Intention

It is a regular practice of Empowered Yoga to establish an intention for your practice or for your day. The purpose of this practice is to pause and get in touch with where we are.

Sometimes people will refer to another person by saying, “they are so lost because they don’t know where they are going”. I would like to rephrase that by saying, “someone is lost when they don’t know where they are” Goal setting focuses on what you want the future to be whereas intention setting focuses on what you would like to cultivate within this moment. Both practices are important.

Many times when I pause to get in touch I realize that I am not in touch—many times leaning into the future. This realization gets me back in touch. It refocuses me on what I am doing. For me this practice has evolved off the mat. Sometimes I will ask myself before walking into a room or into a meeting, “what is my intention for this next moment of my life”? What would I like to cultivate?

This practice has afforded me the opportunity to get in touch with the direction my life is taking and how my present actions are leading to some future outcome. This practice has turned me into a more intentionally focused person.

I find the more I can pay attention to the present the more my future becomes what I wish for.