Yoga & Practice
Setting Intentions in Yoga
Have you been in a yoga class where the teacher asks you to set an intention for your practice?
If you have never done this before, it can feel a bit overwhelming and daunting. What if I am not setting the right intention? What even is an intention? The mind starts to take you off on a tangent when really it is meant to be a way of bringing your heart and mind into alignment. Intentions are something deeply personal to you, and often intangible.
Preparing your space can help. A few sprays of yoga mat spray before you begin is a small, sensory cue that this moment is different from the rest of your day, a signal that it is time to arrive.
If setting intentions in yoga and meditation is new to you, here are some examples:
- I intend to be kind.
- I intend to stop taking things personally.
- I intend not to be critical of myself.
- I intend to bring more mindfulness into my day.
- I intend to respond rather than react in difficult situations.
Be Here and Love founder Claudia Southgate shares these helpful tips for setting intentions:
"Setting intentions requires presence.
Setting intentions requires a very special quality of focus.
Setting intentions also requires commitment.
Once you have focused on what you want to achieve and why you want to achieve it, you then have to commit to the journey."
Claudia Southgate, Founder of Be Here and Love
After your practice, carry the intention with you into savasana. Resting with an aromatherapy eye pillow over the eyes gives the mind a few quiet minutes to let the intention settle, rather than rushing straight back into the day.
What are your intentions for your yoga and meditation practice?
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Laura Colucci is a yoga teacher and the creator of the Spritz Wellness range. You can find her classes and teaching at Laura Colucci Yoga.
