Remember how you were feeling alive in your last dreamy vacation where you immersed yourself in a new culture you’ll never forget? Or maybe that was a staycation where you got time away for yourself to relax and do nothing, or just lay by the pool. I can relate to both!
And, I love rooftop views!
Beautiful rooftop view of Bologna, Italy
…When Life couldn’t be any better. Vatas love this Cloud 9 feeling from heightened senses in different places, Pittas love the getting back to productive routine, and Kaphas love their homey comforts and sleeping in their own bed again.
Life is good and one big harmony for everyone when you’re feeling alive and good again! And you can feel this way in all these different ways because you have all these traits in you (in varying degrees).
Wherever you are, take those feeling-alive dreamy vacation feelings with you. I do!
Sprinkle those joyful feelings throughout the rest of the 365 days. Here’s an example of a typical practice I have.
When I first start my workday, I look at a small framed piece of inspiring artwork in front of me (and I can take an inspiring desk calendar with me wherever I go). It puts a peaceful smile on my face. All is well. 🧡
I also keep a changing-up scenery screensaver on my computer. This is super important for a Vata! But if you like to see the same image over and over again, then find a framed image or words that inspire you.
For now, I have a Matisse postcard image in front of me that is just as good as if I took a look at the image in an original museum painting because I choose to see from the lens that I’m not missing anything.
Visuals are oh-so-important and especially so if you don’t have a vivid imagination. Colors play into the mix. That’s why people feel differently when they wear different color pieces of clothing. Do dogs react differently to different colors? You betcha!
I had one that loved the boldness of red (that’s the same color that bulls run to). And so do us, people. Except we’re a bit more refined and complicated with our color palette choices… more on that below.
As A Vata, if you are one like I am, you’re constantly changing things up and inspired to change at least the colors, if not the clothing style or the entire room (and hopefully your spouse or roommate doesn’t mind. Your dog won’t) 😉. Continue reading “Experience Feeling Alive Every Day”
Cold brew coffee from scratch when you have no electrical power may seem impossible especially with your dead machine staring at you with no lights on.
But not only is fresh coffee possible, it’s healthier.
I’ve been drinking cold brew coffee (or homemade coffee) from scratch coffee as my possible and preferred way since 2019 when I was in Italy. And lights were on.
Coffee shops are on every corner, but I couldn’t drink a coffee in the AM on an empty stomach or with a sugary pastry something (customary in Italian culture 🇮🇹).
Because empty calories don’t soothe the gut (or my gut, in this case)… and sometimes feeds the bad bugs. The gut has a a big role in our health and our happiness (where most of the happy hormone, serotonin is made)
…And on that note, I’m a drink-coffee-in-the-afternoon type-of-girl because the caffeine messes with me and my upcoming sleep. And I didn’t grow up drinking coffee. I started drinking coffee later in life.
And after I discovered that it’s a healthy plant-based drink (polyphenols) in many ways… it also has the downsides of being acidic. So on an empty stomach (with food as a cushion), it’s easy to feel the heartburn effects.
So I made my first batch of cold brew coffee in Italy, from store bought ground coffee and a paper coffee filter. I had a large glass jar.
That was like me being a kid scientist wondering if it would really work good enough to pass as a black coffee that I would enjoy.
…To my surprise, it did! And that became the beginning of cold brew coffee everyday. I think in some places they call that (manual) auto drip.
And I’m convinced this is how for centuries people have been making and drinking coffee long before fancy coffee bars and Mr. Coffee machines existed. …And before modern stoves and microwaves were invented..
With an easy homemade cold brew coffee from scratch, even a child can make the adult drink safely at home.
And if your power is out, unlike a pour over coffee, you don’t need heated water.
Below are the easy make cold brew coffee recipe steps to make an organic healthy batch you’ll enjoy. You may even find it preferable to your current way (when life gets back to normal).
Cold brew coffee is the easy coffee you can drink daily if you’re a cuppa joe in the morning type of person and want to be self-sufficient (without electrical machines).
But first, here are some cold brew benefits vs. brewing regular (hot) coffee and how to optimize…
Brewed coffee (or the regular coffee process) yields a more acidic coffee than cold brew in the process.
So if you want a lighter feeling coffee with a medium taste, then cold brew has its body health benefits.
…And why I do organic coffee cold brew daily.
Organic coffee is preferred because the bulk of coffee is sprayed with pesticides.
So if you’re noticing brain fog or blips in short-term memory has got you these days and you don’t know why, if you drink coffee, then the non-organic coffee could be the offender.
Just something to consider switching to organic coffee for a month to see if you feel a difference.
Organic coffee to buy can be more expensive and slightly harder to source, but you get to ask yourself what your health is worth and if you want to make the additional search effort.
What are the benefits of cold brew coffee?
☕️ You can make and drink cold brew coffee faster than you can wait for hot coffee to brew (and wait for it to cool some).
☕️ Cold brew is less acidic than regular coffee. It’s less acidic through the cold brew process than regular hot coffee or espresso. This is good especially if you have a sensitive stomach or gut lining, and feel heartburn effects from coffee.
☕️ With cold brew, you may not need to eat your first meal first before your first cup as it’s more gentle and doesn’t need the food buffer.
…Many of us wake up groggy and tired, and we want our coffee first thing. But first we need a soft pillow of food in our stomach, that’s not the preference when you’re not quite awake and ready yet for eating.
So that’s where cold brew ROCKS… and is ready for you as you can make the day before or batches days or a week in advance and refrigerate!
☕️ If you gave up on coffee because it tears up your stomach or gives you heartburn, then cold brew coffee could be a good option so you can bring the healthy drink back. This point can’t be emphasized enough. ‼️
Or if you want a lighter cup of coffee during your day that won’t affect your sleep at night, cold brew coffee could be the way to go!
☕️ Cold brew coffee is great for hot weather days as your coffee is served cold. You make at room temperature and then refrigerate.
Making homemade coffee from scratch at home is also a mindful, relaxing activity. And it doesn’t have to end there…
If you know me, you know I like to zhugh up any food or beverages (probably from my catering background), so I’ll share how I do that too below!
How To Make Foolproof Cold Brew Coffee At Home Without a Machine
What you will need:
-Ground coffee
-Mesh catcher (with a lip or rim)
-Coffee filters
-Spoon
-Water
-Deep bowl at least 6” high/deep OR pitcher with a large opening almost or just slightly larger than the mesh catcher diameter is ideal (but as long as most the mesh catcher sits inside the pitcher, it’ll work).
If you use a pitcher, you won’t need another pitcher to pour your finished coffee into as your cold brew coffee can go straight into the pitcher and fridge.
Setup for how to make homemade cold brew coffee from scratch:
These are the simple items you will need (and probably already have in your kitchen or home) 😊:
Bowl: Find or buy a right-size mesh catcher that works comfortably for your cold brew coffee prep setup, where the coffee filter fits in easily.
Rest the mesh catcher to then rest on top of the bowl.
Set the coffee filter to sit in the catcher as flat or parallel to the table surface as best it can, so you don’t have coffee and water in the filter dripping or tipping over. Then you have your bowl setup.
Or…
Pitcher: You can put your filter-catcher ontop of a wider-opening pitcher. If you use a pitcher, you want most of the bottom half of the catcher to sit inside the pitcher so your coffee brewing doesn’t spill over in the sides when you pour water in.
So then you have your setup from one of the options above.
Good job!
Next thing, you can bring on the ground coffee grinds. See what I did there… ground grinds. 😊
I like to make homemade cold brew coffee from scratch in the morning to get a good whiff of the coffee grounds, and as an aromatic sensory experience and relaxing mindful activity.🧡
You can even pull out your setup the day or night before if you just want to make a cup in the morning or a coffee batch for a couple days.
Mind you, the fresh-made coffee will be room temps warmer than when you refrigerate, but that warmer room temp way is actually better for your gut in the morning when you’re waking up your stomach and getting your day started.
What Coffee Type For Cold Brew Coffee?
So then in choosing coffee types, use “ground” coffee types. It’s easy to get enamored by coffee flavors, packaging, and brands, but be sure it’s “ground” otherwise they’ll be “whole” beans and you’ll need to make the grounds.
If you purchase pre-packaged coffee, look for “ground” on the label. And if you buy whole beans like in in bulk, you can grind at the store if they have the machines beside the coffee barrels or bins. Select “auto drip” as the setting. The perfect grind for cold brew coffee won’t be too fine like the “espresso” setting or too “coarse” on the other end of the spectrum.
If it looks like fine black pepper, then it should work fine.
You can also at home mix a super fine ground coffee and a coarser ground coffee so the grounds don’t fall through the filter. This can take a little experimenting with the coffee you have on hand, but when you get the right drip color, you’ll know. For a dark coffee, the first mug cup should fill to the top with a dark brown color like you would expect for coffee.
For medium and lighter coffee types, expect a more caramel color or a medium brown.
Now, here’s how to make your first batch of cold brew coffee from scratch:
To start making cold brew coffee, pour your ground coffee mix (about 1/2 cup to ¾ cup coffee grounds total for a large batch) in the filter. Every coffee grind is different. You can use less if you just want to make a cup.
You can start with 1/4 cup coffee grounds to make a cup or two of coffee. These will be the strongest cups from the grounds.
With a spoon, mix the ground coffees up a little in your catcher-filter setup before you pour in water to possibly prevent fine ground coffee from falling through the filter.
Pour cool water over the coffee grounds. Filtered water is good. The cold water is the process secret to keeping the coffee from becoming more acidic (healthy benefit). You can use room temperature water and it will be fine.
After you refrigerate, it will be served “cold brew.”
In the beginning, the water will go through the filter fast and you will get a light brown/caramel trail of coffee water in your pitcher or bowl.
That won’t be the final coffee you’ll be drinking.
But if it does, start over. In other words, get another vessel (or mug of any kind), and pour the cold brew made through a second time. This usually does the trick (or else add more coffee grounds). You’ll get the hang of it with your favorite coffee grinds after a few tries!
When you keep pouring into the catcher-filter, then the darker coffee color comes out that you were probably expecting.
Troubleshooting: If your ground coffee mix sends some of the grounds through the filter or you accidentally spill some grounds in your ready-made coffee, then you can simply start over with a new coffee filter in a second bowl.
The second bowl can catch the second round of cold brew coffee being made that sometimes can turn out better. Pour your first setup coffee and coffee grounds into the filter of the second.
So back on track… from time to time, take a spoon and stir the coffee ground and water in your filter, trying not to have coffee water overflow.
Keep pouring water as it filters down. And if you pour into a cup, watch it drip darker coffee after the first half of a cup or so.
More Cold Brew Coffee ideas and tips…
You can make and enjoyed iced cold brew coffee that’s different than iced coffee. Learning the difference between cold and ice is in the preparation and process of making a cup of coffee even thought they can be the same coffee beans and grinds.
And with your coffee grinds, when you’re thinking ahead for tomorrow…
If you want to prepare a cold brew coffee batch for tomorrow and possibly the next few days, add more ground coffee to your setup.
This less potent coffee is good for lighter coffees.
You can make lighter cappuccinos with foam froth after the first two cups of stronger cold brew coffee that you can enjoy as black coffee if you like.
Or add a dash of healthy cocoa, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, or cardamom to change the coffee flavor.
If you make homemade cold brew coffee from scratch, you’ll never again be without coffee on-hand with flavor of your choosing if a coffee machine doesn’t work! And the power goes out. 🔌 It’s a backup plan too.
You can always make your own instant coffee without a machine as a coffee insurance policy 😉
As a planner-at-heart and former catering planner, this gives a sense of relief and keeps the relaxed vibes soaring and the panic anxiety down.
You can also pair your plant-based coffee habit to some great plant-based breakfast ideas to break away from the sugar breakfast habits or adding sugar to coffee. Sugar we know accumulates and works to destroy the biome.
So learning how to make homemade cold brew coffee from scratch and healthy eating together can be a better morning and daily habit. ☕️ Enjoy!
How to Make Easy Cold Brew Coffee - Without A Coffee Machine (Good for When the Power is Out)
This is a recipe for how to make your first batch of easy and enjoyable cold brew coffee from your coffee of choice and whether you prefer a light or dark roast.
Course beverages
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 2cups
Author Brandy @ Healthy Happy Life Secrets
Equipment
1 regular paper coffee filter
strainer for filters
pitcher or large deep set bowl
Ingredients
¼cupground coffee for 2 cups of stronger coffee
water
Instructions
Setup your cold brew coffee maker with ar pitcher or deep bowl, metal strainer, and a paper filter,
Add ground coffee. Then pour fresh water through. The first 30 seconds of water pours will go right through. Examine if you're getting the medium to dark brown coffee color (if not, pour the watered down coffee into a temporary glass and then pour through again). If the coffee is too finely ground or too coarse, this can happen. If too fine, add/blend about a tablespoon of a slightly coarser ground coffee to the wet coffee grinds in the filter, and stir with a spoon. This should even out the coffee grinds.
Keep pouring water and pour your first cup of coffee (will be the strongest). You can keep going until the cold brew coffee is weaker strength or turning lighter color.
Notes
You'll notice the first pour of water goes through faster and then slows down as you pour more water and the coffee pouring out becomes less strong.
Fresh orange juice is a popular, year-round favorite. In the winter, oranges are in season, so you can find an abundance of oranges.
That’s also when most people load up on Vitamin C that they associate with orange juice, and why orange juice grocery shelves can be full or running empty.
And summer is a popular time too as it’s served in vacation towns and resorts.
I share below how you can optimize an entire orange in homemade fresh orange juice squeezed by hand.
If you’re inspired by fresh juices, this is a smart idea to save money, be healthy, and enjoy conveniently at home.
And speaking of enjoyment, last week I had a nice surprise.
I won a gift card to a local smoothie place I’m inspired by. They are my inspiration for tropical smoothies.
One day I saw someone coming out of a yoga studio in my town who was carrying this mermaid blue color bowl that’s the size of a large yogurt container.
I had to find out what this healthy ingredient is!
I learned it comes from an ingredient called blue majik (that’s the magic in the blue bowl). 🥣
The South Block smoothie chain also uses ingredients like camu camu and maca root.
You feel like you’ve been invited to a new array of rainforest superfoods shipped from an exotic locale in the world and infused in your made-to-order bowl or smoothie.
It’s dreamy, no?
OK, I could go on and on excited!…
But, today I also wanted to share how you can optimize oranges in a house-made fresh orange juice.
I’ve become super sensitive to how much sugar I consume and that’s healthy motivation.
And that hopefully inspires you to think healthy food and drinks at least most of the time (as it does for me).
Next time you think about getting orange juice from the store, consider making your own fresh orange juice from whole oranges where there’s no added sugar.
Fresh Orange Juice
Look for heirloom, organic, or local farmers market produce as in season (free of pesticides, good for us and the environment)
And oranges are one of my favorite fruits as I love the smell of oranges. Here’s why…
They are good for calming anxiety, aromatherapy, and if you’re leaning into the Vata mind-body ways or wanting to restore any Vata imbalance.
If you can’t get the work life balance or life is stressful, keeping an orange near you to sniff and that’ll help calm you.
And making fresh orange juice will also in its healthy-balancing effects.
And if you feel it in your nervous digestive tract, you can try an orange elixir like this recipe:
5 Spice blend (Five spice is star anise, cloves, cinnamon, fennel, and black pepper) - (amount adjustable to liking)
water (dilute as needed)
Instructions
Zest and peel an orange. Keep all the parts. Tip: use navel, Cara Cara, blood, or heirloom oranges. They are good for the calming (and good for parasympathetic nervous system also affecting good digestion).
Squeeze the pulp into your orange juice container (or enjoy).
Add your zest and peels to the container.
Add five-spice blend.
Add apple cider vinegar
Fill up with water. Shake and refrigerate. Enjoy when you have an upset stomach.
There are so many orange varieties to choose from. I love the Cara Cara sweetheart orange variety (common around Christmas) that can be juicier and sweeter than a California navel orange that’s in season a little earlier.
Plus fresh orange juice makes me think of my second home, staying in nice hotels! Once upon a time I worked in hotel catering management where I got my first taste.
And you may have seen out and about those gigantic commercial machines that crank out fresh orange juice from whole oranges. That would be a fun job for a day!
You may have seen one of these at selective grocery stores if you live in a larger metro area.
Fresh orange juice definitely ruined me for any added sugar orange juice that comes from a carton (like I grew up drinking).
Concentrated is high sugar and harsh on the stomach, and especially along with a morning coffee routine that Americans commonly do. That’s double acidity.
👉 You can opt for making your own organic cold brew coffee and diluting orange juice with water.
So let’s begin and get your fresh orange juice-on!
For equipment, you can use a citrus squeezing tool, which is one of my favorite kitchen tools because it’s bright yellow so I have no choice but to be sunny with the brightening citrus when I use it 😉.
And a zester microplane tool that looks like a zester.
These are the parts of the orange.
Orange Zest (essence). Before I cut into the orange for orange juice, I go around the orange peel, grating, and capturing all the outside orange zest as essence for zhughing up other sweet morning smoothies, dishes, and garnishes (that’s where my former-catering mind goes and yours can go wild too!).
Orange Pith. Most people throw the spongy, slightly bitter part out, but consider keeping.
This would good in the orange digestif recipe mentioned already.
The orange pith is high in Vit C (as is the juicy pulp) and anti-inflammatory flavonoids. For those reasons alone, it’s worth considering mixing in foods and drinks/smoothies.
Plus leaving no traces of fruit is good for not attracting critters. 😉
Orange Juice and Pulp. Then cut the orange in half (perpendicular to the top or the stem or from left to right).
I know it’s tempting to cut the orange any which way since it’s perfectly round, but cutting the right way lets you cut through each orange segment to maximize juice.
Otherwise you could get stuck on a pillowy-feeling orange segment.
Now you’re ready to squeeze each orange half or use a citrus squeezer tool, and squeeze away the juice into a tall glass.
Let go of all your stress squeezing oranges. Activating calming oranges around you is a relaxing sensory exercise.
Keep repeating until you have the amount of juice you want. Add back pulp as desired if you like high pulp juice.
You can also add some water to dilute some or stretch the juice out for more.
And enjoy!
No-Waste Eco-Friendly Ideas: Save the orange pulp if you prefer high-pulp OJ and add small orange pieces to your drink.
Save the seed to grow a plant. Save the pulp and zest for cooking and baking recipes. Save the pith that has the most nutrients for digestifs and foods. Save the orange sticker as a reminder for getting the Produce LookUp (PLU) item again. 😉
If you like fresh juices, you may want to give Fresh Peach Juice and Mango Juice other sunny yellow inspiring fruity juices a GO.
Without needing breathing exercises, we forget how automatic and important breathing is. Sometimes our breathing pattern or air changes wake us up to get back to our healthy breath awareness in this moment. Our breathing can easily remind us of our precious moments and the finite time we have on earth.
And in healthy reminders, I wanted to breathe some good tips your way!
…Breathing is everything life. It’s how the earth began:
“God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” (Genesis 2:7)
With climate change, wildfires, and spring green pollen allergy dust in the air at high levels (over 10), many of us are affected from the lungs and neck up.
I suspected allergies was affecting my sleep as I was clocking in about the same amount of hours from night to morning and not feeling as rested.
I had been documenting a healthy 8 hours of sleep time on my Apple Watch and tracker.
I noticed my body runs best when I have 5 hours of restful sleep that’s also tracked.) And choosing a life with less stress and more balance, 7 hours is a good enough rhythm.
And something for you to clock in because stress and sleep is related.
Observe Your Sleep
While tracking a few nights for awareness, I observed I was getting less restful sleep and more light sleep. Hmmm… I thought, I wonder why that is?
All things being equal, I wanted to test the hypothesis that I had shallow breathing at night.
It dawned on me that my deep rest (restful sleep) may have been lessened by the shallower breathing or less air going into my lungs, as I breathed through my slightly congested nose.
Btw, breathing in air through your nose is a much better way than through your mouth as it is known to help increase memory. You have a filter in your nose that you don’t in your mouth. You can Google that if you want scientific-backed evidence.
Morning thoughts that aren’t always pleasant tpop up when we’re groggy and half awake coming out of dreams we don’t control.
And we can change our thoughts and attitude from this one exercise and yoga exercise habits described below. 👇
Below are some yoga moves so even you wake up on the wrong side of the bed or have a busy day, you don’t miss out on your best day where you feel good when your head hits the pillow at night.
Wake up, Sunshine! Rise and shine. In the morning when you get out of bed with groggy morning thoughts.
But you can change this with your breaths in present moment.
Morning is a great time to start deep breathing for more oxygen… a natural way to get more energy.
Sitting up and standing helps to clear your passages that can be stuffy from laying down.
Survey your home and where the best morning light is if you’ve never done that.
That will be the eastern exposure windows or if you have indoor/outdoor living.
Be sure to let light into your eyes for at least 30 seconds.
Wearing blue glasses to protect eyes from digital screens and shades during the day outside is is a good idea! 😎
In the morning when it’s not direct sunlight like at noon, take them off to look outside and see what’s happening in your natural environment while you enjoy your morning water, smoothie, coffee, etc.
If you’re not a morning person, this is especially good so you wake up.
And if you experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), this can change your outcomes.
Women need more sleep than men and children need more sleep than adults. Waking up adult energy changes and depends on many factors including a Kapha imbalance (could be mind or body).
If you’re naturally a Kapha body, then this is your natural way more than your Vata and Pitta counterparts.
If you’re not sure which imbalances you currently have and want restoring suggestions on your specific body imbalance symptoms, then I encourage you to take the body balance quiz.
Morning Yoga
Morning yoga even for 5-minutes is worth the effort for restoring good morning thoughts!
Everyone has 5 minutes they can sneak in.
And getting into Table Top pose and doing Cat and Cow can change your day.
Your Ayurvedic routine can include ginger and water. And finding your imbalances. If you’re super tired, Kapha is dominant.
If you’re super hard charging, Pitta is dominant.
If you’re feeling scattered, Vata is dominant.
And if you feel all, know that your Vata runs the show. The other name for Vata is wind, so like howling wind, that will dominate. But then later in the day you may find that your other (Pitta and Kapha) moods kick in.
These are all natural but the more you can feel less moods and restore them to peace and calm, the better.
It’s like your healthy body that doesn’t have symptoms. And when there are symptoms, then you’re focusing on how you can fix the symptoms.
So in the morning, maybe in the kitchen or bathroom, survey what your mood is. Do you need to calm from anxiety, worry (Vata) or being critical of yourself or others (Pitta)? Or are you tired and withdrawn (Kapha) or the opposite extreme of being needy (also Kapha)?
Yoga can change your day. And deep breathing on your mat will help all these restoring needs…. calming anxiety, lowering blood pressure, and breathing in oxygen for energy.
This is a good way to ease into the morning even if you only have 10 minutes before someone or something needs you.
My stretch routine is below (and if you’re a yoga beginner or think you’re not-good at yoga because of body issues, I’ll explain how not to be intimidated).
Here’s a daily yoga morning practice that you can try and tweak to how you like.
Do your Sun Salutations that are done standing.
You can rise up slowly and as controlled as you can like one spinal vertebra at a time, into a standing Mountain pose position.
From there, test your body for where there are kinks in the body, where there’s tightness and especially cracking sounds that are common in the morning or if it’s cold outside.
It’ easier to do this seated or laying down.
Seated, do a Seated Spinal Twist to see if your sides are tight. This was one we did as kids (maybe, hoola hooping, doing Twister, or Sit-n-Spin).
Then check your back. Lay on your back in Corpse pose. Survey. Then when you’re ready, do a Bridge pose. See if there’s tension in your bridge.
Easy Yoga for Beginners
If you’re intimidated by the idea of yoga and doing poses wrong, don’t be…
I’ve been in yoga classes before where I would hear people say they’re “not good at yoga.”
Re-framing your morning thoughts help and then you’re better at it in the future!
We all start as yoga beginners and each morning is a re-start so your body feels different than the day before. It’s a good metaphor for being a lifelong learner.
If you look at laying down flat on your back as another name for Corpse pose, you can make the connection that yoga can be a fancy name for “just being.”
Besides, the funny and interesting thing is, no one is looking at anyone else in a yoga class. Everyone is too busy concentrating and looking at their own body parts and poses.
No one talks about other people’s poses, in or after class. The point of yoga is that it’s an individual sport. You get to look inward and see yourself like when you look in a mirror.
If you’re self-conscious, then yoga can help you break away judgmental feelings about yourself.
If you’re a beginner, doing more yoga gives you self-confidence, and you feel better about your body when poses work.
When I attended my first class I didn’t like it because I didn’t know what was going on, and that’s just par for the course of learning a new skill.
And practicing yoga at home gives you more confidence. So don’t be too quick to rule out yoga as a sustainable activity for you and your morning.
If that’s you at this stage, just have fun with getting to know your body, and center your mind on parts of your body and intention for your practice. The rest will work itself out.
We all have weak spots and our vulnerabilities and bringing them to light is how to go through them. You never know, you may end up loving yoga like I did and do.
And if you’re beyond beginner yoga overthinking or any yoga insecurity, then maybe use your morning yoga practice to work on your patience and resilience.
So that’s my morning routine start (that you can use) before my coffee and catching up with my daily news.
Then I make myself a breakfast smoothie or a breakfast snack and get to productive work.
I hope by reading this, you’re a wee more happy inspired to get up in the mornings and kick those negative morning thoughts to the curb!
Wake up, Sunshine! Rise and shine. In the morning when you get out of bed with groggy morning thoughts.