10 Summer Morning Routine Ideas for Your Slow Living Era

Summer’s finally here, and I’m honestly just relieved those gloomy mornings are over. I’m so ready for mornings that don’t feel heavy and dark anymore. Just not a fan of Winter season. 🥹 And now? Summer mornings feel like a blessing. The sun rises earlier, the air is warmer, and mornings just feel like they have more space in them.

That comes to my point that I have been working on my mornings. It’s been months now since I have added more intentional habits to my routine.

Little things I do right after I wake up and everything that makes up my morning. And they have felt different too.

Softer, somehow. Like I’m moving through them with more ease, more breath.

And it’s not because I’m doing anything big or complicated. It’s the small things.

The quiet moments I’ve been giving myself before the day asks anything of me.

I know mornings can feel hard. Especially during the overwhelmed situations and phases. But I feel that’s when self-care and conscious choices play their role.

That’s what these rituals have done for me. They’re simple. They’re doable. And they’ve honestly made my whole routine feel more intentional.

I thought maybe they’d help you too.

So if you’re craving a summer morning routine that feels doable, aesthetic, and actually peaceful – let’s dive in.

1. Pause & Breathe Before You Fully Wake Up

I don’t know when I started doing this, but it’s become the one thing I really hold onto.

You know that space right when you wake up? When you’re sort of aware but everything still feels soft and distant? I stay there. I sit down. Eyes closed.

The first thing I do is quietly say “Krishna Krishna Krishna” in my mind. And this little habit has changed my life I can put in words. This isn’t just a name… this has so much of power that you can experience and can not really find words to express it.

I am not trying to throw in my beliefs or anything, really. But, all I want is that whoever is reading this, I want that person to feel this bliss. Life has been so tough lately especially after the 2020s and if anything can calm us down is the support of spirituality.

Try it for me and you’ll know what I am trying to express.

I just breathe in and out, slowly, sitting there, mentally chanting the name. Feeling the temperature. The room is already warm from summer sun creeping through the curtains

It’s such a small moment. But it tells the rest of my day something important. That we’re not rushing. That we’re starting gently.

2. Handwrite Your Morning Intention on Beautiful Paper

I keep this notebook by my bed. I have bought all my notebooks from Mr.DIY. It has this soft green cover that I love.

And some mornings, before anything else, I write one simple line. Not a to-do list, not big goals. Just something gentle. Like–today, I want to just relax make something different to eat or I’m choosing kindness. Anything positive.

I know we are in the digital era but I just love writing down with pen a on a real piece of paper. 🎀 The pen moving across the paper. 😌

Taking your time with each word. It feels like a quiet conversation with yourself.

And it doesn’t have to be deep or perfect. Just honest.

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3. Sit in Front of Your Sacred Space

I’ve started doing this, and it’s changed how my mornings feel.

I sit in front of my small sacred corner. Maybe it’s just a picture of Krishna, or a diya, or whatever feels meaningful to you. Sometimes I’ll place fresh summer flowers there – jasmine or marigolds if I have them.

We spent so much of our younger years chasing external things, didn’t we? Always moving, always wanting the next thing. But somewhere along the way, I started craving something deeper. Something that felt like connection instead of achievement.

So now, in the morning, I sit there. Just for a few minutes. Hands folded or just resting in my lap. Nothing major…just a soft start. Slowing down in true sense.

Sometimes I’ll whisper a prayer. Sometimes I just sit in silence and let myself feel held by something bigger.

It feels like a reminder that you’re not doing this life alone. Where you can just be in the presence of the divine without needing to prove anything.

Try this summer, try now and you’ll feel your mornings different.

4. Light a Candle and Just Watch the Flame

I do this almost every morning now.

I light a candle. No apps, no background music. Just the flame. The windows are open, so sometimes a warm breeze makes it flicker even more.

And I sit close to it. Watch how it flickers, how the light moves and dances. That calm right in that moment is what all we need to start our mornings.

My mind wanders sometimes. Other times it goes completely still. Both feel okay.

It sounds simple, maybe too simple. But honestly? It’s become the part of my morning I look forward to most. It centers something in me that I didn’t even know needed centering.

5. Sit with Your Morning Water in Complete Silence

This one felt really uncomfortable at first, I’m not going to lie.

I was someone who was exhausted by social media but at the same time my mind would just go to Instagram icon on my screen automatically. So yeah initially, it was something I had to do but later on it was juts happening on it’s own.

No music. No podcast. No scrolling through my phone. Just me, my glass of water, and whatever sounds are naturally there. Birds outside. Summer birds are louder in the morning 👀. The wind moving through. My own breathing.

I love the early morning silence.

And slowly, I started noticing things I’d been missing. How the light changes minute by minute. The actual warmth of the cup in my hands. The taste of my lemon water, really tasting it instead of just drinking it on autopilot.

It’s like finally giving your nervous system permission to stop performing. To just exist without producing or consuming anything.

6. Spray Your Bed Linens with Lavender Water

This one feels a bit extra, I know. But it’s really lovely.

You just lightly spray your pillows and sheets with lavender water. A few soft mists after you make your bed, or even if you leave it a little undone.

The scent lingers throughout the day. And every time you catch it – when you walk past your room, or when you finally sink into bed at night, something softens. Your space will feel calm and intentional.

You can make it yourself with water and a few drops of lavender oil. Or find one that smells beautiful to you.

It’s such a small thing. But it turns your bed into this peaceful corner. A place that actually feels like rest.

7. Massage Your Face with Oil and Brush Your Hair Slowly

I saw this reel a while back. It keeps popping up on my feed and I think you might have seen her account too. A girl who wakes up at 4 AM, and does all the skincare, hair care, and morning jog early morning.

She does with her skincare products but I replaced it with my Dromen & Co. facial oil.

And something about watching her do it so intentionally stuck with me. So now I do it too. After washing my face, I take a few drops of oil and massage it in. Go with anything light for summer skin. Really massage it, not just apply it. Then I brush my hair gently, patiently.

It’s become one of those things that makes the morning full of main character energy. 🎀

8. Soak in the Morning Sunlight for Five Minutes

Find wherever the sun is landing that morning. On your bed, by the window, a patch on the floor. Summer mornings have the softest, warmest light. ☺️

And just sit there. Or lie down. For five minutes.

Close your eyes. Let the warmth sink into your skin. Feel it on your face, your shoulders, your arms. You’ll feel nice. I know, I do. Your body just receiving that light and warmth it needs.

If you can step outside for this, even better. But through a window works too. The sun just gives. No effort required from you. It feels almost too simple. But there’s something about those fifteen minutes in the sunlight that really does shift something.

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9. Step Outside Barefoot, Even for Just a Moment

If you can, step outside with bare feet. Just for a minute.

Grass underneath you. Warm from the summer air, maybe still damp with dew.

Or the balcony tiles. Or just the doorstep. Feel the ground. The texture of it. The temperature. It connects you back to your body. To the earth beneath you. To something bigger than whatever’s spinning in your mind.

Take a few breaths out there. Look at the sky. Feel the morning air on your skin. You don’t need to make it a whole thing. Just that brief moment of being outside, grounded, present.

10. Spend a Few Quiet Minutes with Your Pet

If you have a pet, try sitting with them without any agenda.

Not just feeding them and moving on. Actually sitting down. Being with them for a few minutes. Sometimes we sit outside together, feeling the morning stillness.

Pet them slowly. Notice their warmth. Their eyes, their fur, their breathing. The way they look at you or lean into your hand. It’s connection in its purest form. No words needed. Just presence. Giving love and receiving it back in the simplest way.

That right there reminds you about that slowness, that tenderness, of what mornings can be. Soft moments of care before the day asks anything of you.

These small moments of tenderness – they’re what keep us human. What keep us soft in a world that’s constantly asking us to be harder, faster, more productive.

Start with just one ritual that calls to you. Let it be easy, let it be soft. That’s how slow mornings begin.