Morning Energy Reset

How You Start Your Day Is How You Live Your Day  Reiki, Intention & The Morning Energy Reset

🌿 A Quote That Changed Everything

There’s a quote by Louise Hay that has stayed with me since the first days I began studying Reiki:

“How you start your day is how you live your day.” — Louise Hay

Louise Hay was one of the early voices who taught that our thoughts, words, and emotions are not random, they’re energetic blueprints. Every morning, she would begin her day with an affirmation, often saying things like “Today, I choose to love myself more.”

Her philosophy was simple but powerful: the energy you begin your day with becomes the tone of everything that follows. Reiki, I’ve learned, works exactly the same way.

✨ Why Intention Matters in Reiki

When you set an intention before giving or receiving Reiki, you’re not telling the energy what to do — you’re inviting your body, mind, and spirit to collaborate.

Reiki flows most freely through clear intention. It’s the difference between drifting through your day and steering gently with purpose.

I’ve seen this with countless students in my Reiki Level I & II courses: once they begin practicing morning Reiki — even just 3 minutes before the day starts — they begin to notice:

• Their stress response softens.

• Their conversations feel lighter.

• They catch themselves before reacting.

• Their intuition nudges more clearly.

These aren’t coincidences. They’re energetic recalibrations that ripple from the moment you begin your day with mindful intention.

💜 My Personal Morning Reiki Practice

I used to wake up straight into “doing” mode — check my phone, check the news, check my list. My energy scattered before my feet hit the floor.

Now, my mornings begin with Reiki. Before I move, I place one hand on my heart and one on my solar plexus, take three deep breaths, and silently ask:

“What energy do I want to live today?”

Some mornings, the answer is peace.
Other mornings, it’s focus, gratitude, or simply ease.

That moment of intention changes everything. The flow of Reiki aligns my energy before the world has a chance to pull it apart.

🌸 The Louise Hay Connection

Louise Hay believed in the science of self-talk long before “neuroplasticity” became a buzzword. She taught that every thought we think is creating our future and that our mornings are the best place to rewrite old patterns.

Her teachings align beautifully with Reiki: both invite you to tune your energy before life tunes it for you.

When you begin your day by directing gentle awareness into your body and breath, you set a vibration of calm coherence — and the day unfolds from that frequency.

🌞 Small Steps, Big Energy

You don’t need a full hour or a perfect meditation practice to shift your energy. You just need one mindful moment of connection.

Even taking one minute for Reiki intention before you get out of bed can create profound energetic change over time.
The key is consistency. Louise Hay repeated her affirmations daily until they became second nature, Reiki teaches us to repeat stillness until peace becomes our baseline.

💌 Want My Reiki Morning Prayer?

If you’d like to start your own Reiki morning ritual, I created a Reiki Morning Prayer.  This prayer is a simple, heartfelt practice to align your energy and set your intention before the day begins.

👉 Email “MORNING” to calah@letitgowithreiki.com and I’ll send it right to your inbox.

Let’s start your day — and your energy — in alignment.

✨ Final Thought

Louise Hay taught that intention is the seed of transformation. Reiki gives that seed light to grow.

So tomorrow morning, before you rush into the world — pause.
Take a breath. Place your hands in gassho.
And remember: how you start your day is truly how you live your day.

Written by: Calah Brooks
Reiki Master & Founder, Let It Go With Reiki — Burlington, Ontario
🌿 www.letitgowithreiki.com | 📧 calah@letitgowithreiki.com