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I recently had the privilege of experiencing an Intention
Circle with Tony Burroughs, co-founder of The Intenders
of the Highest Good. According to Burroughs, “We were
spending too much of our time and energy spinning our
wheels, doing things that brought us little or no satisfac-
tion... [The] Circles were created because we needed
to learn a new way to manifest things.” He began the
Intenders Circles with a group of people over 15 years
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ago. Since then, many other circles have come into be-
ing, including the one that I was inspired to start in Nyack. The power of making
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intentions in a community is amazing and I am delighted to share Tony Burroughs’
insights with you on page 19.
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We need to devote both time and deliberate attention to get clear about our
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intentions. It sometimes means determining the root of what it really is that we
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think we need or want. Is it really a new dress that I want? Or is it the feeling I
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have when I put the new dress on? Burroughs shares a story in his Intenders Hand-
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book about someone who intended a new pair of tennis shoes but didn’t specify
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From that point on, he always was very clear about his intentions (and yes, he did
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that every morning. I find it both grounding and energizing. And I definitely need
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some energizing to go stand at the bus stop with my daughter in the freezing cold!
For those of you who have never tried yoga, I hope that you will take advantage of
the yoga studios throughout our area that are offering free or reduced price yoga
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Annual Yoga Day. Get to know some of
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our wonderful local instructors on page 24.
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be obtained in writing. As far as juicing, it still is not (yet) a daily habit for me, but I am discovering
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juicing. The articles on integrative medicine on page 27 and homeopathy on page
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And for your hearth, read about wood and pellet stoves on page 16 to help
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