This is one top-down approach that is immensely rewarding Start every day with detoxing your head.

The cleansing of the mind can start with the cleaning of the bodies, or the cleaning of something physical that is 
almost like a body to us: our immediate environment.  

Structure your mornings around cleaning and getting rid of undesirable elements in your system, inside and out.

At a physical level, if you take a thorough bath in the morning, you get rid of toxins and perspiration accumulated overnight. But the act has a corresponding cleansing effect on your mind.

The same happens when you clean your room in the morning.

That is why in many spiritual establishments, such as temples or monasteries, the day begins with the inmates cleaning the premises.

The best time to start the cleaning is around sunrise.

Next, make your bed mindfully, clear the clutter and keep things arranged in such a way that another person can use them when she wants to. Same applies to toilets. Leave it so that it is ready to be used by another.

Make each moment and each act count. Be completely present in each moment.

That way your mind becomes free of other thoughts and you feel light and energetic.

If possible, after the physical cleaning and tidying, sit down in Padmasan, the lotus position with legs folded at the knees and crossed, and practise Pranayam, or breathing exercises.

This breathes fresh energy into your body — and mind.

If you can, take a few more minutes out for visualisation. If there is anything that is bothering you, visualise the situation and see yourself acting in the desirable way. You will get rid of a lot of anger, resentment or fear, the toxins of the mind, that way.

You are ready for the day.