8 Morning Hacks for a Calmer Day
Intentional Morning Rituals Set You Up For The Day
This is for all my peeps, the mamas, those working in offices, and those who are remote. Having an intentional morning sets you up for the rest of the day. You don’t need to be retired to get all of this in. A few minutes spent on each ritual is enough to help you feel centred, grounded, energised, and ready for anything!
Balancing your body’s natural rhythms is an integral part of supporting homeostasis (aka what makes all of our bodily functions balanced).
When you follow a morning routine, you feel balanced, you sleep better, digest well, feel energised and overall happy!
How do we balance our circadian rhythm?
Well, remember… our sleep wake cycle aka Circadian rhythm is a RHYTHM. This means the body likes a regular cycle to feel safe and balanced.
Follow these 7 Morning Hacks for a Calmer Day
1. Sleep and wake at the same time every day
Including weekends. If you go to sleep early at the same time each night, your biological clock will regulate and wake you up at the same time each day, without SNOOZING.
2. Ditch the alarm.
Waking with an alarm disrupts your sleep cycle which lasts 90 min. To be restorative, this cycle needs to be complete.When you snooze, you disrupt the cycle and feel groggier than if you had just let your body wake with natural sunlight. Tip: slightly open your curtains so you can wake naturally with morning light.
3. Get a 20-30 minute workout.
You don’t need much time. Just enough to get a sweat/heart rate up. No need to look cute, I just roll out of bed, drink water, wear an old sports bra, ragged sweat shorts & get the work out done!
4. Spend time outdoors as soon as you wake.
Early morning sunlight hits your retina and tells your body I’m awake! You can combine this with a workout. I.e go for a morning walk/jog or workout outside. This helps to move stagnant energy, stretch out your joints, energize and get circadian regulation.
5. Read a book or journal.
Reading or journaling in the AM is meditative as it helps you to focus on 1 thing. Because you can’t do anything else but focus on the pages you’re reading or writing.
6. Meditate.
Deep breathing even for a couple minutes really help to centre your thoughts + the benefits of a morning meditation trickles throughout the day as it increases your resilience to stress. The way I like to meditate is after a 20-30 min yoga practice. I find it easier to move all the energy out followed with some breathwork.
7. Hydrate.
Drink warm water or herbal tea. After fasting all night, your body needs to rehydrate.
8. Take a cold/hot shower.
This will boost your circulation, stimulate your lymphatic system, increases oxygen, relaxes the mind, gives you glowing skin and energy for the day.
