Miranda Kerr is a busy woman. Between running a global skin care company, modelling, and being a mum of three young children, we’re honestly unsure how she has any time for herself. Though during a recent interview with InStyle, the Kora Organics founder made one thing clear — “family comes first” — in order to be the best mother and wife, Miranda blocks out two hours each day to spend purely on taking care of herself. She’s even cracked the code on how to do so without any “mother guilt.”
How has Miranda established sleeping boundaries with her kids?
As any parent knows, you know that even your best intentions can be quickly derailed by the sound of little feet running into your bedroom. However, in the Speigel-Kerr household they’ve enlisted the help of one very clever toy to set some boundaries.
“I have this little Sleeper Hero,” Miranda said, speaking of the superhero doll which comes with an inbuilt light system to alert your child when it’s sleep time and when it’s time to wake up.
“When the light goes green that means he [referring to her youngest son Myles] can come in. He shares a room with his brother who’s three and he’s very good at saying ‘the green light isn’t on yet, we can’t go in.'” Um, genius.
And what this means for Miranda? An uninterrupted morning routine.
What does Miranda’s morning routine look like?
“My husband wakes up at 5am every single morning,” she said. Which essentially acts as her own personal alarm clock. “Once I’m woken up it’s really hard for me to go back to sleep.”
After a 20-minute yoga and meditation session to “stretch it out and do a little centering”, she follows with 40 minutes of something a little more intensive. Her two fave online workouts? Sculpt Society and Tracy Anderson.
Then onto shower time, body care and her skin care routine. “I dry body brush my body all over,” she shared. Keen to give it a go? Try using a tool like the Manicare Dry Body Brush ($12.93, Chemist Warehouse).
With benefits in increasing circulation and buffing away dead skin, it’s no wonder Miranda’s skin always appears to be glowing and smooth.
From there, “I get to do my skin care routine, which I love.” While she doesn’t detail each step, we can only assume it’s made up of goodies from Kora Organics.
Then it’s breakfast time, school drop off and the day begins. Sounds simple enough right? Right!
Main image credit: @mirandakerr
Do you have a disciplined morning routine? If so, what is it?
Never heard of the sleeper hero before but that sounds awesome
I am not convinced it works for most kids, perhaps just a few.
She is lovely and her morning routine sounds great, as long as it all goes to plan??
Yes the plan is excellent
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I love my mornings!
I try and go for an early long morning walk on most days.
Good on you Hayley
Get up at 5am, shower, chill, eat, go to work. Pretty much fun.
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I don’t have the best sleepers in my household. I will be the first to put my hand up and say unfortunately my mornings are quite chaotic.
Very hard for a lot of Mum’s
I think most moms mornings are hectic and chaotic.
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Mornings are definitely chaotic!
I forgot to say, you are alone and you are doing an amazing job!
Just a simple morning routine here and love Miranda’s too.
need to try the pink one its sheer
Same here!
Very hard to have me time with young children and most mum’s go out to work as well
I’m sure if she can do 20 mins of yoga 40 of a more intensive workout followed my body brushing and self care alone with a 3 year old it’s more a gadget with a green light that says he can enter her room it’s Nannie’s and the rest. Which is great for her but the way it sounds makes the rest of us wonder why not me too. If they were a bit more honest I’d respect it a lot more.
Yeah, I think there’s a few details missing here that don’t seem to stack up with having three kids and not doing anything with them for two hours every morning?
I agree.
I thought the same thing, how does she have the time. Does she have a nanny to look after her kids while she has some me time.
My kids are awake at 6!
Yes I never had that time for myself ever with littles
I was going to say the same thing!
Miranda doesn’t live in the real world with the rest of us.
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Yeah this doesn’t add up, especially with three kids. She probably has a nanny for each child.
That’s what I was thinking, does she just ignore them if they are screaming and crying when she’s doing her morning routine? Sharing a room must mean the occaional spat between her sons too.
That makes more sense. She has lots of help. I struggle to find me time.
These articles make me feel like I am doing a terrible job as a mum.
I am constantly looking after others, non-stop, working, being a parent that I can’t have 2 hour me-time.
I always forget to pick up dry brushing again until I read something where Miranda Kerr is once again going on about it! She is not only consistent with the habit but also talking about it all the time over the years.
Miranda is so very lucky to have such an understanding Husband to help out with the Children. Apparently Evan Spiegel is trying to convince Miranda on having another baby.
I think I’d rather be asleep at 5am, I’m not an early riser
My kids wake up at 6am and as much as I try and say leave me alone, they just don’t listen! So I wake up unwillingly.
My day does not begin at 5am unless I’m getting ready to travel or go to an early appointment in the CBD
5am is an awful time to have to get no matter what. Not for me I must say.
I have a simple routine.
I love that she starts her day off with yoga and meditation.
Sounds good if you’re a morning person which I have never been. I struggle to get up at 7am.
Thanks for sharing your experience, it is very useful.
Ah, she’s so beautiful! I do have a dedicated morning routine, using Payot blue techni liss products during the week when I’m in front on the computer to protect my skin and Skinceuticals on the weekend when I’m not. I love a good skincare routine- I’m no doubt in great company on here!!!! 😀
Yet another reminder that I want to try body brushing – I’ve been meaning to for ages!
Love her dimples.
Sounds lovely
love the light pink
I am not a morning person.
Great routine – getting all the self-care done before the kids wake is a good idea, but 40 mins of exercise with young kids might require a nanny!
I agree before the kids wake up. Nothing goes to plan once they wake.
So true!!
ahah so true
Such a regimented and organised life she leads
Good for her but I’m with some of you others and think there is more to this (nanny?). And I don’t understand the phrase ‘5am’!
As a mum of three young children myself, this sounds lovely yet completely unrealistic. But then again, I’m not married to a billionare with nannies and staff on hand to help me get 2hrs of ‘me time’ every single day. I’m lucky to go to the bathroom by myself!
There should be no guilt about ‘me time’. You need that time to be your best self.
Gee I’d love to spend 20 mins on yoga then 40 mins on intense exercise but I’ve got parenting duties to take care of. Ugh.
Even to look that good, I don’t think I could get up that early. And those sleeper clocks never worked with my kids.
hmm
no I can’t imagine sleeper clocks working for long
I like her routine. It is simple and easy to follow.
Wow, how does she find two hours a day to herself? I struggle to find 30 minutes.
She must have really obedient children, mine don’t stay in the rooms, I have an owl clock that does something similar and that doesn’t work on my children.
Great because I said the other for kids, it is in moderation.
I said she must have really obedient kids, because mine don’t stay in their rooms.
I have an owl clock that does something similar and that doesn’t work on my kids.
Sounds like a consistent routine for Miranda
yes nice and simple
Her skin glows.
honestly
I never have time for a proper morning routine.
same here!!!
5am is toooo early to wake up – unless a kid is waking you up.
ahahah exactly need my sleep
very pretty
Hard to imagine being able to follow this routine with a couple of young ones-doesn’t seem likely
I need more sleep.
Im not a morning person at all..