Intentions for a New Year

‘Intention is at the core of all conscious life’

If you’ve ever studied Qigong or other Eastern arts, you may have encountered the ancient Chinese saying ‘Yi dao Qi dao,’ often described as ‘Where intention goes, energy flows.'

However, it may be more accurately translated that where attention goes, energy follows. This is a subtly yet important invitation to direct awareness lightly, and then energy will follow. In focusing on attention, we can continue to embed into our consciousness our intentions every day rather than a set-and-forget approach. I like to spend a few minutes reflecting on my intentions as part of my morning Qigong practice.

As we close out the year I invite you to reflect on how you wish to align and prioritize your intentions in 2025. Take some time to ponder on these questions:

• What intentions are you planting within yourself at the turn of the year?

• What words or phrases can help you sum up these intentions?

• What do you wish to release and grow this coming year?

• Can you trust the quiet rhythms of transformation stirring beneath the surface?

• How do you want to FEEL in 2025

• What simple shift and daily habits can you introduce that support you in meeting your attentions?

For me, the words behind my intentions that have emerged are:

Personally Closure and ReBirth. 2024 was a ‘lifequake’ and I am looking forward to wrapping up the final loose ends of this life here in Sweden and then returning to country (Australia) can become solid.

My Community Connection One of my favorite parts of being on Substack is seeing the heartfelt conversations and meaningful discussions that unfold when like-minded and like-hearted individuals connect. I hoping for more of that in 2025.

Women in the Menopause Transition Depolarization 2024 sadly saw more people taking entrenched positions on what is a complex, evolving, and transformative period in our lives. Women are not served but rather confused by conflicting stances that focus too heavily on the physiological and omit the spiritual dimension of this time.

In 2025 my hope and my small input will be to champion that there is never one right way to wholeness but rather many divergent paths. And perhaps the greatest wisdom we as healers can bring to our art is a sense of humility and an appreciation of their limitations.

Goodby 2024 and here’s to 2025 whatever unfolds - see you on the other side

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