YOUR MONDAY
EARLY MORNING PRACTICES
Get 2-10mins of daylight and breathe to start your day
Open the curtains or get outside and view sunlight for 2–10 minutes upon waking.
Absorbing morning light is perhaps the most important thing we can do for metabolic well-being, positive function of our hormone system and getting our mental & physical health steering in the right direction.
Today may well be filled with screens or indoor lights so take time to absorb the goodness of natural morning light.
Accelerator:
While you are there focus on 10 intentional deep breaths. Repeat the cycle if you want to stay longer.
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While brushing your teeth, squat to stretch your back
Keeping feet flat on floor, squat down as low as possible. Lean back slightly and allow shoulders to stretch forward. Hold for two minutes while brushing your teeth.
In most traditional cultures around the world, back pain is almost non-existent because most people in traditional societies rarely, if ever, sit in chairs for long periods of time. When they need to rest, they squat! Put simply, it’s what our bodies are designed to do.
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Pause for 1min. Think on what you are looking forward to today
Take just one minute to think on three things you are looking forward to today.
Today will have its stresses as you deal with people and their needs.
By having something to look forward to, we are challenging pessimistic beliefs about what could lie ahead for us in our day. Imagining a future with positive association.
Accelerator:
Consciously slow down your breathing at the same time.
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