10 Minutes in the Morning

Welcome to 10 Minutes in the Morning. Not every morning feels the same. There are mornings when we wake feeling tired, heavy and reluctant to get moving. Mornings when we’re tired but wired, our minds already racing before our feet have touched the floor. And mornings when something important lies ahead and we can feel the nerves, anticipation or anxiety building. Ten Minutes in the Morning offers a varied toolkit of short practices to meet you in the many different kinds of mornings you might experience. Across ten sessions, we’ll explore simple ways to work with the breath, body, mind and energy. Some practices will help you awaken and get things flowing, whilst others will help you settle, ground or gather yourself for the day ahead. The common thread running through every session is presence. We begin by pausing to notice how we feel and what we might need. This matters because the more able we are to recognise what is happening within us, the better able we are to respond to our needs rather than moving automatically into the day. At the end of each practice, we pause again: to notice what may have shifted, listen for any feedback from the body and choose an intention for the day ahead. You don’t need to complete the sessions in order or practise every day. You can return to them according to the kind of morning you’re having and the support you need. Ten minutes may not seem like very long, but a little, often, can make a meaningful difference.