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What if Two Principles from Wellness Retreats, Were the Make or Break of All of Your Goals?

Two yogic principals of yoga nidra, taken from the wellness retreats, have the ability to change your perspective and potentially the outcome of 2015 for you. Visit here: https://bit.ly/2XApxmx

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What if Two Principles from Wellness Retreats, Were the Make or Break of All of Your Goals?

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  1. WHAT IF TWO PRINCIPLESFROM WELLNESS RETREATS, WERE THE MAKE OR BREAK OF ALL OF YOURGOALS?

  2. January 1st. Goal Setting. The two go together like peanut butter and jelly, or truffle oil and popcorn. In fact, it seems odd for this time of year to not take time to write out goals or at the very least have an internal proclamation of betterment in some areaoflife. My goal here (no pun intended) is to bring your attention to the greatest of all pit-falls when it comes togoalsetting. Now for those of you that have a goal to incorporate yoga into your life – today is off to a great start,as we are going to do just that at Retreats inJulian.

  3. These two yogic principals of yoga nidra, taken from the Yoga Sutras, have the ability to change your perspective and potentially the outcome of 2015 for you, if you take them into consideration. Let me state this as clearly as I can; these two concepts can save you tons of heartache, disappointment, and lackoffulfillment. To set the stage, I will start by a quote said in the opening of the Desperate Housewives series years ago, by Eva Longoria’s character; “I got everything I wanted in life, unfortunately I wanted all thewrong things.”

  4. So, where do wegowrong? Should we stop wanting things altogether? Should we only want what is rightforus? And who decides what that is? Should we all get on e-bay and try to find the last remaining Magic 8 balls? Or do we all needa personal psychic who can tell us the direction we should be headed in, or the decisions we should be making? I do know this; we have all had a goal, only to achieve it and be left with a feeling that is less than what wehadhoped. If that has ever been the case…take a deep breath, clear your mind…now keepreading.

  5. Two core principles: Practice / Abhyasa and Non- Attachment / Vairagya are the two core principles on which the entire system of Yoga rests. It is through the cultivation of these two that the other practices evolve, by which mastery over the mind field occurs, and allows the realization of theTrue Self.

  6. Abhyasa/Practice: Abhyasa means having an attitude of persistent effort to attain and maintaina state of stable tranquility. To become well established, this needs to be done for a long time, without a break. From this stance the deeper practice continues to unfold, going ever deeper towards the direct experience of the eternal core of ourbeing. Vairagya/Non-Attachment: The essential companion is non-attachment, learning to let goof the many attachments, aversions, fears, and false identities that are clouding the TrueSelf.

  7. Now let’s apply this to goal setting, and the goals that ultimately getusnowhere. Abhyasa to meis – Intention. This is not something you do for 10 minutesaday. This is a wayof life. Being very clear about what needs to be done in order toget where you want togo.

  8. Now this where the wheels fall off the cart for many… “Where you wanttogo.” So let’s bring in Vairagya and I’m going to add one more critical word to the list above… Outcome. We become so attached to the outcome that we lose sight of the only thing that actually mattered…the why behind it. When you set that goal or intention, be VERY clear about what you think that goal will bring you. How will it makeyoufeel? How will it better you asaperson? How does it contribute to your True Nature and your purpose forbeinghere? And most importantly, how does this goal contribute to others? Now from this point, do not be attachedto the goal, become connected to the feeling it will bringyou.

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