What is an intention? To truly understand what a yogic intention is, lets start at the root: the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Intention is defined as: 1. an aim or purpose, or something you plan or achieve; a determination to act in a certain way; resolve. 2. importance; significance 3. the object for which a prayer, mass or pious act is offered 4. a process or manner of healing of incised wounds 5. a concept considered as the product of attention directed to an object of knowledge A yogic intention suggests deliberateness, a means of achieving an ends, and is simply a topic that is deliberated on through meditation and asanas (yoga poses). Its a way to center yourself and balance the turbulence of everyday life. An effective intention is concise and obtainable. It is very important, however, to clarify that an intention is completely different than a goal. An intention is not meant to lead you to future actions and outcomes. It is more focused on being present and being in the here and now. By emptying the mind through meditation and mantras, and flowing through an hours worth of body/mind/soul-caressing asanas, I find clarity. And the quality of clarity that I find by setting my intention and mentally revisiting it frequently on my mat, is worth more than anything I could ever pay a doctor or psychiatrist for. This clarity is, like they say on the Mastercard commercials, priceless. Working with an intention means living in the solution.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:36:05 +0000
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