Do you normally start the day with morning rituals? If not why not? What does the beginning of your day look like? How do you spend the first thirty to ninety minutes of your morning?
Those first few things you do in the morning will set your tone for the day. A morning routine can set you up to feel more productive, empowered, and even accomplished.
Research shows that habits, like morning rituals, set you up for success.
Adding the right rituals to your morning routine can start a domino effect of achievement.
Instead of reacting to things that happen to you throughout the day, a morning routine helps you shift to being proactive about achieving your goals.
You can even think about habits you want to remove from your morning routine.
Arianna Huffington, the founder of The Huffington Post and Thrive Global, has shared that a part of her morning routine is about what she does not do, like checking her phone.
Consider what you can do to create a morning routine to support your goals and the life you want to live.
How to Integrate Morning Rituals into Your Routine:
Think About The Person You Want To Be
Start with your “why” so you can envision the transformation you want as a result of your routine. Do you want to be successful? What does success look like to you?
- Do you want to be happy? What does happiness look like to you?
- What can you add to your routine that will help you start the day proactively?
Start With Easy Wins
Easy wins or easy tasks such as making your bed will help you start the day off on a positive note.
Enjoy the Process
Importantly, enjoy the process. If you are too busy to do each part of your ritual each day, be compassionate with yourself.
Practice self-forgiveness if life gets too busy for you to complete your morning routine.
Having an intentional morning routine will help you put in that work to become the woman you want to be, feel empowered, and reach your goals.
Use These Morning Rituals To Feel More Confident:
Make Your Bed
Successful women and men suggest creating a domino effect of achievement by starting each day with making your bed.
Making your bed each morning starts your day with a sense of accomplishment, pride, and encouragement.
Naval Admiral William McRaven said, “If you make your bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day. It will give you a small sense of pride, and it will encourage you to do another task and another and another.”
Drink A Glass Of Water
Overnight, our bodies go eight hours without hydration! Start your morning by waking up your senses and rehydrating with a glass of water.
Write in a Journal
Journaling helps you get your thoughts onto paper and set goals.
It can help you reflect on the past, appreciate the present, and decide how you want the future to look.
Use these prompts to guide your journaling:
- How did yesterday feel for you?
- Set your intention for the day.
- Reflect on what you are grateful for.
Get Moving
One of the last things you can integrate into your morning routine is movement. Going for a walk or hitting the gym can wake you up and give you energy.
The movement will also help release mood-boosting endorphins!
Yoga, A Great Way to Start the Day
Yoga can improve our mobility.
This means that it can help lengthen tight muscles and tendons.
As well, yoga can give you a better range of motion.
The result is that when you move your body, you do it in the most efficient and effective way possible.
Not only will you feel and look better, but you may also be able to reduce the number of aches and pains you have in your body.
Exercise to Help Relieve Pain in the Body
The Egoscue Method has become a popular way of treating chronic musculoskeletal pain attributed to the workplace or sports injuries, as well as pain associated with accidents, and aging.
The method is based on the principle that our bodies have the unique ability to heal themselves.
It is a series of moderate stretches and exercises that help to fix the misalignments in the musculoskeletal system. A well, the exercises help to restore the body’s natural order and balance.
Egoscue – Anywhere Training Exercises Video:
When you have a to-do list you have a plan for the day. Once you start doing this regularly and checking off the items you accomplish you will wonder why you didn’t do this before.
The upside of this kind of list is that you will feel more accomplished at the end of the day.
Any leftover items can be added to the next day so you don’t beat yourself up about not accomplishing everything on the list.
Check Your Calendar
A good rule of thumb is to always check your calendar first thing in the morning.
You may have a number of appointments and checking the calendar first thing means you won’t miss any of them.
It doesn’t matter if you use a paper calendar or your cell phone, just take a moment to check out the daily items.
Another good idea is to set up alarms on your phone to remind you about the appointment.
Take Time to Meditate
You don’t require a lot of skill for meditation. Starting the day with a guided meditation will set you up for success.
As well it doesn’t have to take a lot of your time. A morning meditation only needs to take ten to fifteen minutes of your time.
Guided meditation is a step-by-step guide. You will be able to enjoy the soothing music and the voice of the guide through meditation.
Morning Rituals – 10 Minutes To Start Every Day Perfectly Video:
Life is unexpected and you might have other responsibilities. Avoid giving yourself unnecessary pressure to complete your morning rituals each day.
Make your morning routine fun. It should be your time to reflect, energize and reset.
Your morning rituals are your gift to yourself!
