The key to transformation is within your reach. It's the underrated yet highly effective power of intent. The power of focus, attention, and desire.

My life changed when I finally understood how to access the unconditional love that is always available to all of us. What I came to understand is that love, like the air we breathe, enters our heart by invitation only.

The negative thoughts and feelings that are inflicted upon us might also come from inside of us too. While honest self-reflection is healthy and can lead to positive change, it's also important to be kind to ourselves and remember the things we do well. 

It is stillness of the mind and body that allow us to step away from our distracted selves and get to know our true selves a little bit better.

"My intent in practicing yoga is to help people live either truth so they can love their lives -- whatever phase they are in."

Dealing with death is hard, but when it is a young person who dies, it is even harder. It goes against the course of nature and acts as a bitter reminder that we live in an imperfect world.

Intent Blog's GaiamTV interview series features in-depth conversations with some of the nation's top yoga instructors and wellness experts. This interview features Budokon creator Cameron Shayne.

There's a truth inside each and every one of us. Our first job is to find out what it is. Although it may seem like a daunting task, we have to take responsibility for our lives.

They succeed because instead of focusing on all the negatives they focus on the positive. They do not think of tumbling off or falling back, they think of winning, glory and happiness, and that is what gets them on to the medal podium.

People have long said that laughter is the best medicine, and we know now of its many positive physiological effects. There is plenty of evidence on why we should laugh, so why don't we?

Take today as an opportunity to question some of the things you've taken for granted about yourself and the choices you've made. Think critically about the assumptions that you let rule your life. Do they still hold up?

At some point or other, we have all thought about giving up. No matter what the task it, we get to a point where we can no longer see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to make it to the finish line.

Imagine a world where nothing could possibly go wrong. Think of all the things that we could accomplish if we were not afraid of failing.

What is it that keeps us from believing that we, as individuals, can make a change? Although we understand that as humans we cannot do everything, we still have the ability to do something.

Along with feeding our materialistic needs, we also need to feed our soul. That food can be anything from meditation, music, art or knowledge.

It's important to focus positive energy on ourselves. A lot of times we get upset because of the way other people treat us or other factors that we just cannot control. We are the only thing that we can really be in control of.

We need to help ourselves. We need to start loving ourselves. We need to stop tying our self-worth to our body issues. We are not just a number; we are people who are more than just our weight.

We cannot change other people, they will do what they want and act how they want. The only thing we can change is our reaction to them. Ignore their negativity, reply to them with a smile and show them that they have no power over you.

Our cynicism has conditioned us to always see the negative in people. But we should really give each other another chance. We should stop thinking of the glass as half empty and try to find the positive in others.

People who "enjoy life" don't necessarily find it with more money.  Enjoyment of life generally includes being socially connected, having fun, and feeling a sense of purpose.

Jan. 1 isn't the only day to change your life. Every day is a new day to express gratitude for what we love about our lives, and make intents about what we want to create for our future.

While the acts may be directed toward anonymous people or animals, the person's act of kindness is anything but random -- it is deliberate and directional -- non-random in nature.

My father taught me and my brother at a very young age about the power of intention, and how we could create our own destiny. As I have mentioned bef...