Thoughts on Intentions, seeds, Karma & Yoga

January 2021 - As is the case with most firsts, especially the first of a new year, we reach a natural point of reflection. We review where we have been, where we want to go and many set goals, new year resolutions, of things we want to achieve, of places we want to go.

Quite naturally this connects to intention and the seeds we consciously or unconsciously plant along the way.

They say that actions speak louder than words but actions are but manifestations of words from the past, as if they have a life of their own, once spoken or thought of they start to grow into real manifested actions.

Yoga provides us with a safe space to experiment being present. The more we become accustomed, experienced in the process of coming back to ourselves, fully present, the more we start to acknowledge and accept what is presently arising. From this starting point we can observe how thoughts of this very moment, intentions brought forward, begin to manifest into our realities. Whether these are our wishes or our fears - I believe it works both ways.

Patanjali prompts us that we create our experience and plant seeds, cultivated through observing the yamas and niyamas, so that these may be truthful and uncluttered, in service and contentment, with discrimination and discipline. With earnest will to understand ourselves and equal wish and readiness to surrender our selves to the whole.

From that space we make new year resolutions - may yours be true to your hearts and bring you closer to the home within.