Self-Care to Start Your Day

There are no rules about what time of the day you need to practice self-care, but it is 
often great to include in your morning routine. Here are some different ways to practice 
self-care in the morning.


Quiet Time with Morning Pages

In the morning, when your day first begins, try doing morning pages. Morning pages are 
a style of journaling where you don’t think about what to write, similar to stream of 
consciousness. You instead want to just write what is on your mind and get it out of the 
way before you do anything else in the morning.

Morning pages provide quite a few benefits for you. First of all, you are doing something 
good for yourself first thing in the morning, which really sets you up for the day with self-
care. It is also going to help you get any worried thoughts out of your mind in the 
morning, before you get to work, do your workout, or focus on other responsibilities.


Move Your Body in a Gentle Way

This isn’t when you want to do a strenuous workout, unless that is something you truly 
enjoy. Instead, focus on a gentle form of movement that will relax you and get you ready 
for your day.

It looks different for everyone, but for you this might mean a simple morning stretch 
routine, yoga or Pilates, a walk on your treadmill or walking your dog, or just 5 minutes 
of moving your body in whichever way you find the most relaxing and enjoyable.


Take Care of Your Physical Health 

The morning is the perfect time to focus on your physical health and get your day 
started right. This includes drinking water to help rehydrate your body after sleep, as 
well as getting something healthy into your body as your first meal of the day.

Start your day off with water, as you have spent all night not getting any hydration in. 
You can choose to put lemon in it, but it’s not necessary to be healthy. You can then 
choose to have your coffee, protein shake, morning smoothie, or a healthy breakfast.


Get Outside as the Sun Comes Up

Try to get outside and soak up some of the sunshine, whether right as the sun sets or 
when it begins to feel warm. Soak in that vitamin D, enjoy the fresh morning air, and 
have a little quiet time outside. No matter where you live, you can benefit from this, 
whether it is on your backyard patio, walking your dog early in the morning, or standing 
on your apartment balcony.
 


