I'm a bilingual yoga teacher who helps people who sit a lot gain mobility, move without pain and reduce their stress.
4 laws that will help you build a routine you love
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I received this question this week from one of my wonderful clients: "It's so hard to build a new routine! Does it have to be daily to be effective?" And you know what? I feel you. It is hard to build a routine, because we have to go against habits that have been ingrained in us for years, maybe even decades. A routine doesn't have to be a daily routine to be effective, BUT paradoxically, it's easier to maintain something you do every day. Because the goal is for the routine to become automatic, to take zero brain power. You don't need to decide every day if and when you are going to brush your teeth, you just do it. That's the goal with any self-care routine. A simple way to make things easier for yourself is to follow the 4 Laws of Behaviour Change (as defined by James Clear in Atomic Habits):
If you're curious, here's an email I sent last year, detailing each point and giving an example to illustrate. At the time, I was trying to build a daily walking habit to increase my daily step count. Here's my average step count at the time of the email: And here's what it is now: It works :) Om, peace 🧡 Clem |
Clémence Dieryck
I'm a bilingual yoga teacher who helps people who sit a lot gain mobility, move without pain and reduce their stress.
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