Making some very simple changes to your lifestyle and diet can have profound effects. When you commit to simple changes that support wellbeing, the body’s innate intelligence responds, and you experience greater health and vitality.
To have more energy and to feel more alert and alive every morning, commit to these steps:
Eat Dinner Earlier
You symbolically begin anew every morning when you open your eyes. The morning is a wonderful time to start making changes that will help improve your health in body, mind and heart. But the morning actually starts with the night before!
Sleeping time is meant for just that – sleeping! When you eat late at night, you don’t give your body a chance to digest your dinner fully. The body ends up working throughout the night to process your meal instead of using the time to rest and repair. When you eat earlier in the evening, you’ll wake up more alert and with more energy.
Stay Consistent
Our bodies respond very well to routine and consistency. The body is constantly fine-tuning many rhythms, and you can support this process by maintaining regular sleep and eating cycles.
Water! (with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar)
Start your morning with a big glass of water. Throughout the night, the body becomes dehydrated, and water replenishes those depleted resources. The addition of fresh-squeezed lemon juice or a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar will help to create an alkaline environment internally, which will help to boost your digestion and many other physiological processes
Move your Body
To optimize physical and energetic circulation, movement is essential. In the morning, some gentle stretching, starting with your feet and moving up your legs, your arms, and eventually your neck, will help to move any congested energy from the night’s sleep. Take some deep breaths as you stretch. A walk in nature is also ideal.
Gratitude
Your body and mind are not separate. Start a practice of recalling moments, people or situations you are grateful for every morning. To make this practice even more powerful, recite or recall these during something you do every day, like brushing your teeth, so it becomes part of your daily routine.
