10 expert tips to help you wake up in the winter feeling refreshed, happy and energised

Can’t get out of bed? From yoga to enjoying a tasty breakfast, psychotherapist Shazna Khanom shares tips to help you rise and shine

As winter draws closer in some places and darker mornings become part of the daily routine, getting out of bed can feel more difficult than ever.

Psychotherapist Shazna Khanom, head of clinical mental health at healthcare company Bupa in the UK, explains that the shorter days and reduction of daylight during autumn and winter can have a significant impact on our energy levels.

“The darkness doesn’t just impact people’s mood – it can also change their energy levels and make them feel slower,” she says. “We often interpret this slowness as laziness and sluggishness, which can have a spiralling effect.”

If you find dark winter mornings particularly challenging, you are certainly not alone. Here are 10 tips from Khanom that could help make those mornings a little easier.

1. Wake up at the same time every day

regularity [in sleeping]can help get our body into a healthy routine.”

2. Put the lights on

“When it is dark, some people put dimmed lights on, but I would recommend putting all the lights on straight away to help you wake up.”

3. Move your body

yoga.

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