#56 - My Sacred Morning Ritual | Solocast

What I can personally offer to support you, my dear listener, during this period of global turbulence and necessary self-isolation? Only what has been helpful to me. When you work from home, as I do, it’s important to segment your day and create ritual space for nourishing practices. Otherwise the week can feel like one long unproductive day of scrolling and task switching. Since we’re all going to be spending a lot of time at home in the coming weeks, I want to share a sacred morning ritual that I have been cultivating like a garden over the last five years. A morning ritual tailored to your personal needs is a wonderful way to pack in all the incremental changes you’d like to see over time, whether that’s in physical health, mental wellness, creativity or new hobbies. Today on the show I talk about my morning ritual and how I slowly developed it over time. This bonus episode of Life is a Festival is my first solo-cast and I hope it helps to bring balance and ease during a difficult time. Links Life is a Festival Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lifeisafestival Giving Thanks Can Make You Happier - Harvard Health: https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthbeat/giving-thanks-can-make-you-happier Jeremy Falk’s 7 Minute Energizer: https://www.instagram.com/p/B9m8hh5nFNq/ University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70 Tara Brach’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tara-brach/id265264862 Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse: https://www.amazon.com/Finite-Infinite-Games-James-Carse/dp/1476731713 The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron: https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252 Timetamps 6:40 - Wake up and inhabit the body 12:10 - Morning Movement 12:48 - Shower and make the bed 15:18 - Meditation 21:49 - Prayer 23:24 - Playing guitar 27:30 - Reading 31:45 - Journaling 35:41 - Let the world rush in