Morning Rituals
In order to show up bigger for myself, my patients, and
everyone in my life I knew that I needed to create morning rituals, or as one
of my mentors Dr. Leslie Hewitt of the WOW (Women of Wellness) Talks calls
them…”rich-uals”! Almost all successful people have morning rituals that allow
them to serve more people, get more creative, and live the life they have
always imagined. I thought that I first needed to get clear and then star the
morning rituals, but all along the rituals would be helping me gain the clarity
I so desired.
During our 200 hour yoga teacher training with Amber
Campion, we were required to do 40 days of “morning pages” as directed in the
book ‘The Artists Way’ along with a 10 minute “Magic Mindset meditation”
created by Amber. This was a game changer! I needed the accountability of the
training to hold myself to this idea of writing and meditating every morning
but now several months in, I cannot live without these two tools.
I wanted to start writing again, in the past I had articles
published in 5-6 magazines, journals, on-line communities but no longer felt
like I had the time. I had even stopped writing on this blog! The morning pages
forced me to start writing again and now that I am in this flow, I am finally
beginning to blog again and coming up with new article ideas. Essentially, the
morning pages is channeling my creativity and for that I am super grateful!
Now, when my alarm on my phone goes off it says out loud to
me, “Good morning, Dr. Elizabeth! Time for yoga, meditation, and writing in
your journal”. Come to think of it, I need to switch the order because that is
the opposite of what I do. First, I brain dump my morning pages and it is not
usually pretty but it allows me to move any negative feelings or emotions on to
the page and then be more positive in my daily life. Next, I meditate and it is
usually 20 minutes at this point, I then pray for several minutes. The next
step is I fill out my logs which are categorized of what I eat, exercise,
self-care like massage o reiki, what I did the day before. It is a form of
accountability and came out of writing in my morning pages one day. Finally, I
will get some gentle movement through a home yoga practice.
These activities allow my mind, body, and spirit to unite
and feel more connected with universal intelligence. It allows me to
communicate with greater clarity from an open and loving heart space. It forces
me to be more kind to myself and therefore to others no matter the
circumstance. Overall, these rich-uals allow me to tap further into my
authentic self and soul’s purpose.
Each day, in each decision, I want to take a breath and
recognize I am moving closer or further away from my personal purpose
statement. My purpose is this, “To give, love, serve my community through
chiropractic care. To tell the chiropractic story, as well as my own story, as
a source of inspiration throughout the world.” I have been using this statement
for over five years but I am feeling in my heart space that it is time to be tweaked
a little bit! It has served its purpose but there is always room for growth and
expansion! This is what it boils down to this s my vitality tincture, how can I
serve more people from the most authentic loving place?
What are your morning rituals or do you need to create
rituals? I guarantee they will change your life and allow you to life from a
more authentic space of love and gratitude. Please comment below this blog!
In love & light,
Dr. Elizabeth Wisniewski
