Learning to set an Intention is vitally important in all areas of life. What are you trying to accomplish? What are your goals? Where are you trying to go? It’s all based around Intention.

If you’ve ever attended a yoga class, the instructor may ask you to set an intention for your practice that day. When I first started doing yoga and I heard the word Intention, I thought, “I just want to survive this class.” I wasn’t sure what the instructor was talking about, but I was hoping to make it through class without embarrassing myself.

After attending yoga class for a while and listening to the instructors explain more about what Intention means in yoga, I started to change my objective for class. My intention moved from survival to what I was wanting for my life in that moment. My hope would be peace for myself, or to love myself more, or for understanding in whatever was troubling me that particular day.

Setting an intention doesn’t just apply to a yoga class. It’s applicable in all areas of our lives. When you attend a meeting, you may tell yourself that you’re hoping you obtain some valuable information. When you make a meal and sit down with your family, you’re hoping they enjoy the meal and you have a nice dinner. When you go to the gym, you’ve set a goal to stay on the treadmill for 30 minutes. These are all intentions.

So how do we create intentions where they can bring more value to our lives.

Creating intention for your life is practice, just like anything. But it can help you feel calmer and more focused during the day. It can help you live more fully and be more present in life. This doesn’t just apply to yoga or meditation; it can be incorporated in all areas of your life.

Start setting intentions for yourself, and see how your day changes for the better!

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