How to set intentions for 2022
Well the New Years meme’s & messages are all a buzz right now & from what I can see you are either ready to take on the new year with fierce motivation OR you’re dreading what else could possibly go wrong in 2022.
I for one am excited about the start of a new year. Not because 2021 was a dream in any sense, like so many I was tested to the max this year but that has given me all the more reason to greet this new cycle with excitement.
I love a reason to refresh & plan the upcoming months with a clean slate, but before I sit down to make plans of any kind I always do this little journal practice to help me set the most authentic intentions & plans for myself.
In your journal I want you to write down a few of your favorite memories from this last year. What experiences, big or small, brought you that type of feeling that makes your body tingle all over? When were you uncontrollably smiling? Hysterically laughing? Or, so consumed in love?
Next write down some personal accomplishments that you achieved in 2021. Did you leave a job you hated? Set better boundaries with someone? Did you move? Buy your dream car? These are things that when you did them you thought to yourself “Oh my god, I did it!! I can do anything. YES, YES, YES!”
Now just take a moment with those two lists. Relive those moments. Put on some music & dance around, ya you read that right….dance! Moving your body after reading your lists will help you integrate the feelings of worthiness & confidence deep into your nervous system.
After you’ve moved your body around a bit, it’s time to draft your intentions list for the year ahead. Intentions are like goals, but with more soul. Rather than specific things or experiences, you’ll want to focus on feelings.
In 2022 do you want to feel more abundant? More adored? Do you want to feel healthier?
Writing down how we want to feel, versus writing down what we think will get us to that feeling, allows for us to collaborate with the universe in a really exciting way.
Want to feel more abundant in the new year? Instead of writing down the way you think you’ll experience more abundance, like getting a new job or going full time in your business, focus on what abundance means to you. Embody that feeling, before you have it, & watch the universe deliver abundance to you.
*Personal example here, I was hell bent on reaching a certain number in my business last year. I was SO focused on this number & month after month when I would fall short I would become consumed with doubt & a lack mentality. It didn’t matter what was happening around me, I was too focused on what wasn’t happening to receive anything that was. After doing this little exercise I re-focused my attention on abundance & what happened in the following weeks still makes me swell with pride.
I started to experience all of the abundance I had been chasing.
Think of yourself as an antenna, you have to tune your frequency to the channel that you want to receive. A new job might not actually be the thing that will bring you the type of abundance that you’re calling in.
Having trust & faith in the universe means holding your self worth high. That’s why we danced at the beginning of this ritual…to plant that self worth deep into your nervous system.
I know that might sound a little on the woo woo side, but embodiment practices are backed by science. They initiate the pragmatic shifts that really bring about change into our lives.
Ok, so, enjoy this process of getting clear on your intentions! I love keeping my list somewhere I see it everyday. It’s like a gentle reminder to make aligned decisions based on my desired intentions.
Manifesting the life of your dreams takes work, courage, & commitment…I know this! If you are looking for support & mentorship in the new year check out my offerings. I am limiting the amount of 1:1 clients I take on in this new year so be sure to book in of you’ve been hearing the call.
All my love, Nina