New Year Practices: Reflection, letting go, and setting mindful intentions for the upcoming year

Year in Review:

• Take time to reflect on the past year. Identify significant experiences, accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned. Acknowledge both achievements and areas for growth.
• This embodies the Yogic principle of Svadhyaya (Self Study)

Letting Go Ritual:

• Create a letting go ritual to release any lingering negativity or attachments from the past. This could involve writing down thoughts or emotions on paper and then symbolically discarding or burning them, signifying a fresh start.
• This embodies the Yogic principles of Vairagya (Non-attachment) and Saucha (Cleanliness)

Daily Meditation:

• Incorporate a meditation practices like Vishoka Meditation into your routine. Practice being present in the moment, bringing your prana (energy) and attention back home to your body. This cultivates a sense of stability & joyfulness and helps in creating the clarity you need in identifying your goals, values and priorities for the coming year.

Intention Setting:

• Set mindful intentions for the upcoming year. Consider the qualities you want to embody or the values that guide your actions. Frame your intentions positively and align them with personal growth. Try setting goals across multiple domains of your life and arrange them by priority (Spiritual goals, health, family, personal, financial, carreer etc.).

Keep Your Vision Close:

• Devise a way to see your goals daily, such as crafting a vision board that visually represents your aspirations for the year ahead. Include images, words, and symbols that resonate with your goals and intentions. Display the vision board in a prominent place to serve as a daily reminder.