17th January – start your day with mindfulness

Start your day with a mindfulness practice

This is another one of my favourite daily healthy habits – making myself a little mental oasis of tranquility each morning helps me to be ready face whatever the rest of the day might throw at me.

A morning mindfulness practice can fit into any routine. On the few days when I do have the luxury of time I might do a longer practice, but usually its a short 5 or 10minutes – and 10minutes can be just as good as a longer practice. There’s so many options, depending on what I feel might serve me best that day.

I might choose to do a guided practice which leads me through a specific mindfulness session – my favourite is the daily calm by the @calm app. But sometimes I prefer to guide myself and just be present in the moment, which might be mindfully paying attention to my coffee, or doing a short breathing exercise.

Whatever type of mindfulness practice I choose in the mornings, it definitely helps me feel centred and calm, and I try (with variable degrees of success!!) to carry that feeling with me through the rest of the day.

Wishing you all a peaceful day.