Step by Step Morning Routine

Add a Grounding Visualization

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Practice this visualization every morning when you get out of bed. You will be surprised how strong your legs will feel, how grounded you will feel when you take your first steps after. This routine can help us feel strong, grounded, and secure from the inside out. My favorite essential oils to support my morning breathing routine and visualization are Balance, Iliahi (Hawaiian Sandalwood) or Frankincense. This great routine will only add about 2-3 minutes to your morning.

Make Bathroom Time an Aromatherapy Experience

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How easy is it to have a diffuser in the bathroom!! Add some water, add one to two drops of Wild Orange and Peppermint essential oils each, turn it on, and voila — your bathroom time becomes and aromatherapy session that will uplift your moods and boost physical and mental energy. It will take you less than a minute to turn this on every morning. The benefits are immediate, impactful, and lasting.

Stimulate Your Vagus Nerve

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The Vagus nerve plays a major role in balancing the nervous system, it is our on/off switch between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, our stress response (fight or flight) and our rest and digest response. Stimulating the vagus nerve can help us switch easier and faster from a stress response back into a rest/digest response, to feel calm again and balanced. Simply turn your shower on cold the last 60 seconds! This takes no extra time in your morning routine. Interested in learning more about the Vagus nerve and other ways to stimulate it – click here.

Integrate Affirmations

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Affirmations are powerful tools to help us shift into a positive mindset. Find one or two affirmations that speak to you, are in present tense (I am, I have, I feel…) and simply repeat your affirmation (thinking it repeatedly) while brushing your teeth. Here a few examples that boost positivity and self-belief: “I’m strong and resourceful” “I am ready to create XXX in my life” “There is nothing that will hold me back”.
This will add no extra time in your morning routine.

Add Yoga, QI Gong, Meditation or Reading

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If you have 10-20 minutes to spare in the morning (for myself, I just get up a little bit earlier so I have time for this part of my morning routine), incorporating yoga, Qi Gong, meditation, or reading (NOT the news — poems or spiritual books) will have a huge impact on creating that inner balance, that place of strength we can tap into during the day when life gets hectic and stressful. Once you incorporate this on a daily basis, you will feel that shift in how you are able to respond to stressors. This will add 10-20 minutes to your morning routine.

Add Fast Walking, Running, Biking or Swimming

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If you have another 10-20 minutes to spare in the morning (I make time for this every couple of days), integrating some time for a fast walk, run, bike ride or swim can help us process stress more effectively as it promotes the release of endorphins, improving circulation, and giving the brain a chance to reset — all of which enhance mood, clarity, and resilience. One important tip: BE fully in the moment by engaging your senses. What do you see, feel, smell, or hear? Focus on that, bring your thoughts back to that when they want to drift towards planning your day ahead or problem solving.  This will add 10-20 minutes to your morning routine.

Create a Protective Bubble to Stay in a Positive Mindset

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If you are a person who easily takes on or is influenced by the energy of people around you, this movement routine can help you create a form of “protective bubble”, to make it easier during the day to stay in your positive space, focused on your goals, and create inner balance and strength. Make this routine part of your morning practice and feel a sense of inner peace, strength, and resilience growing day by day. My favorite essential oil blend to support this routine is the “Heart & Soul” blend but you could also use your Balance, Sandalwood or Frankincense essential oil. This will add 5 minutes to your morning routine.

Integrate Energy or Immune Boosting Smoothie

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Starting your day with a nutrition and immune boost sets the tone for sustained energy, mental clarity, and overall well-being. Take 5 minutes to nourish your body with essential vitamins, antioxidants, and protein to support your immune system, so you can feel your best. Smoothies are an excellent way to pack in nutrient-dense ingredients like fresh fruits, leafy greens, healthy fats, and immune-boosting superfoods such as ginger, turmeric, or vitamin C-rich berries. Easy to digest and quick to prepare, a well-balanced smoothie can fuel your body, strengthen immunity, and provide a refreshing, delicious start to your day. Here is a link to my favorite immune boosting smoothie. Make sure to click here to see the Turmeric essential oil I use, which is the ONLY essential oil brand I use internally. This will add 5 minutes to your morning routine.

Find What Works for You – DO IT CONSISTENTLY!

I hope that these suggestions give you some inspiration to find a few tools that speak to you and are easy for you to integrate. You don’t have to do all of what I do right away! Start slow, start with one routine, take the time to let it become second nature, something you do automatically every morning, you don’t even have to ‘remember’ it — until it has become part of your morning routine like brushing your teeth. Then you are ready to add the next little routine. Start stacking your healthy habits in the morning and experience a shift in how you are able to show up during the day. Any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out.