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I’ve always been a night owl. I’d much prefer staying up to work andagrees with me. There’s just something about those dark, quiet hours that brings me my best ideas and a sense of calm that the hustle and bustle of the day doesn’t.But being a bit of a Goop-style wellness freak, I’ve always liked the thought of waking at dawn, going on a cheeky run, having breakfast and having a bit of chill time before work and feeling all smug in the process.
It’s practised in Sweden from Ascension Day to midsummer and is all about embracing getting up with the birds. Literally.Gökotta involves getting up at dawn to go outside and hear the birdsong. Sounds simple, right? And maybe even a bit pointless. But there’s science to back up the benefits of getting morning sunlight and enjoying nature., enjoying sunlight first thing can be effective against insomnia, PMS and seasonal affective disorder due to a boost in serotonin.
Getting outside, regardless of the weather, is really important. “The light we get from being outside on a summer day can be a thousand times brighter than we’re ever likely to experience indoors,” explains melatonin researcher Russel J. Reiter of the University of Texas Health Science Centre.
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