Okay, so what is an intention? The word ‘intention’ is a “thing intended; an aim or plan”, but interestingly within the field of medicine, it also refers to “the healing process of a wound”. It is so beautifully powerful to use your intention in your yoga class to heal yourself. An intention is something recognised as the practice of bringing awareness to a quality or virtue you’d like to cultivate for yourself.

And why is it so important to set an intention when we practice?

To focus our minds as we move through our practice and to give the monkey mind an object to focus on.

Consciously choosing an intention means you can direct your energy onto that object. You can constantly remind yourself of the object and bring your awareness back to it. In doing that, you are placing your awareness and ENERGY on this object, so you want to make sure that what you’re focusing on is something that will move, grow, serve or help you shift your perspective.

It gives you the ability to change things that need to be changed and ensures connection between mind, energy, breath, yoga practice and everyday life.

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