7 Calming Morning Rituals You Can't Live Without

Calming Morning Rituals You Can't Live Without

The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life -- and your well-being -- off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance.

GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others' stress in the hopes that you will be able to identify solutions that work for you. We all have de-stressing "secret weapons" that we pull out in times of tension or anxiety, whether they be photos that relax us or make us smile, songs that bring us back to our heart, quotes or poems that create a feeling of harmony, or meditative exercises that help us find a sense of silence and calm. We encourage you to look at the GPS Guide below, visit our other GPS Guides here, and share with us your own personal tips for finding peace, balance and tranquility.

Whether it's a warm cup of tea, an early stroll or just spending some quality time reading the newspaper, we all have those tricks that help get our days started on the right foot. We asked our Twitter and Facebook communities what morning rituals they couldn't live without, and some of their responses are featured below. The next time you want to switch up your routine, try one of these seven calming day-starters. Tell us in the comments: What sacred morning habits do you practice each day?

Enjoy a steaming cup of coffee
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"Stretching on my floor and a hot cup of coffee with a few cinnamon sticks." - Traci Brodnax
Open a window to bring in fresh air
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Catch up on the news
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"Reading [the] online newspaper from where I am... though there is nothing relaxing in the news I read, the feeling of being connected works as a relaxant." - Sabiha Alwy
Practice yoga or meditation
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Grab some alone time
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"Early morning wake up before work, before family, sit on [the] couch [with] all three animals with me, reading the paper, drinking coffee and watching the sun come up." - Lisa Frankel
A morning stroll
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A little stretch
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"Cup of tea, check weather, stretching exercises and then the party is over!" - Ellen McCouch

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