What Tony Robbins Does Every Morning

For years, Tony Robbins has been starting his mornings with a 10-minute ritual that gives him a boost of energy and prepares him for the day. On a recent trip to Robbins' Fiji resort Namale, where he was hosting the winners of Shopify's Build a Bigger Business competition, he showed Business Insider how to perform what he calls "priming."

Robbins, 57, is the world's most famous life and business coach and is as busy as ever, averaging 60 events each year. He developed priming as a way to maintain his energy and focus.

The routine, which involves a forceful breathing exercise and visualization of light pouring through your head, can seem pretty wild, but it's a slightly adapted version of a yoga technique called Kapalabhati Pranayama breathing and Buddhist mindfulness meditation.

Following is a transcript of the video.

Tony Robbins: My very first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is — I want to get my head right. I do this thing called "priming." Now, some people get up in the morning and they meditate, and I think meditation is wonderful. But I haven't met many people that can not think thoughts. This is a different outcome. This is about priming yourself. It's about putting yourself in a state where your mind and body will respond accordingly.

We'll do three steps. It's really simple — over 10 minutes. So why don't you sit down and I'll guide you through it. So, just get really comfortable. You want to be sitting up. Is that back enough for you to be able to relax?

Richard Feloni: Yeah.

Robbins: OK, cool. And then the first thing you're gonna do is your hands are gonna come up as you take the breath in and then you're gonna explode out the nose down.

Good. Now, relax. Keep your eyes closed. Have your hands open, if you would, on your lap face-up like that. Just feel whatever you feel. Just take it in. And you don't even have to respond to me anymore. You just enjoy it and take it in. And now just let your body relax deeply. And I'd like you to begin to think of a moment in your life that you could feel really grateful for if you wanted to. It could be something little, Rich, or it could be something big. It doesn't matter. It could be from your childhood or this week. It doesn't matter.

Do your best to remember it and then step into it as if you were there, kind of like stepping into your body and seeing what you saw then through your own eyes. Hearing what you heard then. Feeling what you felt then. Savor it. Maximize that sense of appreciation or enjoyment or gratitude. Enjoy it. Feel it. Fill up with it.

And now we're gonna shift to the last piece. Really simple. All you're gonna do is focus on three things, one at a time, that you want to accomplish. Three things you want to achieve. Live it and feel it and experience it.

How was that?

Feloni: It was good!

Robbins: Yeah? What'd you feel?

Feloni: It feels calming. Refreshing. It was good to like, escape inside myself.

Robbins: There's two worlds to master – the external world and the internal world. They both have to be mastered, but if you master the external world, you know, a la, you know, Robin Williams, but you don't master the internal world, there's a big price. This is the one to master first. And so I start my day by making that – so I have this base to deal with. I'm gonna live from gratitude today. I'm gonna live from blessing – you know, I'm gonna be a blessing in people's lives today. I'm gonna get stronger today. And I'm gonna achieve what I'm here and committed to do.

And then the whole thing, you know, we did that one in a little less than 10 minutes.

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[EnthuAboutLife]

this exercise is called "Bhastrika Pranayan" and it is being taught in the Art if Living 's Happiness Program. I am very happy to see this online.

[lahbibnabil]

As a Muslim I wake up early at near 4 AM to pray in the mosque. After that I go to jogging and after that I clean near to my house and I give water to my planets and I give food to outside birds and water cause it's hot this days and after I start my journey.
Peace

[dinasimone]

1. Sit comfortably. Put your hands up, breathe in through the nose, exhale through the nose while putting hands down. Repeat several times.
2. Relax. Remember something you are thankful for. Feel it, enjoy it.
3. Think of three things you want to achieve. Feel it.

Process should take 10 minutes.

[euniceveloso]

I've been doing this "priming" for week or something: It works 👍... Something about the mindset, motivation, energy... I like it, i feel better: i believe I've adopted It as a 'morning ritual'...

[m.heyatzadeh]

He's an amazing man. I recommend his book "Awaken the Giant Within"

[machomotivation]

Tony is so right.
I wake up early and do yoga stretches. 5 mins visualisation, and I'm ready for the whole day.
Good luck to all of you

Tony does know how to focus and to let flow positive energy! Love it!

[carolinemelita]

I love this, most definitely will be putting this in my morning routine.

Tony Robbins is such a massive inspiration and I love all the work that he does & everything he's achieved! xx

[stuartgibson]

will this work if I don't have a beach-side Villa in Fiji?

[alexi]

I love the combination of gratitude and aspirations together.
they help you become more thankful for what has been and also visualize what is to come. so when the time comes to open your eyes, you're your best now.

[daniel]

Great to see this on Insider Business. It's always best to face the inner business before doing the external business.

[topgclips]

Biblical meditation helps too a lot, frrrr idk how to explain but Holy Spirit is making you go crazy in ideas and emotions✝️❤️

[thejmmx]

The Priming Exercise is legit. Been doing it every morning for the past couple of weeks, it always puts me in a positive state!

[wtftventertainment]

No matter what Tony Robbins is such an inspiring Persona, thank you Mr. Robbins.

[punnaroothsrimongkolsilp]

Thank you Tony, number one life coach in the world.

[tjw]

Love this minutes to prime yourself for each and every day whatever it brings...🙌👏💪🙏

[kelvinescobar]

Tony Robbins Is awesome hats off From Venezuela

[Grace]

God bless you Toney; sorry for all the yelling; you’re great

[BAdventures]

It's actually quite brilliant. Making the time to get in a good State. Better able to deal with challenges, or even enjoy your day 😎👍

[jeffryesmeralda]

I love this. It reminds me of Vishen Lakhiani's 6-Phase Meditation.