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Hello, Spiritual Warrior,

How has the first week of 2026 been for you? 

Today, in the spirit of New Years and setting intentions, I wanted to share an important message with you – as well as offer a meditation to support this message.

Setting intentions is a beautiful practice – it allows us to get clear on where we want to go in life, and what energy we want to bring into everything we do.

However, setting intentions won’t do anything unless we lean in the direction of it.

We must do more than just set the intention – that is our foundation, but from there we must place our attention and intention in a particular direction and lean into it.

There is a powerful line in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad:

You are your deepest driving desire. 

As is your desire, so is your will.

As is your will, so is your deed.

As is your deed, so is your destiny.

You truly can have your desires turn in the trajectory of your life, but you must have that deed – that action of leaning in – in order to move our intentions into the manifest reality.

There is a Greek expression, which translated means – bean by bean, the bag gets filled. 

It is rarely a magical spontaneous event that creates change in our lives. Most often change occurs as the result of us planting seeds in the soil, and then tending to their growth. This is what it means to lean in the direction of our dreams.

So we will practice this in our meditation today. We can start right here and now by simply leaning into our breath. Close your eyes and take a long, slow deep breath in – lean into the breath with intention, and full presence. Notice how that breath already felt different? 

Feather your nest and settle in for this meditation. We will use the mantra aham brahmasmi – I am the universe – to help us align with the bigger picture – the universe’s vision for us. ✨✨✨

Thank you for meditating with me today – let’s practice leaning in, and I’ll see you in the gap!