A Morning Reset For When Sleep Wasn't Enough

A short, simple breath practice for the mornings when you wake feeling more tired than when you went to bed. Not an energising practice but an honest one. Helps your body settle into wakefulness without demand, and gives your nervous system a gentle, realistic start.

Transcript

Welcome. I'm glad you're here. This practice is for the mornings after the nights that did not work. When you wake, Feeling worse than when you laid down. When sleep was broken or shallow. Or simply not enough. This is not a practice to fix the fatigue. There's nothing we can do in five minutes that will compensate for a difficult night. What we can do is give your nervous system a calm, Steady entry into the day. No demand. No push. Just an honest beginning. So stay where you are if you're still lying down. Or sit on the edge of the bed if you prefer. Wherever you find yourself right now. That's fine. Let your body be supported. There's no correct position for this practice. The only requirement is that you're not holding yourself up with effort. Take a moment to feel the weight of your body. Let it rest. Then bring your attention to your breath. Notice how it moves. Even if it feels shallow or unsteady after a hard night. You don't need to change anything yet. You're just checking in with what is actually already here. When you feel ready. Take a natural inhale. And then a slow, Easy exhale, Just a little longer than the in-breath. A soft breath in when you're ready. A longer breath out. Belly soft, Jaw loose. A quiet inhale in your own time. A slow, Unhurried exhale, Breath draining away to the end. Naturally inhaling. Gently, Steadily exhaling. Shoulders settling. One more easy breath in. And the softest exhale you can manage. Resting here for a moment before the day begins. When you feel ready, Let your breath return to its natural rhythm. You do not need to feel refreshed. You don't need to feel ready. You just need to be here and you are. Accept that this is a hard kind of morning. You already know that. But you've given yourself five minutes of something steady before the day asks anything else of you. That is not nothing. When you're ready, Deepen your next inhale gently. Let your eyes open. Begin slowly if you can. If this was helpful, I have more practices for difficult mornings and low energy days available on my profile. Thank you for practicing with me today.

Reviews

Thank you so much Kate! Just what I needed this morning!✨🌻