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My Sankalpa

My personal resolve

Gráinne Downey www.justyoga.ie 086-8046781

My Sankalpa – my personal resolve

• The word Sankalpa means “ determination”, “conviction”, “resolve”

• It is a concise, positive statement of something you want to achieve in your life

• Your Sankalpa is your personal resolve / your resolution / your affirmation to yourself

• Like a seed …very powerful if sown in fertile ground and nurtured

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Your Sankalpa should be:

• Your Sankalpa should be:– YOURS– Of immense importance to you– Be right for you– Simple - the more simple, the more likely it is to be in harmony

with your true self– Short & clear– Firm – no doubt in its wording– Attainable– Phrase it such that it is happening / has already happened– Use the present tense

• Your Sankalpa should not be:– Wasted on material things

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How to make your Sankalpa

• Give yourself plenty of time to make it• Your true Sankalpa may be hard to find

– What is it that your true self wants?• Allow your Sankalpa to come from deep within

you• Don’t let anyone influence it, it is your Sankalpa• Use mini-sankalpas to:

– Experiment, get your hands dirty with the technique – Help you find your true (Root) Sankalpa– Prove the power of the technique

• Carefully consider the wording

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How to use your Sankalpa

• Use it every time you practise yoga• Use just one – decide if it is short or long term• Don’t change it until it comes true• Keep it secret• Repeat it especially when the mind is relaxed

– Drop the seed of the sankalpa into the fertility of the relaxed, subconscious mind

– e.g. during Yoga Nidra, just before sleep, just upon awakening– Repeat it up to 300 times a day to get started !

• Be patient with it• Repeat it with

FAITH, DETERMINATION & SINCERITY

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Benefits• reminds us of what we are trying to achieve• gives us time to focus on our true selves, what

we really want in life, our true purpose• brings about change in your life• sharpens the mind• provides positive energy• is a powerful technique that works directly on the

subconscious mind• encourages you to live the life you want to live• is your portable yoga – you bring it with you

everywhere you go

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Examples “ “

• I am healthy• I am aware• I am honest• I am open to change• My posture is good• I am at peace with myself• I eat what I need• I am full of energy• I am finding my Sankalpa

• I breathe through my nose

• I’m Ok, you’re OK• I love me• I love me, I love you• I speak my heart• I breathe freely