49: Creating a Simple, but Powerful Morning Routine
Well To The Core
Robin Long
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2021
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
As seasons of life shift, so do our morning routines. Maybe you have one, maybe you don’t, maybe you want a more set routine, or maybe you do better going with the flow. Regardless of what season you’re currently in, having habits we integrate into our mornings can help us set ourselves up better for our days.
In today’s episode, Robin shares her current morning routine and the reasons why she prioritizes them in the morning. Whether you’re looking to make a new routine, want to switch yours up a bit, or you’re just getting started, this episode is packed with tangible and rejuvenating ideas.
Show Highlights:
- How to adapt and create a morning routine that fits for you
- Embracing seasons and readjusting your routine
- Being proactive throughout your day instead of reactive
- Why Robin likes to “get ahead” of the day
- Starting off the morning with positive and grateful thoughts
- The benefits of using a dry brush
- Why Robin takes a cold shower in the mornings
- Listening to a podcast to start your day
- Doing a 15-minute workout in the mornings
- What Robin does for her spirituality
- Why Robin avoids her phone in the morning
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Robin Long, Pilates instructor and founder of the balanced life. |
| 0:12.3 | Here on the Balance Life podcast, you'll find honest conversations on health, wellness, self-care, work-life balance, and everything in between. We'll cover it all and provide |
| 0:22.7 | inspiration, resources, and practical tips to help you create your own uniquely balanced life |
| 0:29.6 | and become the healthiest version of yourself, inside and out. |
| 0:34.5 | Hi friends, today we are going to talk about morning routines. This is an episode that has |
| 0:40.9 | been requested for quite some time now, but my morning routine has changed so much over the |
| 0:46.6 | years that I haven't really known where to start or what to share. But now that the twins are |
| 0:52.1 | two years old, I feel like I've finally found a groove with my morning |
| 0:55.2 | routine. So wanted to share what's been working well for me. And if you're looking for a little bit |
| 1:00.0 | of inspiration to start your day, then I hope you have a few takeaways from this episode. So the first |
| 1:05.7 | thing that I want to be sure to acknowledge is that there is no-fits-all morning routine. We've all seen that |
| 1:12.2 | before, right? Like the three things you have to do in your morning or the way successful people |
| 1:16.8 | start their day. And the truth is, so much of your routine is going to depend on your season |
| 1:22.5 | of life, your schedule, your housemates, your family members, and so on. So as I share this with you, |
| 1:29.1 | I think the best thing you can do is just to take the nuggets that inspire you and adapt them |
| 1:34.4 | to fit into your season of life. I'm actually the type of person who loves a good morning routine. |
| 1:40.8 | Like the idea of starting the day with some alone time and intention is so desirable to me. |
| 1:46.9 | And I realize that's not the case for everyone. And over the past seven years, I have been in the |
| 1:52.4 | season of starting and growing our family. So I've been in and out of postpartum seasons, |
| 1:58.4 | newborn needs, breastfeeding, toddler sleep schedules, all the things. |
| 2:04.4 | So there were times when I was actually craving a morning routine for myself, but the kids had |
| 2:10.2 | different plans, right? And so if you were in one of those seasons, I just encourage you to remember |
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