4 Proven Ways To Make Your Mornings Happier

We’re not all born with the urge to wake up and seize the day. Some of us would rather seize the covers and pull them right back over our heads.

The changing of the seasons is always a perfect time to try new routines. Here are 4 proven ways to switch up your routine to bring more happiness to your morning.

1. Forget the alarm

While the sound of an alarm may be effective in waking you up, it’s not necessarily the best way. To keep your stress levels in check, try waking up to a favorite song that invites you to start the day rather than a grating alarm sound that jolts you awake, sending cortisol levels soaring. Listening to an uplifting song first thing in the morning not only puts a positive message in your mind, but also can help lower your stress and anxiety levels.

2. Skip the social media

Your phone is a great way to set your new musical alarm clock, but it’s not so great to focus your eyes on that screen first thing in the morning. It has become a habit for many of us to reach for our phones first thing to check email, texts or catch up on social media, but seeing what you’ve missed (or what you need to do) creates instant stress. Take this time to be mindful of your morning and make time for yourself.

3. Avoid making decisions

For truly relaxing mornings, reduce the number of choices and decisions you make to zero. Make your morning decisions the night before – what clothes to wear, what to have for breakfast, what route to take to work, and what workout to do when you wake up. Which leads us to tip number 4…

4. Breathe and stretch

Join Kendall each morning for 10 lovely minutes of gentle moving, breathing, and stretching in this good morning flow. Kendall’s OxyRise workout is perfectly designed to ease you into the morning with a gentle wake up flow to get your blood pumping and ease away the morning body aches. Calm your mind and energize your body for a happy morning in just 10 minutes.

Start your morning with the new OxyRise today.

4 Proven Ways To Make Your Mornings Happier

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