San kalpa

Whos Culpa? ... San  Kalpa

San/Sam-Kalpa

A positive affirmation, straight from the heart,
a desire from the sub-conscious.

                       A heartfelt desire!

During the Yoga Holidays we get to the point where we find and plant (like a seed) our
SanKalpa, during the final relaxation.

To help you continue with discovering and using your own SanKalpa, to prepare yourself for an upcoming yoga holiday, to find your own desire, or just because you are here at the right moment; We put together a bit of back ground information on SanKalpa.

 A San Kalpa is:

A positive affirmation

A desire from your subconscious, from the heart

Stated in the present time

A seed to be planted in your subconscious.

Starting your sentence with '"I Am"', 'We Are' .. 

A decision, influencing your life in positive directions.

An active choice to be! The start of Change!

Something you want or need in the nearby future (6 months/1½ yrs.. Not to far).

​Simple, Not to Poetic, True, Short, Believable.

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How To Set your own San kalpa

Find your self a very relaxed moment;
Maybe after your yoga sessions, before your meditation,
just when you wake up or before you fall a sleep.​​

How to relax..​

Lay down, bring your attention to your breath.
    Observe your breath; follow your inhale through the nose,     into the body.  Follow the exhale, leaving the body with         out any force.   
Need more?
Try to count your breath backwards from 27 or 14 to 0..
In 14 // out 14 - In 13 // Out 13 - and so on. If you lose count, just start over, don't judge.. Its not about reaching 0 ;).. 

Feel your body touching the floor, feel where it connects. Let your whole body melt ​into the ground beneath you.
​Soft and warm....
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Plant your Seed

When you are relaxed, soft, warm..

Find (feel) your heart-felt desire;
What do you need right now in your life or in the life of you and the others/world.

Formulate this desire in your own positive affirmation;    
     A short simple sentence, stating you ARE already there*.. 
            A positive statement, in the present time. 

• Start your sentence with; I AM....
• Repeat your San Kalpa 3 times, in your head.
• Imagine the words, see the sentence. 
• Feel it with every inhale moving deeper into your body, feel it in your toes, feel it in your fingers.
• BELIEVE IT!
• Feel it in your heart, in the space around your heart, and save it there.         Right there!
• Take a nice deep Inhale, through your nose, into the chest, the sides and in to your belly..
• Exhale through your mouth, without force. Let the air flow out....

*there where you want to be,  where you desire to be..

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Continue your relaxation exercise a bit longer,
​ till your whole body and mind dwell into the nothing..


​Feel the Peace, Happiness and Joy inside of you:)
Be proud of yourself for taking steps and to make time to relax!!


Keep the same San Kalpa with you for a while, keep using the same frase,
as long as you feel like it is still an active desire of your heart..
 Use your San Kalpa at the end of every class, while you are soothing your body and mind in Savasana (Corpse Pose).
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A resolve or sankalpa is made during the practice of yoga nidra. It should be something of immense importance to you. Resolves are short sentences of moral significance to be embedded in the subconscious such as 'I resolve to stop smoking.' In the state of yoga nidra passivity, this autosuggestion is very powerful. Such resolves can change your whole life. They will certainly come true if you repeat your resolve with enough conviction. By this method you can change old habits and cure certain mental illnesses.
​Sankalpas can also have a spiritual objective like 'I shall become more aware.' Your sankalpa or resolve should be repeated several times during the practice.
Swami Satyananda Saraswati 

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Join Eline in one of her Yoga Classes to experience and look for your SanKalpa.
Start your Change, Relax and get your Future on your side!