The One Practice That Aligns My Body, Mind & Spirit Every Year
- Simone Da Costa

- Nov 25
- 4 min read
Every year, without fail, there’s one ritual that brings me back home to myself.
It aligns me with the intentions I have for my body, mind, and spirit…
It reconnects me with my purpose and career goals…
And it helps me enter the new year with clarity, softness, and a fire in my belly.
It’s my Reflection to Resolution- my yearly reflection workbook—a process I’ve used for years, long before I ever thought of sharing it.
It’s not just journaling. It’s not just goal setting. It’s a blend of psychology, personal growth, intention setting, manifestation principles, and embodied self-connection—woven into a step-by-step experience that helps you clear out the noise of the past year and step into a vision that feels soul-aligned.
Why yearly reflection is the “alignment tool” we all need

Most of us rush from one year to the next without pausing to integrate. We don’t give ourselves time to digest the emotional experiences we’ve lived through, celebrate our growth, or understand what our inner world has been trying to teach us.
Your nervous system needs integration just as much as your mind does.
When you intentionally reflect, something powerful happens:
✨ Your brain switches from survival mode to meaning-making mode
Reflection activates the medial prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for self-awareness, emotional processing, and long-term decision-making.This area actually calms down the amygdala (your fear/survival center), helping you see your life from a grounded, wise perspective.
That’s why reflection often brings relief, clarity, or that “ohhh, now I get it” feeling.
✨ You strengthen neural pathways connected to identity
Neuroscience shows that the more you reflect on your values, wins, lessons, and desires, the more you solidify them in your brain through self-referential processing.
This literally shapes your identity.
You move from:
“I hope I become this person”to“I am becoming this person.”
✨ Your mindset shifts from shame to self-compassion
Most people avoid reflection because they think it means reviewing everything that went wrong.
But done correctly, reflection becomes self-compassion in action.
It helps you:
Witness your growth
Honor your resilience
Understand your patterns
Release what’s not serving you
Connect with your true desires
And when your nervous system feels safe, aligned goals become not just possible—but likely.
Why “normal” goal-setting doesn’t work (and what does)
We’re used to goal-setting methods that are very masculine-energy driven:
Force
Hustle
“Fix yourself”
Productivity over purpose
But research shows that goals stick far more easily when they’re connected to:
Emotion
Embodiment
Identity
Sensory experience
Meaning
That’s where my alignment and manifestation process comes in.
It blends psychology with visualization, energetic alignment, and intentional setting so your goals aren’t just written on paper—they’re felt in your body.
This is the difference between:
“I want to do this.”and“I’m already becoming the version of me who naturally does this.”
A yearly ritual that aligns you on every level
My workbook guides you through a flow that mirrors what actually creates transformation—psychologically and energetically.
1. Release & integrate the past year
You’ll reflect on what you’ve lived, not from a place of judgment but understanding. This helps your brain complete unfinished emotional loops and frees up energy for the new year.
2. Clarify what you actually desire
Most goals fail because they come from who we think we should be, not who we truly are. This process gets underneath the noise so you can feel what’s right for you.
3. Set soul-aligned intentions
These aren’t resolutions. They’re embodied intentions that connect to your identity, values, and purpose.
4. Use my manifestation alignment method
This is the step most people skip.You’ll anchor your intentions into your subconscious mind and your body using visualization, emotion, and meaning—creating a blueprint your brain knows how to follow.
5. Create an action plan that feels energizing, not overwhelming
This is where your goals turn into grounded strategy, but from a place of alignment, not force.
Why this practice feels like coming home
Every time I sit with my yearly reflection workbook I feel myself softening.
My mind settles. My body relaxes. My passion becomes louder than my fears.
There’s something sacred about pausing to honor who you’ve been…and consciously choosing who you’re becoming.
This ritual reconnects me with my purpose—not only as a therapist, creator, and business owner, but as a unique human being.
It reminds me that I’m allowed to evolve. I’m allowed to dream bigger. I’m allowed to choose a life that feels good in my body, not just on paper.
✨A tool that changes the way you enter the new year
If you want a tool that helps you:
Get clear on your goals
Align with your purpose
Feel grounded and inspired about the new year
Manifest with more ease and intention
And reconnect with the wisest, most empowered version of yourself…

Reflection to Resolution is where I would start.✨
It’s not just a workbook. It’s a reset. A homecoming. A portal into your next chapter.
And I can’t wait for you to feel how powerful this process really is.
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