1. Wake up Naturally, without an alarm clock, at least once a week if you can. This will help you reconnect with your bodily cycles (or circadian rhythms, to use the scientific term). Note that going to bed an hour earlier will not necessarily bring forward your natural waking time by an hour — you may find that you lie awake, worrying that you can’t sleep. If your circadian rhythms make you a night owl at heart, go with the flow and have a weekend lie-in when you need one. If you’re a lark, spring out of bed when the time seems right — you may find there’s time before breakfast to do some worthwhile meditation.

2. Let sunshine waken you through open curtains or shades. If the light floods in early, use the extra time gained to plan the day, prepare for it mentally, or do an exercise routine.

3. Let music wake you. Set the time on your CD-player to wake you with a piece that starts very quietly and either continues in that vein or builds up slowly to a higher volume. Try the overture to Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold, whose swirling opening bars segue into a wake-up dawn chorus by the Rhinemaidens. As an alternative you could put on an Indian raga specifically created for morning playing — there are plenty to choose from, and they always begin with a moody slow movement performed on sitar or sarod without percussion.

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1001 Ways to Relax by Mike George

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