5 best morning meditations on YouTube to start your day

Let’s face it: people put a little too much pressure on mornings. You’ve heard the advice. “Develop a morning routine!” “Set intentions!” “The quality of your entire day depends on what you do right after you wake up!” It’s not like this is the case bad advice. It’s just a bit of a perfectionist. And chances are, in real life, your mornings won’t feel as picturesque as Cinderella waking up to a family of bluebirds bathing and dressing her.

In reality, you probably spend your mornings mentally planning the day or stressing about things that haven’t even happened yet. And maybe finding time to do things for yourself feels like you can only keep it up until the end of the day, when your body is a tangle of tension and your mind is equally twisted from all the mental hurdles you’ve jumped through.

But it turns out there’s a more viable medium between a perfect morning and a stressful one. Think of your energy as a boomerang: you must retreat before you can move forward. That is exactly the effect of these morning meditations on YouTube. And it only takes a few minutes to completely change your mood.

5 best morning meditations on YouTube to start your day

We’ve taken the guesswork out of finding the most motivating morning meditations on YouTube. All you have to do is press play.

1. Guided 5-minute morning meditation with positive affirmations | Yoga with Cassandra

The mornings are like blank slates. Since you can (theoretically) fill them with whatever you want, why not consider these self-empowering, creativity-boosting affirmations from Cassandra Reinhardt? While ambient sounds play in the background, Reinhardt speaks truths that you want to manifest in your life.

Commenters appreciate the uniqueness of these statements, including: “My self-confidence inspires others” and “I allow myself to play and be silly,” which can inspire you to embrace qualities you might otherwise have ignored. Reinhardt pauses for about 10 seconds between speaking so you can really let these affirmations sink in.

Focus on positivity.

2. Morning awakening meditation | Yoga with Adriene

Most of us let our daily to-do lists dictate the course of our days—and hope that our bodies and minds can keep pace. What if instead you let your inner state determine everything else? That’s the kind of energy this 5-minute morning meditation by Adriene Mischler evokes.

Mischler guides you in a gentle body scan, during which you relax your fingers, jaw and forehead. Then you slowly bring that awareness to your environment and ultimately transfer the peace you have built up in these 5 minutes into the rest of your day.

Wake up consciously.

3. 5-minute guided morning meditation for positive energy | Lavendaire

There’s a reason why people talk about starting the day with gratitude. When you think about the things in life that make you happy, positive feelings often follow. That’s what this 5-minute meditation by Lavendaire will take you through, followed by a visualization of “loving energy” moving through your body. The result? You put your energy into cultivating a calming, can-do mentality, rather than worrying about uncontrollable things.

Enjoy good vibes.

4. 15 Minute Guided Morning Meditation for a Perfect Day | Boho beautiful yoga

You could think of this morning meditation as part motivation, part meditation. Yoga instructor Mark Spicoluk speaks in a soothing voice – first about why taking the time to tap into your deepest self is invaluable. Before pausing to give your mind a few minutes of rest, Spicoluk says it’s a positive thing And negative aspects of life that serve us. “Because your life is ultimately more beautiful, because of all the shades of color that create it.”

Spend some extra time in the morning with this 15-minute session, set to the soothing sounds of the ocean waves, which will help you feel grounded in the face of whatever the day brings.

Get ready for the day.

5. 20-minute morning meditation for the vagus nerve | Chibs Okereke meditations

That burst of energy you sometimes feel in the morning? It can be fueled by fear, Okereke says. But you have the choice to let stress take charge or press pause and strive for “clarity instead of chaos,” which is exactly what Okereke channels in this 20-minute morning meditation. There is no music or soundscapes. Only Okereke’s ‘golden’ voice, as one commentator describes it, which makes you sink deeper into the experience of complete silence between the occasional words.

Okereke draws your attention to your breathing and body while reassuring you that a wandering mind is completely normal. “If you’re wondering whether or not you’re doing it right, just take the pressure off yourself. And just breathe in deeply and exhale slowly,” says Okereke. These are words that you can carry with you for the rest of the day.

Start the day quietly.