We often forget how powerful intention is. Intention is the starting point of any healing. It’s the moment you say, “I’m ready for this to change.” You don’t need to know your whole family story, and you don’t need every detail of the past. Ancestral healing begins with one clear choice: I will not continue the patterns that have harmed me. This is the heart of intention. It brings awareness to what you’ve been carrying and helps you decide what you’re no longer willing to hold.
Intention creates direction.
It tells your body and your nervous system what you’re moving toward. It breaks unconscious patterns that have been passed down patterns of silence, fear, self-abandonment, overgiving, or staying small. When you set an intention, you interrupt those patterns and create space for something new.
How to Set an Intention
Choose something honest and simple a sentence that feels true in your body. Here are some things to think about as you start to say your intention.
Ask yourself:
What am I carrying that isn’t mine?
What pattern ends with me?
What do I want to do differently?
What do I want to pass on to my future self or others?
Then…
1. Sit somewhere quiet.
2. Intuitively place your hands on your body, could be a hand on your heart and one on your belly.
3. Take three slow breaths.
4. Say your intention out loud or in your mind.
5. Imagine the words traveling through your body down your spine, into your legs, through your feet, and into the earth.
6. End by saying:
“I release what I no longer choose. I step into what I choose now.”
You can repeat this ritual daily, weekly, or whenever you feel yourself slipping back into old patterns.
Ancestral healing begins with one choice a clear intention that guides you toward the life you want to create.
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Join the upcoming What Your Bones Know: Ancestral Healing Circle on Nov 29th from 5-6:30pm happening in person in Toronto or book a 1-1 somatic/dance healing session here.
A few spots remain for our circle full details below, I look forward to sharing this time with you,
Liz