My Sankalpa
My personal resolve
Gráinne Downey
www.justyoga.ie
086-8046781
My Sankalpa –
my personal resolve
• The word Sankalpa means “ determination”,
“conviction”, “resolve”
• It is a concise, positive statement of something
you want to achieve in your life
• Your Sankalpa is your personal resolve / your
resolution / your affirmation to yourself
• Like a seed …very powerful if sown in fertile
ground and nurtured
Gráinne Downey
www.justyoga.ie
086-8046781
Your Sankalpa should be:
• Your Sankalpa should be:
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YOURS
Of immense importance to you
Be right for you
Simple - the more simple, the more likely it is to be in harmony
with your true self
Short & clear
Firm – no doubt in its wording
Attainable
Phrase it such that it is happening / has already happened
Use the present tense
• Your Sankalpa should not be:
– Wasted on material things
Gráinne Downey
www.justyoga.ie
086-8046781
How to make your Sankalpa
• Give yourself plenty of time to make it
• Your true Sankalpa may be hard to find
– What is it that your true self wants?
• Allow your Sankalpa to come from deep within
you
• Don’t let anyone influence it, it is your Sankalpa
• Use mini-sankalpas to:
– Experiment, get your hands dirty with the technique
– Help you find your true (Root) Sankalpa
– Prove the power of the technique
• Carefully consider the wording
Gráinne Downey
www.justyoga.ie
086-8046781
How to use your Sankalpa
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Use it every time you practise yoga
Use just one – decide if it is short or long term
Don’t change it until it comes true
Keep it secret
Repeat it especially when the mind is relaxed
– Drop the seed of the sankalpa into the fertility of the relaxed,
subconscious mind
– e.g. during Yoga Nidra, just before sleep, just upon awakening
– Repeat it up to 300 times a day to get started !
• Be patient with it
• Repeat it with
FAITH, DETERMINATION & SINCERITY
Gráinne Downey
www.justyoga.ie
086-8046781
Benefits
• reminds us of what we are trying to achieve
• gives us time to focus on our true selves, what
we really want in life, our true purpose
• brings about change in your life
• sharpens the mind
• provides positive energy
• is a powerful technique that works directly on the
subconscious mind
• encourages you to live the life you want to live
• is your portable yoga – you bring it with you
everywhere you go
Gráinne Downey
www.justyoga.ie
086-8046781
Examples “ “
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I am healthy
I am aware
I am honest
I am open to change
My posture is good
I am at peace with myself
I eat what I need
I am full of energy
I am finding my Sankalpa
Gráinne Downey
• I breathe through my
nose
• I’m Ok, you’re OK
• I love me
• I love me, I love you
• I speak my heart
• I breathe freely
www.justyoga.ie
086-8046781