Welcome 2023!

Welcome 2023. It's time to set resolutions, or are they intentions? Actually it's a matter of semantics and personal perspectives. Setting intentions and making resolutions is a journey and much like taking a trip. You have an idea of the place you'd like to go to, so you obtain a map to help you get there. You look at the map and find an acceptable route. Along the way you might see a place you'd like to stop and visit or realize that there's a better or more interesting way to go. You set goals for accomplishing your journey. Perhaps they have to be tweaked to accommodate visiting new places or to meet changing needs. You may get to your original destination or find another, better place to be. If you are being mindful of your desires, it's all okay. Oh, and sometimes you're happy right where you are!
May 2023 bring you peace and happiness!    Enjoy the New Year! Sandy Palmer, ERYT200, RYT500

Sankalpa

Sankalpa is the Sanskrit term for intention. However, it goes a little bit deeper. Sometimes sankalpa is defined as your “reason to be.” It indicates your “heart's desire.” It can even be a wish. It comes from deep within yourself. Listening to your higher self can help you recognize and understand your sankalpa. Accomplishing your sankalpa brings a feeling of completeness. Practicing yoga and meditation can help you discover more about it.  The meditation below can help you realize and understand your sankalpa. You can read this link for more information.

New Year's Meditation

Find a comfortable position. Invite relaxation into your body. Set your intention for meditating today (greeting the new year, exploring your sankalpa). Breathe deeply and slowly. If you need an anchor, know that you can come back to your breath. Feel it as it enters your nose. Feel it as you exhale. Allow thoughts to float by. Feel each place your body touches. Imagine a golden light running along your spine. Let this light fill your body. It becomes white and radiates around you. Now invite your higher self to join you. Perhaps you are sitting side by side in a beautiful space. Or perhaps you are only listening to thoughts. Begin to examine your hopes and wishes for the new year. How do you feel about yourself? How do you see yourself this year? Are there changes you'd like to make? You can weave these into resolutions or not. You can just ponder them, sort of like browsing in a library. When you feel like its time to come back (or when your timer goes off), become aware of your body, breathe and imagine the space around you. Let your eyelids softly open. Some tips: Be comfortable, be in a private space, take care of your bodily needs first, and set a timer.
Here is a nice Yoga Nidra meditation to get you started. Click Here
                                            Tuesday Meditation Group Meets at 6:45pm