Five Healthy Habits To Add To Your Daily Life Part 2
In my last blog post I talked about 5 easy habits you can add to your daily life.
You can check it out here
Well here are another 5 habits to add to your habit stacking routine!
Don’t go and add them all at once though, start small. Just start with one or two habits for a few weeks and then slowly build more and more habits over time.
Our brains cannot handle too much change all at once! So, start super small and let me know how it goes 😉
1). Do at least 15 minutes of yoga
The benefits of yoga are endless! Even if you start with only 15-20 minutes a day, you will start to see a benefit in both your mind and your body. Yoga is not only a physical workout, it also is good for your mental health. There are so many free yoga resources on the internet too, or you can go a class at your local yoga studio.
Or you can even book a private session with me!
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2). Go outside in the morning sun for at least 15 minutes
Getting morning sun on our eyes, without sunglasses, has a whole range of health benefits. It is important for our eyes to get sun, because it helps to regulate our hormones throughout the rest of the day, like cortisol. If your cortisol levels are too high then it can lead to insomnia and other numerous health issues.
3). Pack a healthy lunch for work or school
As we all know, eating at home is so much healthier than going out to eat. This is where meal prepping and planning can come in. It can be hard to eat a healthy breakfast and then pack your lunch every single morning!
That is why I recommend picking a day during the week where you can meal prep a bunch of your meals. A lot of people choose to do this on Sunday, but if you don’t work a typical 9-5 job then that probably would not work out for you.
Sundays can be a great reset day. You can relax a little bit, get some cleaning down around the house, maybe go grocery shopping, and then meal prep if you so shall choose!
4). No screens for at least 30 minutes before bed
Pretty much all of our devices emit blue light and this can mess with our circadian rhythm, which in turn can lead to insomnia. That is why it is best to turn off your phones and even TV’s at least 30 minutes before bed.
You can turn on a meditation or a relaxing podcast or maybe an audible book to wind down instead of reaching for the remote or your phone again to scroll Instagram. And we all know now how bad the constant scrolling is for our mental health right?!
5). Daily affirmations
Affirmations sound so corny when you first start doing them. But I have seen a huge improvement in my moods and overall mental health since I started reciting them daily.
They are also so personalized to you and your specific situation or needs.
If you have problems with self confidence you could try a few affirmations every day like:
“I believe in myself and my ability to succeed”
“There is no limit to what I can acheive”
“The world needs the magic inside of me”
If you are trying for a baby you could try a few fertility affirmations like:
“My body is happy, healthy and fertile”
“My body has no problems getting pregnant”
“I am welcoming a baby into my womb and my life”
There are SO many affirmations for whatever life throws at you. You can find thousands of them online, or you can even come up with your own.
Some people like to recite them in the mirror, but that is not a requirement.
I like to recite them during meditations, before bed, in the morning, or whenever I may need them throughout the day.
You can say them out loud or just recite them inside your head over and over again. It really is completely customizable to you and your unique needs 😉
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