Morning Check-in
A 3-minute conversation to orient your day — starting with your body, not your to-do list.
The Morning Check-in is a short conversation that helps you land in your day. It takes about 3 minutes.
How It Works
Somatic Landing
"How are you arriving today?" — body first, not tasks. A word or two is enough. This helps you notice where your system is at before the day's demands take over.
Echo Yesterday
If you did an evening review, Alfie surfaces what you said you'd show up for. Not as accountability — as continuity. You might pick it up, or you might not. Both are fine.
One Thing That Matters
Not a to-do list. One anchor for the day — something intentional, in your own words. Alfie might also surface open loops from a recent Sweep, lightly and dismissably.
Close
Alfie reflects back your intention and offers a ritual if your body state suggests one. Or it just sends you off.
Why It Works
Starting with the body — rather than jumping straight into tasks — creates a moment of grounding before the day pulls you in different directions. It's a somatic practice: noticing what's present, not just what's planned.
The echo from yesterday bridges your intention across days, which helps when executive function makes it hard to hold threads from one day to the next.
When to Use It
The Morning Check-in appears as a card on your home screen in the morning once you have a couple of evening reviews in your history. You can also say "morning check-in" or type /morning anytime.
References
- Gendlin, E.T. (1978). Focusing. Bantam Books.
- Porges, S.W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory. W.W. Norton.