Whatever your intentions are for this next year - if you have them or you don't - be gentle... don't be so hard on yourself. Allow this day to be a reflection of all of the accomplishments you had last year. Focus on the good. Imagine what you would love to focus on and how you would feel this same time next year. Write down the first few things that come to mind. Then let them go...

I have been teaching Yin Yoga for the past few months. Each week as I plan my classes I look for themes that I find apply in my life at the time and something that resonates with me personally. I found this poem the other day in one of the Yin Yoga books that i have. This is a beautiful poem to read at the start of the year - or anytime for that matter! There is something significant about releasing the past. 2019 is in the past. If there is anything that you feel is holding you back or you wish you had accomplished then look on to 2020 with bright eyes and a full heart.

Read this poem when you feel yourself clinging and allow yourself to just let go...

~ J O U R N A L P R O M P T S ~

What am I holding on to emotionally, physically, spiritually?

What are my intentions for 2020?

Is there anything that I can accomplish without putting too much pressure on myself?