[The importance of ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ (especially when dealing with anxiety & depression)โฃ]
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Creating a morning and evening routine is one of the best things you can do, for both your physical and mental health.โฃ Doing this creates end caps to your day, where you start and finish your day at ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ.โฃ
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๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ centered in ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐โฃ.
(TIP: Only add one new practice at time. And practice it until it becomes an effortless, built in ritual. Then, add another.)โฃ
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๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ /๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ for the ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
(๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ / ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ญ, ๐ฆ๐ต๐ค.)โฃ
1. Tongue scrapingโฃ
After you brush your teeth and wash your face, use a tongue scraper to scrape any buildup off your tongue. This gets rid of โamaโ-cellular build-up/waste, and allows for a clean start to your day. This is very helpful for starting off digestion on the right foot.
2. Drink 16+oz warm lemon waterโฃ
Itโs time to hydrate! Youโve been fasting all night, your body wants water and to feel juicy and hydrated. (this means...before coffee!)
3. Eliminate
Making sure you poop everyday is essential. Ideally, this is done every morning when you wake up. Even more ideal is to eliminate before breakfast. This allows you to have a clear digestive tract before you add anything else in for the day (and so youโre not full of sh*t) :)
4. 20 min. of movement (yoga, walking, dancing, stretching, working out)โฃ
Get your heart pumping and your blood flowing in the morning so your body is awake and oxygenated for your day ahead!
5. Breath practices/pranayama (2-5 min)โฃ
There are plenty of videos on YouTube that can guide you in a simple short breath practice
If you tend to be more of a type A/ driver/ run hot/ or have a sharp mind, a cooling practice would be the way to go. Try shitali or sitkari pranayama.
If you tend to be more relaxed, lethargic, calm, run cold, feel heavier/sluggish in the morning, a heating practice is the way to go. Try kapalabhati or โBreath of Fireโ.
If you tend to be all over the place, feel chaotic or anxious, or just want a more balanced state of being, anuloma-viloma or nadi shodhana are great practices for you.
6. Meditation /mindfulness practice โฃ(5-20 min. is a good place to start)
Remember this: your rituals donโt have to be exhaustive...something is always better than nothing. Start with whichever thing feels most exciting and expansive to you. Make it simple. Do it daily for a week. See how you feel. Evaluate if it is the right practice for you. If not, change it. If so, keep doing it!
Small shifts create big change.
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