How Might Intention Affect Health?

In so many ways! Energy follows intention. Wherever you place your attention, your life energy will go. What is your 'mind' telling you? These patterns are then embodied in our behavior and our 'ideas' of who we actually are. Intention is very powerful. This concept is embedded deeply and richly in many traditions. Mantras, chanting, toning, Kirtan, many ways to help set a clear state of 'mind/spirit'. In yoga it’s called sankalpa, a Sanskrit word that means “resolution or resolve”. The practice of sankalpa is the practice of intention setting. The power of intention is a 'call to awakening' as mythologist Joseph Campbell said once. Awakening from our habitual patterns. Aligning us with our true nature. “When you say something with your whole being…. it can transform the world” -Thich Nhat Hanh