Even if you are not a morning person, it is important for numerous reasons to find yourself a morning routine that works for YOU. Treat your morning as your sacred space, your temple, your church. Lucky for me I am a morning person, always have been besides those early school mornings as an adolescent. Morning routines help to increase productivity and focus, encourage healthy habits, and reduce stress. Incorporating mindfulness first thing in the morning allows you to connect with yourself giving you a confident mindset of accomplishment for the day ahead.
Discovering a morning routine also allows you to practice consistency. This type of daily routine will support habit formation for achieving goals. Consistency provides stability and predictability. How would you like to greet your day? How do you set yourself up for success for the day? It may be a meditation practice, a walk or jog outside, reading a book with a cup of tea or coffee, stretching and/or yoga, a breath technique, a fitness session. I understand not all of us have the luxury to start our day exactly how we would like every day. We can create more time for ourselves in the morning, even setting your alarm 15/20 minutes earlier than it currently is to have a moment for yourself before the rest of your household wakes up. I challenge you to not sign on to social media, or check your email/texts, be with the quiet before the hustle of the day begins, take this time for YOU.
Currently my morning routine consists of starting with attending to my personal hygiene, I LOVE using my stainless steal tongue brush to remove bacteria and plaque that accumulates overnight on my tongue. Next, a large glass of water with my two Good Phyte Immunity capsules (enzymes and iron) and 2 Seed capsules (pre/probiotic). On to my meditation practice, welcoming my mental self to the day and focusing on my breath. After meditation it is to time to welcome my physical self to the day with a light practice of yoga and stretching. Many days I will practice an additional yoga session focusing on power/strength or a relaxing/restorative practice before bed. Once I have connected with my self; body, mind, and soul, I move on to greeting the day of all my loving beings. This consists of opening up the chickens and feeding them, feeding all 3 pups, Sophie, Suzy and Sally, our cat Oscar, attending to the mules Missy and Blondie year round. In the warmer months we are blessed to have a magical garden! I get to attend to my vegetables and plants during the summer months, how lucky we are! Once I come inside to start a protein, veggie rich breakfast for my husband and I, I make myself a hot matcha tea with collagen peptides. I look forward to this every morning!
