About This Equilibrium Recipe
Extra Time Needed: Just a few seconds in the morning
Ingredients: Your journal, a guided meditation
Min Experiment Commitment: 7 days
Potential Benefits: Mood, energy, focus
The Equilibrium Recipe
When setting your morning alarm, set an additional alarm for 30 minutes before your wake-up time
When your first alarm rings in the morning, turn it off and simultaneously, turn on a guided meditation
Go back to sleep for another 30m with the guided meditation playing in the background
Do this consistently for a week and track your mood, focus, and energy levels daily
Tip: Finding the right meditation is key. Find a voice that calms you, and find a targetted meditation suitable for your mood / day. If you wake up feeling groggy, find a guided meditation for energy. If you wake up feeling stressed, find a guided meditation for stress reflief
Why This Recipe works
“What you do between waking up and getting up sets the tone for your day. ” – Hillary Wen
We don’t always feel 100 percent the moment we wake up. Sometimes we feel groggy until we turn over and see our loved one. Then like magic, we light up. This simple shift gives you an extra 30m to sleep while also priming your mindset for the day. It’ll leave you feeling cleansed, alive, and rejuvenated.
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