Meditation is another — research has shown it to help with everything from anxiety and depression to better sleep, lower stress levels and chronic pain relief.
So start small — with five minutes of breathing exercises to calm and focus the mind every morning.
In a recent study of almost 900,000 meditation app users, those who meditated in the morning were more likely to maintain the habit.
Here’s how to kick off your day — every day — with a quick and simple meditation.
Alma Ivanovic, the owner of Sun and Moon Meditation studio in Chicago, meditates every morning after she wakes up, sitting on the floor against her bed frame.
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UMass Memorial Health Center
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