Morning & Evening Routines for Wellness

To serve your happiness and wellness let's talk Morning and Evening Routines!

I used to start my day with looking at my phone first thing when waking up, however starting your day with your phone is an immediate stressor! The light can set the tone for your whole day because this type of stressor can raise your cortisol levels. Another habit of mine is watching the news - again another stressor.

As I have mentioned in previous posts, stress causes increased cortisol, which will make it more difficult to lose weight because our body goes into a defensive mode and holds on to EVERYTHING!

Start your morning with the goal of reducing any stressors. Here are some changes I have decided to make.

MORNING ROUTINE:

30 min of reading a physical book in the morning

Journal writing - gratitude and daily intentions

This will help your day start calm and happy! If you are stressing your body before you even leave the house, you are already setting your cortisol off high. Making you more sensitive to the everyday stressors you are bound to experience throughout your day.

EVENING ROUTINE:

Make an effort to bring yourself down from the day to ensure a better sleep.

My new routine means, I will start avoiding my phone 30 min before going to sleep and instead read.

There is also a mantra song of mine that I like to listen to, in order to fall into a calmer state of mind.

We are all better versions of ourselves when we SERVE OURSELVES. These morning and evening routines total one hour of your entire day - to serve yourself. You deserve at least one hour of the day for YOU!

Create a routine and ritual around both ends of your day to be a more happier fulfilled self.

Share your Morning and Evening Routines in the comments below