage of periods completed
• Total completions: Total number of times completed

Tips for Success

Start Small

Begin with one or two rituals and add more as they become habits. Too many rituals at once can be overwhelming.

Be Consistent

Try to complete rituals at the same time each day/week. Consistency builds habits.

Set Reminders

Enable notifications for ritual reminders so you don't forget.

Celebrate Milestones

Recognize streak milestones (7 days, 30 days, 100 days) as achievements in your dynamic.

Be Forgiving

If a streak breaks, don't be discouraged. Start fresh and focus on the next streak.