{"id":7291,"date":"2023-09-09T16:12:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T09:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7291"},"modified":"2023-09-09T16:12:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T09:12:46","slug":"the-brain-health-benefits-of-a-morning-routine-from-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=7291","title":{"rendered":"The Brain-Health Benefits Of A Morning Routine, From Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/vknbb0r60kp3fqx3b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>According to communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/wc\/caroline-leaf-ph-d-bsc\">Caroline Leaf, Ph.D.<\/a>, your mind is very vulnerable the moment you wake up. &#8220;Your conscious mind is only awake when you&#8217;re awake,&#8221; she notes on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/how-to-prevent-dementia-heal-trauma-neuroscientist\/id1246494475?i=1000623658983\">mindbodygreen podcast<\/a>, but your <em>unconscious<\/em> mind works 24\/7, even while you&#8217;re asleep.<\/p>\n<p>When you first wake up, there\u2019s an important sliver of mental space as your unconscious and conscious mind start to work together again. And what you do during that time can impact the rest of your day, she claims. For example, let\u2019s say you wake up, immediately check your phone, and come across some negative or stressful news\u2014you might unconsciously take that stress with you throughout your day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cognitive behavioral therapist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagerycoaching.com\/who-we-are\" rel=\"nofollow\">Joanna Grover, LCSW<\/a>, agrees: \u201cIt\u2019s just like the first thing you eat in the morning, like some people start their day with a glass of water,\u201d she says on another <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-healthiest-way-to-lose-weight-long-term-cognitive\/id1246494475?i=1000625111308\">mindbodygreen podcast episode<\/a>. \u201cThe first thing that you pick up, whether it&#8217;s your phone or your meditation mat, is significant. It will set the expectation for the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She even recommends \u201crehearsing\u201d what you\u2019ll do or say in the morning, in order to commit to the healthy habit. \u201cYou&#8217;re more likely to do it if you rehearse it beforehand,\u201d she adds. That said, planning your morning routine is far from frivolous\u2014it may be necessary for a calm, healthy headspace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that doesn\u2019t mean you must commit to a 10-step wellness routine, complete with high-tech gadgets and aesthetic glassware (contrary to what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/discover\/morning-routine?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow\">TikTok might have you believe<\/a>). That\u2019s not the brain-healthy morning routine these experts are talking about. In fact, the pervasive notion that you <em>should <\/em>have a morning filled with \u201cself-care\u201d can cause even more stress in the long-run.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a working mom, there&#8217;s no time to wake up in the morning and meditate for 20 minutes, do a breathing practice, and then have the perfect coffee followed by an ice bath, sauna, a nice long walk, and a workout,\u201d notes certified precision nutrition coach and mobility pioneer <a href=\"https:\/\/thereadystate.com\/the-trs-difference\/#trsteam\" rel=\"nofollow\">Juliet Starrett<\/a> in her <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/how-to-walk-your-way-to-a-longer-life-mobility\/id1246494475?i=1000616617799\">mbg podcast episode<\/a>. \u201cAs a working mom, you wake up, and you&#8217;re lucky to power down an espresso before getting people dressed, making breakfasts and lunches, and trying to get people out the door. The notion that you would have two hours in the morning to take care of your morning routine is preposterous, and actually as a mom would make me mad.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Say it with us: Morning routines do not have to take up a large chunk of time. We can even swap the phrase \u201cmorning routine\u201d with a \u201cmorning moment,\u201d since the most important time to consider is the first few minutes of waking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist\u00a0Caroline Leaf, Ph.D., your mind is very vulnerable the moment you wake up. &#8220;Your conscious mind is only awake when you&#8217;re awake,&#8221; she notes on the mindbodygreen podcast, but your unconscious mind works 24\/7, even while you&#8217;re asleep. When you first wake up, there\u2019s an important sliver of mental &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[80,53,58],"class_list":["post-7291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-brain","tag-mbgpodcast","tag-stress"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7291\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}