5 things I do daily to feel my best
This morning I woke up feeling awful — I had a migraine during the night (which never happens to me) and nightmares which left me very unsettled when I woke up. And yet, here I am, feeling so much better that I’m actually writing about it.
I used to really suffer on days like these. To the point where I’d stay in bed all day and feel crap about it. Obviously, I’m all for spending all day in bed if that’s what I feel is needed. But in most cases, I just need to ground myself and shift my energy.
This routine is how I do it. Regardless of how I feel on a given day, these are the things I do to make me feel my best. That’s how I can show up, create, and help my 1:1 clients. How I manifest new things day in, day out, easily.
1. Getting enough sleep (9H)
This one is SO obvious and yet so undervalued.
Not getting enough sleep is the ban of our society. 95% of people can’t function properly on 6H/night. Lack of sleep is the root cause of stress, bad diet (more on this below), inflammation, and illnesses of all sorts.
I focus on having about 9h of sleep every night. I’m a big sleeper, and I’ll also have a midday nap most days. That’s how I recharge, so I prioritise it.
When I’m tired, I’m cranky. Have you noticed how hard it is to be positive when you’re exhausted? Yeah, same. It’s harder to feel good about anything on little sleep. Sleep is actually one of the first areas we tackle with my 1:1 clients — it’s that important.
2. Resetting my nervous system (5min)
The day I understood that anxiety was a sign of nervous system overwhelm changed my life. See, anxiety doesn’t just live in your head: it’s in all your body.
Taking time (and I’m talking, 5min) every day to reset your nervous system is essential. If you’re overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious, chances are your system is at capacity. Just like a little kid who’s been out all day and can’t take any more stimulation.
Because guess what: you’re still this kid. You’ve just developed coping mechanisms that may or may not be helpful in the long run to soothe yourself.
When I feel the overwhelm creep up (which for me shows us as a feeling of urgency in my solar plexus, plus being snappy), I now take a break. I do a quick nervous system exercise or take a few deep breaths. It’s quick, and it works.
I’ll do that in the morning, and as often as I need it during the day.
3. Moving my body (30-90min)
That’s linked to nervous system regulation. To me, anxiety feels like being stuck in my head. Sometimes my journaling practice stirs things up. When I feel my system freezing, I get back to my body by moving it.
I have an exercise routine at the moment, but sometimes I simply dance around, or even just lay on the floor — it’s the best way to ground.
I also have at least one daily walk, usually at the end of my day with my dog.
4. Spending time in Nature (30-60min)
Nature has everything you need: reminders of abundance, stimulus for your 5 senses, and even some beneficial oils that boost serotonin. All of that for free. Almost as if this was the perfect place for us to be reminded of our humanity, and to connect to something bigger ;)
I always feel so much better by having a walk in Nature. Even taking a 5min break from my laptop to go outside in the garden makes a huge difference to my mood.
If you don’t have a garden, just opening a window and breathing in fresh air can shift your mood. Before moving to the UK’s countryside, I lived in big cities and went to have walks in nearby parks, or just sat on my tiny Parisian balcony. Game changer!
Bonus point if you can remove your shoes and do some earthing (ie just standing on the ground). It’s an easy way to get grounded + connected to Nature fast, and it also has many proven health benefits.
5. Visualising/meditating (10-30min)
My mind is both a blessing and a curse. I’m smart and creative, so I can come up with hundreds of ideas every hour. I love it. And, it makes it hard sometimes to stay grounded. Focusing on ONE idea, or just not going down the path of worse-case scenarios are daily choices.
One thing that helps me remember what’s important is meditating/visualising. 10-30 minutes of breathing in (back to my body) and quieting my mind changes my whole mood. I’ll usually do that at the end of my morning routine, or after lunch. This means some (most) of those sessions turn into naps — and that’s OK!
My subconscious brain still gets the benefits of the script I’m listening to: a guided meditation on Youtube, or one of my own hypnosis scripts to rewrite my beliefs while relaxing.
I’ll also do plenty of daydreaming about best-case scenarios: imagining how my future will look like, feeling into how I’ll feel, and generally connecting with the version of me who already has what I want. That is one of the most important things you can do for manifestation!
6. Consuming carefully
Another total game changer for me has been to be very careful about what I consume. And by that, I mean 2 elements specifically:
- (Social) media
- Food
I could do a whole masterclass about how social media specifically drains your energy. Even if (especially) you have an online business like me, you cannot let it take control of your thoughts. Especially so early in the morning.
Social media takes my time away, and it makes me feel like I’m running out of time to accomplish things. It brings a whole urgency/comparison vibe, and I’m not here for it anymore.
For the past years, I’ve been leaving my phone out of the bedroom. I go to sleep and wake up by reading fiction books, and it’s amazing. Most days I’ll only check social media after my breakfast, and I’m working to leave it until after my morning routine. I’ve deactivated every notification from the apps and I also put timers on my daily limit (which I’ll often ignore, but hey, progress over perfection)
The second element is food. Eating nutrition-dense food helps to make me feel good and have more energy. I eat as little processed food as possible, and I limit sugar.
It took me a looooong time to realise how anxious sugar made me feel, and I always crash after. I’ve been working on my sugar tooth, and limiting it to evenings when it doesn’t matter if I crash because I’m going to bed anyways (although I’ve been wondering about a connection between nightmares and sugar!).
These 5 simple practices below bring me back to a grounded place, where I can listen to my heart — and not my mind, where anxiety lives.
Some days it takes me 5H, sometimes 90minutes. Some days I also stay in bed and sleep until I feel better — it’s all OK. Variations happen, especially as women we need different things during our cycle.
I like this one because it takes care of my soul, body, and mind. That’s what you need to follow to reach your goals in a heart-centered way.
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