Sankalpa – the resolve
So, we have added the sankalpa to our yoga nidra practice at the end of class when time permits and I promised some resources to help you explore your sankalpa further.
Firstly, even spending a few moments pondering what it is you would like to develop in yourself or bring into your life is really helpful if you don’t have time to dive into the full SWAN technique below.
Just remember the basics, your sankalpa is a statement of intent, expressed in the present tense as if it is already happening. “I am loving” or “I am becoming more healthy” for example. Stay with your sankalpa until you feel a real shift in your life. Your sankalpa, repeated during yoga nidra, is like planting a seed in your subconscious that will helpt o guide your actions towards what it is you want to achieve or manifest.
The aricle below links to Anahata, where I studied to teach yoga nidra with Swami Karma Karuna. You can scroll down to where she talks about the SWAN technique.
This article, also from Anahata, explains the link between making inner change and practising yoga nidra:
Sankalpa and Creating Change – Finding and Manifesting Your Purpose
Ultimate breathhold
William Trubridge has mastered breath. He is a world leading freediver (from Christchurch) and in this, one of my favourite TedX Talks, he takes us through the process of a freedive. He shows us what is possible, and yet, even simple breath exercises can give us more vitality and better physical and mental health. https://www.ted.com/talks/william_trubridge_this_is_why_i_free_dive_a_journey_into_the_deep
Livestream gems from Donna Farhi
90 minute classes from the wonderful Donna Farhi and two of her students. I just did 10# with Lisa Petersen and I highly recommend it. I expect the whole series to be just as good!
https://donnafarhi.co.nz/livestream-classes-2022/
More from Donna – a keynote address for the Hauora conference
Breathe Aotearoa 