Developing a Morning Practice

Why have a morning practice? It grounds you and tends to shake off any leftovers from bad dreams, if you may have had them, it starts your day off on a familiar and positive note. A fresh start for a new day.

Some ideas for morning practice, you ask?

Meditation is a great one to start with – I would suggest doing it after you get out of bed, so as not to fall back asleep!
Yoga – this is my method of choice, as I’ve said before! It has about the same mental effect as meditation, for me, but also has the added benefit of helping physically.
Running is another idea. I’ve never been a runner, so this option has less-than-no-appeal to me, but I’ve heard people sing the benefits of running – whatever works for you!
Writing morning pages. I’ve never tried this, although it’s supposed to be great for writers. Before reading or writing anything else in the morning, write 3-5 pages – about anything. I hear it’s great for clearing the mind and cleaning the “junk” out of your brain, buuut, like I said, I’ve never tried it.

Do you have a morning practice? Find it useful? Wanna tell me about it?

http://clandestinechic.com Sheena

When I was younger, I’d just wake up and take a quick shower, throw on some clothes and run out the door for my day. As I’ve gotten older ( I sound like I’m elderly, but I’m not) , I realize that a morning practice makes a huge difference in how the rest of my day goes. I want to begin to wake up earlier so that I can put more into my morning practice such as going for a nice, brisk walk or meditating. Great post!
http://www.lemonlu.com/ Luana

I am working on a morning routine, I feel like it is so necessary! Unfortunately I am always running late for some reason or other, and I barely have time to put myself together before I fly through the door. I really should work on my time management!
http://www.shopmissmalaprop.com Mallory

I often find myself wishing that I could make myself get up and exercise in the morning. It’s hard enough just to force myself out of bed on time. One day that I stayed home from my day job to work on my own biz recently, I did manage to go for a run first thing in the morning though, and it made me feel energized. The problem is the time that it takes if I’m not on my own schedule though… I can dream that one day when I work totally for myself a morning run will fit in better… but right now I’d have to set the alarm for that much earlier…
http://www.innyvinny.com Alicia

I wish I woke up early enough to have a morning practice. Does hitting the alarm clock several times count?
http://www.wicked-whimsy.com Michelle

Sheena – No, I know what you mean! It does make such a huge difference that’s hard to describe unless you’ve experienced it

Mallory, Luana, Alicia – I totally get where you’re coming from!! I think pretty much the only reason I can stick with mine is that I pretty much rise whenever I want. If I had to get up any earlier than 8 – which is already nearly ungodly early for me! trying to fix this though – I think the morning routine would probably end up getting scrapped, because I just love sleep THAT much!
http://www.retrochick.co.uk Retro Chick

I’m normally lucky if I can make it out of bed at all!

Having said that, now I work from home I am trying to get more of a routine in the morning. I’m not naturally a morning person, so instead of trying to force myself out of bed early to work I’m trying to get up, do some Yoga, have my morning coffee and juice in a relaxed atmosphere and then start work at 9:30 or 10am.
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http://www.shizzyknits.typepad.com shizzknits

My morning practice involves yoga…I usually make breakfast for the kiddo going to school and then spend 10-15 minutes doing sun salutations and gentle stretching. I always try to finish in samasthithi, giving thanks for the many blessings in my life. I’m NOT a morning person at all, so I need something to get me up and going LOL
Jill Vicious

It may sound vain, but my way to wake up in the morning is doing my makeup. I make it a point to do it, since it requires focus, and also allows for creativity.
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http://www.brokennerves.net M. Dominic

Morning pages! They are amazing
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