Yoga Lesson: Intention

Published on May 30, 2008

Creating a sankalpa (intention or prayer) at the beginning of your yoga practice can bring a deeper focus and power, especially if this intention remains active throughout the practice. We can also create individual sankalphas for specific yoga poses to help guide us deeper into the individual postures. An effective sankalpa is a short, positive, and precise statement about what you wish to attain for yourself and/or for the benefit of all.

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One response to “Yoga Lesson: Intention”

  1. subra Avatar
    subra

    I do my daily morning meditation at about 5am. I focus on the subtle vibrations at my third eye, the spot in between the eye brows. I have this session for almost 15 minutes daily.
    I feel energised the whole day, able to feel relaxed and be vibrant at the daily task involving work and family.
    Lately I have become very creative, couple of new business ideas have come to my mind and I have successfully implemented not worrying too much about the results, but the results have turned well too, surprising.

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Timothy Burgin is a Kripalu & Pranakriya trained yoga instructor living and teaching in Asheville, NC. Timothy has studied and taught many styles of yoga and has completed a 500-hour Advanced Pranakriya Yoga training. Timothy has been serving as the Executive Director of YogaBasics.com since 2000. He has authored two yoga books and has written over 500 articles on the practice and philosophy of yoga. Timothy is also the creator of Japa Mala Beads and has been designing and importing mala beads since 2004.
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