Resolutions: Fitness Goals vs. Yogic Intentions

The new year offers a renewed promise for healthier living. How do we go about change?  With one sneaker in the gym and a bare foot in the yoga studio, I observe two different approaches to self improvement. Fitness folks focus on outcomes like losing 15 lbs. or running a marathon. Goals provide measurable benchmarks and motivate us as architects of our future. Yogis set an intention called a sankulpa. Examples include, “I choose healthy foods” or  “I exercise my Continue reading