Habit #2: Set Your Weekly Intention and Align Your Practice with Your Energy.

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” – Aristotle

Each time we step onto the mat, we are offered an opportunity: to move with purpose, to breathe with awareness, and to align with the energy we want to embody in our lives. Setting an intention for your week brings clarity, steadiness, and focus—not just in your practice but in all aspects of life.

Why Set an Intention?

An intention is not a goal to achieve but a way of being to embody. It anchors us in presence and allows us to move through the week with greater purpose and flow. Rather than chasing, grasping, or forcing, we trust, allow, and align.

Intentions can be set on different levels:

Physically: What does your body need? Strength? Flexibility? Rest? Recovery?
Mentally: What energy do you want to cultivate—calm, resilience, focus?
Emotionally: How are you feeling? Do you need grounding, uplifting, or soothing?
Energetically: Are you feeling vibrant, depleted, or somewhere in between? How can you honor your current state while gently supporting your vitality?
Spiritually: How do you wish to connect with yourself and others?
Life Areas: Health, relationships, career, personal growth—what do you want to nurture?

Honoring Your Energy

If you’re feeling fatigued, overwhelmed, or recovering from illness or stress, your practice can be a space for deep restoration. Consider setting an intention for conscious rest—allowing yourself to slow down, nourish your nervous system, and rebuild your reserves with gentleness.

If you’re moving through menopause, post-viral recovery, or burnout, your energy may fluctuate daily. Setting an intention to listen to your body and adapt can be incredibly powerful. Some days, movement and strength will feel right. Other days, stillness, breathwork, or meditation will be your medicine.

A Simple Intention-Setting Practice

Pause & Reflect: Take a quiet moment, close your eyes, and check in with yourself. What do you need this week? Where do you desire more balance, strength, or ease? How are your energy levels?
Choose Your Words: Form your intention in a way that affirms the state you wish to embody.

Instead of “I need more energy,” try “I gently nourish my vitality.”
Instead of “I’m so overwhelmed,” try “I welcome space and ease.”
Instead of “I should be doing more,” try “I honor where I am today.”

Aligning Your Practice with Your IntentionsYour yoga and meditation practice can be a powerful support in reinforcing your weekly intentions. Consider:
- Gentle yin or restorative yoga for grounding and self-care.
- Dynamic vinyasa or Kundalini yoga for activating motivation and personal power.
- Pranayama and breathwork to shift energy and focus.
- Journaling after practice to clarify and refine your intentions.
Book your week in the Momence app and commit to showing up.
Hold Your Intention in Your Heart: See yourself already living this energy. Throughout the week, return to it—on the mat, in your breath, in interactions, and in moments of challenge.

Your Practice is Your Foundation

When we commit to ourselves through a consistent practice—whether yoga, meditation, Qigong, or conscious rest—we strengthen the foundation from which we live. We become a beacon of light, embodying joy, resilience, and peace not just for ourselves, but for those around us.

It starts on the mat.

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