Janine Langdon-Lee
  • Home
  • Work With Me
  • Books
  • Blog
  • Connect

Morning and Evening Rituals

/ Ritual

Why a ritual?

I like the idea of setting an intention for the day. To start the day off as I mean to go on. I will be honest though and say it has taken some work from my end to bring it all together.  It’s really only been the last three months that I have added a few more elements to the existing ritual and felt like it was more complete.

One of the main reasons for that is I made myself accountable to another person to report in once a week to see how I was getting on. I found after a month that my morning ritual was embedded into my day.

What I have discovered is that my morning and evening rituals serves two different purposes. My morning ritual allows me to create meaning and purpose to what I do at the start of the day. While my evening ritual is a signal to myself that I am winding down and preparing myself for sleep.

How do I create a ritual?

After trying to work out what it was or what I should be doing or I realised that the awesome things about rituals is that they are personalised and should suit the person involved and no one else.

In other words you determine what you would like to do for your ritual and when and where. For example I like to perform my morning ritual on my own with no one else around. That way I don’t get side-tracked and don’t feel pressured or rushed to get through it.

Therefore my biggest advice is to listen to what your intuition is saying or guiding you to do. Ask yourself what you would like to do and what would add value to your day?

The next thing to work out is how often you want to perform your ritual and how long you will dedicate to it. Be REALISTIC about this.  At the moment I have plenty of time on my side, so I allow forty minutes in my morning. However my evening ritual is made up of several small moments throughout the evening. The last part of my ritual is saved for bed, when I listen to a guided meditation. The meditation I play varies from 10 minutes to half an hour depending on how tired I am. If time is an issue I still perform my rituals, however I prioritise and leave out certain elements to create shorter rituals.

him salt and scoop

What do I do?

You personalise your ritual to what suits you. What suits me may not hold the same space for you. If you need some inspiration on what you can do, take a look at the What Do I Do handout and see if any or a combination of the ideas below speak to you or inspire you to create your own meaningful rituals.

Where to create your ritual?

Depending on whether you have a morning or evening ritual or both will depend on where you want to do this. For example I do my morning ritual in the reading nook of our home and my evening ritual starts off in the lounge when I shut down my devices and then have a cup of herbal tea. Then it is completed when I head to bed to bed and listen to a guided meditation.

Decide what space in your home will work for you. Maybe your morning ritual occurs in one part of the home and your evening ritual in another room.

Start Now

  1. What would give you the most benefit right now? A morning or evening ritual? Or both?
  2. Define how much time you have to carry out your personalised ritual? Will it be 10 minutes or 20 minutes a day? Or 45 minutes three times a week? Define what works for you.
  3. Chose what you would like to do? Will it be one thing or several e.g. will you start the day off with some stretches in the morning or journaling? Will you prefer a herbal tea in the evening as you fill in your gratitude journal at the end of the day.
  4. Choose a place or space to carry out your ritual.
blissed and singing bowl17

So what will you choose to do first? A morning or evening ritual?

If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line via the contact page or leave a comment

Filed Under: Ritual

Pin Share Share

Whether last year was the ultimate stressful situa Whether last year was the ultimate stressful situation or you have painful memories of past Christmas seasons, this exercise will help put this years Christmas into perspective. ⁠
⁠
Take some time to think about the top 5 outcomes you want for this years Christmas season. They could be things like: more family time, less running around and more relaxation, see Christmas lights, don't do neighbours gifts, have people bring a plate to share for your Christmas Day meal, etc etc.⁠
⁠
Now that you have time to think and process your top 5 outcomes take some time to write your list down. When you write down what you want they are more likely to happen. ⁠
⁠
Check out the comments for one of my outcomes....I would love to read what one of yours is?⁠
⁠
#makingalist #magicofchristmas #magicaltimeofyear #present⁠
#holidays #festiveseason #lessstress #coach #wellingtonnz⁠
#mindfulliving #metime #calm #takecareofyourself #quietthemind #reducestresslevels #quietyourmind
🌳There are seasons in your life in the same way 🌳There are seasons in your life in the same way as there are seasons in nature. ⁠
⁠
There are times to cultivate and create, when you nurture your world and give birth to new ideas and ventures. ⁠
⁠
There are times of flourishing and abundance, when life feels in full bloom, energized and expanding. ⁠
⁠
And there are times of fruition, when things come to an end. They have reached their climax and must be harvested before they begin to fade. ⁠
⁠
And finally, of course, there are times that are cold and cutting and empty, times when the spring of new beginnings seems like a distant dream. ⁠
⁠
Those rhythms in life are natural events. They weave into one another as day follows night, bringing, not messages of hope and fear, but messages of how things are.⁠
⁠
― Chögyam Trungpa⁠
⁠
I do love how like nature we can ebb and flow in our own rhythms & sometimes our seasons of life don't quite match the physical season. ⁠
⁠
I am in the cultivating and creation stage and looking forward to sharing new ideas and ventures with you.⁠
⁠
❇️What season are you in?⁠👇
THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT. ⁠ ⁠ Thanks to @dan THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT. ⁠
⁠
Thanks to @dan.thehuman, a few years ago he shared some top advice – that completely changed my life. ⁠The advice?⁠
⁠
Movement is Medicine!⁠
⁠
When I first began to exercise with my mindset at that time was crap, I had limited mobility and was morbidly obese.  I saw exercise as a quick fix, for me to do until I felt better. ⁠
⁠
His advice helped me transform from a couch potato who saw exercise as punishment to a woman who loves to move her body 5 to 6 days a week – one step at a time! No quick fixes.⁠
⁠
🤸‍♀️Movement boosts your mindset and energy levels and more importantly allows you to feel connected to your body and can help you determine where your energy and time should be spent. ⁠
⁠
💕When you choose movement that:⁠
• supports your body and is sustainable you’re investing in your future health and self. ⁠
• you love rather than endure you make time for it in your life and this creates consistency.⁠
⁠
🐢Remember,⁠
⁠
•Movement is not a short-term fix; it’s a lifelong habit!⁠
•It’s your journey – don’t compare your progress to anyone else’s and take your time⁠
•Small steps applied consistently over time yields results⁠.⁠
⁠
⁠
Who's someone in your life who gives great advice? Tag them in a comment below!
🌻Everyone grows & develops at a different rate. 🌻Everyone grows & develops at a different rate. 

Give yourself permission to grow. 

Give yourself permission to grow beyond people around you. 
You may outgrow some people all together or in a certain capacity.

Don't allow people that refuse to grow hold you back. 

Save this post as a reminder.
.

.

.

.

.

#raiseyourfrequency #surrendertotheflow #mindsetmentor #quotesofthedays #liveauthentically #instagramquotes #instaquotedaily #thegoodquotes #womenover40 #femaleslifecoaching #inspiringquotesandsayings #Friday #quoteofinstagram #wholeheartedliving #quotestolivebyforever #mindsetwork #quotesforwomen
Do you believe that reaching out to someone, e.g. Do you believe that reaching out to someone, e.g. a coach somehow indicates that you aren’t enough? That it somehow means you’re incapable and not smart enough, strong enough or good enough? ⁠
⁠
-Well let me assure you, the people who come to coaching are all of those things, extremely capable, smart, strong and a whole lot more.⁠
⁠
-They choose coaching because they are ready to accelerate their personal or professional lives and working with a coach helps them to achieve their goals faster, easier and with better results than they could on their own. ⁠
⁠
-If  coaching doesn't feel like the right time, for you there are 3 (free) ways you can learn from me: ⁠👇⁠
⁠
1. Sign up for my newsletter.⁠
2. Join my Facebook community.⁠
3. Check out my blog posts. ⁠
⁠.⁠
.⁠
.⁠
.⁠
.⁠
#consciouslifecoaching #changinglives #trainyourbrain #femaleslifecoaching #reframe #selfbeliefcoaching #empowermentquotes #reset #simplethingsinlife #lifecoachingnz #onelifeliveit #confidencequotes #observe #womenover40 #standupforyourself
🤸‍♀️Act Your Age! How often do we hear th 🤸‍♀️Act Your Age! How often do we hear this phrase – facetiously or not? 

When someone says this to me and (trust me I have heard this a few times in my life) as an adult!

🤸‍♀️I remind myself that:
-Each of us experience aging in a different way.
-Age isn’t something to be acted, but experienced. 
-Expressing our inner joy is fulfilling!
-Having a little fun in life doesn’t mean we let go of our responsibilities of being an adult. 

What are your thoughts on this phrase?

.

.

.

.

.

#divineplay #laughwithafriend #allabouttheplay #remembering #playfulattitude #playinspirations #introspective #connectedness #powerofplay #playislearning #pretendplay #playingislearning #detachment #abundanceandjoy #playfulmindset
Connect on Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

© 2019 Janine Langdon-Lee | Website by Form & Flourish

×