Rise & Shine Quick Morning Centering Practice

Do you wake up and immediately reach for your phone to scroll, reacting to whatever life throws at you, and just going with the flow in the morning? Giving yourself the time and space to connect with you first, lets you harness the wisdom of your subconscious mind at waking, when you are closest to it, and to center and set yourself up for the best possible day ahead. I am honored to share my morning centering routine with you. I hope it serves you well. You may want to have a journal nearby.

Transcript

Good morning bright beautiful soul.

I hope that your sleep was restful and restorative.

Taking this time for yourself first thing in the morning is one of the best gifts you could give yourself and you so deserve it.

First,

Give your body a nice nourishing stretch in whatever way feels good to you.

Now I invite you to ease into this slowly.

Take a little time to follow the natural rhythm of your breath.

Take a few deep cleansing breaths and let go of any residual sleep or energy that isn't serving you.

You can just energetically shake it off.

Consider how miraculous your body is and how much it does for you.

And tune into it.

How does your body feel?

Do you have any tightness or pain anywhere?

Can you give it a little attention,

Lean into it or even stretch it out?

And now that you're tuned in,

You can ask it.

Does your body have any important messages for you or anything it wants you to know?

And now I will ask you seven powerful questions,

One at a time and give you the space to contemplate your answers.

Beginning with,

What are you grateful for?

Who do you want to be today?

What do you need?

What do you want your day to look like?

Picture it now as if it were a movie playing in your favorite theater.

What is your intention for this day?

What do you want to create?

What is one word that can be your theme for the day and remind you of all of this to anchor you and to keep you on track?

You may want to write this down and keep it in front of you.

I celebrate you for taking the time for yourself this morning and I invite you to celebrate yourself as well.

Now you can go out into the world,

Share your magic and have an extraordinarily blessed day,

Dear one.

The world needs you.

Reviews

Thank you for the 7 questions! It helps me think and then plan ahead for my daily intentions.

This was very affirming. I enjoyed this, thank you.

That was lovely! Great pacing and questions to set up my day 🙏🏻

Thank you! What a beautiful way to start the day! The questions were so clear and grounding.

Lovely voice and uplifting message. Thank you for a beautiful start to my day. 🙏

Just what I needed this morning - perfect inspiration for journaling, too!

What an amazing morning pick me up. This lady has the voice of an angel.

Lovely way to start the morning 🙌 lovely voice and music too, thank you very much

Thank you for this! I appreciate those questions. They’re helping me think about my day more fully.
Thank you! 🙏

I Love the flow, and the questions were perfect.
This is a great way to start the day, or anytime you need to regroup and get back on track. Thank you for this beautiful guidance. ❤️☕️🙏

Nice, gentle start to the day. I was left with a grounding for the day that is easy to return to. Thank you.

Simply beautiful with questions that get you thinking towards 🙏❤️🌺💕

Really great and thought provoking. I will use this meditation again. 🤔💕🪻

I found this brief guided meditation to be just right for me this morning. The tone and pacing of suggestions felt like a good fit for easing into a comfortable state of mind and a positive outlook for the day. Thank you Ivy!

What’s great way to start the day 🤩 thank you so much 🙏🏼❤️

A reflective and effective morning meditation! I loved the opening sequence with acknowledging the gift of making time for ourselves at the start of the day. And the reflection questions and space to be with them were perfect. I really liked the structure of the practice: it evoked deliberate intention while grounding me in calm presence. In fact, the word "grounded" is what came to mind for me to carry my intentions through the day. Thank you. 🙏🏾

So beautiful with just the perfect amount of dreaminess for us dreamers 💫💫💫💫thank you

That was wonderful ✨😊✨ I shall make much, much magic today. A thousand thanks and many blessings from PA.

Thank you for helping me set the tone for my day 🥰

Beautiful, thanks. Excellent questions, I reminded myself of my essence. Now I feel grounded again, thanks