New Year Mindfulness Routine

Setting a new routine takes practice. I’ve made it easy for you and outlined an intro to mindfulness routine to help you dive deeper and step into your wholeness.

Sunday: Intention Setting

At the beginning of the week - we are refreshed from the weekend and can set our aim for the week. Set aside 5 min on Sunday to set your aim for the week. Ask yourself - what is my intention? By setting an intention for the week - you will work intentionally towards your goals and ensure anything you’re spending time on is aligned with your aim.

Monday: Movement

This could be anything from a leisurely walk to a vinyasa yoga class. Connecting with your body is a very important component of mindfulness because it teaches you how to listen to yourself and honor your needs. When you’re in a class or on a walk ask yourself - Is this challenging or painful? Am I growing?

Tuesday: Grounding

Connecting to yourself and grounding energy is a great centering practice. It helps ease anxiety and brings you a sense of ease. You can practice grounding by walking barefoot outside, placing your feet on the ground and doing a grounding meditation, or sit on the ground while doing a meditation.

Wednesday: Meditation

There is many ways to meditate and there is a version for everyone! Yoga is a movement meditation, sitting and closing your eyes is a meditation, or you can practice walking meditation. If you haven’t meditated before, I encourage you to sit or stand for 3 min with one hand on your heart and one hand on your belly, close your eyes and focus on your breath - inhale feel your belly expand and exhale feel your belly lower. Practice this for 3 minutes - if your mind wanders, that’s ok! We’re human, our minds will wander - the goal is to gently guide yourself back to the practice. The more you do it - the more second nature it will become.

Thursday: Pause

Set aside 10 min (or more!) to pause - this pause could be a meditation, it could be going on a walk, or just doing nothing! The moments that we are not stimulated by technology or other people are fantastic opportunities for creativity. Your mind is more clear and you’re able to think of new ideas.

Friday: Gratitude

This is one of my favorite practices! Gratitude is a practice that truly brings you into the present moment by giving you the space to be thankful for what is good now. Typically, I write down 3 things per day that I am grateful for - sometimes they’re big things sometimes they’re small things. The idea is that you’re focused on your present joy rather than living in the future or in the past.

Saturday: Self-compassion

We often are taught how to take care of others but aren’t encouraged to fill our own cup. It’s very important that we recharge our batteries so that we can be fully present for others. I encourage you to take 15 mn to do something nice for yourself - this could be making yourself a nice meal, writing yourself a love note, or practice a self-compassion meditation.

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