Morning habits for clarity, calm and focus

Take time first thing in the morning doing something that brings calm and clarity before consuming social media or interact with others (other than family).

Some suggestions are:

• Do some short journaling on your intentions for the day.

• Do some light stretching to get rid of the stiffness and sleepiness in your body.

• Sit in quiet with a coffee or tea and read something for a few minutes (my go to for the past 10 years is A Course in Miracles).

• Meditate. This is the most efficient method to get clarity of mind in the morning.

It may be enough to only carve out 10 minutes to do one or two if these things. I mostly only spend around 15 minutes myself: 2-3 minutes of stretching and 15 mins ACIM reading and meditation.

Start with 5 minutes and see how it feels. When you feel the benefits you may want to take it up to 10 minutes.

I focus on the number of minutes because some think that these things take a lot of time but they don’t have to. Most of us can find 10 minutes to spare, even in the morning. Try it out for yourself.

In my free Peace of Mind Meditation Series there is a short guided meditation called Preparing for your day. Sign up here to receive it.