COURSE

Manifesting and Setting New Year's Intentions

Welcome to this course on Insight Timer, which focuses on closing the year and setting new year’s intentions with journaling. Over the course of the lessons, The Wong Janice will take you through 8 different journaling prompts, each with their own unique topic and together with the beautiful sounds of her original ambient cello music, you will be able to reflect on the year that has just gone by and learn how to manifest and set your intentions for the year ahead. Each piece of music is between 10-15 minutes long, and each composition is designed to help you focus and think with clarity. The prompts include: reflecting on highlights, successes, challenges, saying goodbye, setting intentions, actionable steps, creating a self-care plan, your vision and a last reflection. By the end of the course, you will have completed 8 valuable prompts and you will feel more grounded, calm and confident with a positive outlook for the year ahead.

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Meet your Teacher

The Wong Janice

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Wong Janice is a cellist and composer who combines the power of ambient cello music with guided meditation. She has dedicated her life to sharing this unique music medicine with the world in the form of audio/video content, online courses, and cello meditation concerts. On Insight Timer she offers cello-based music in the free library, a 10-day Chakra Cleansing with Deep Cello course, a 8-day Journaling with Cello for Grounding and Positivity course and this newest course Manifesting and Setting New Year’s Intentions. Catch The Wong Janice on her next live-stream on the Live section of the app. Follow The Wong Janice and join The Wong Janice's group: The Wong Family.

11 Days

2.3k students

4.9 stars

13 min / day

Abundance

English

Lesson 1

Introduction

We start the course with an introduction from your teacher The Wong Janice where you will learn where the inspiration for this course comes from, about the course themes, who this course is for and what you can expect to get out of the course. You will then have a moment to get your writing materials ready. Once you have done this, you are ready to dive straight into the opening guided meditation. Go directly to Lesson 2. Please note that all lessons have a length of around 15 minutes, which is designed to let you fully sink into the journaling prompts and embrace each theme.

Lesson 2

Opening Meditation

Before we get into the journaling, The Wong Janice will lead you through a short guided meditation to get yourself in the right frame of mind, as this course is not something you should do on a whim. Take a moment to find a quiet and comfortable spot to either sit or lie down. Please close your eyes during the meditation. By closing your eyes you make a commitment to being here, to filter out distractions, and channelling your energy to this space, with The Wong Janice as your guide to bring you deeper and in a clear headspace for the course.

Lesson 3

The Past Year: Highlights

In this lesson you will write down your past year’s memorable moments & highlights, focusing on each of the 8 Wheel Of Life categories. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will feel a sense of appreciation for life, as you remember all the things that stood out to you. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 4

The Past Year: Successes

In this lesson you will reflect on any goals that you managed to reach in the past year, anything you can be proud of, any progress you made, and perhaps any unexpected turns and how you handled those. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will feel a sense of achievement and self-worth, as you remember all the things that stood out to you. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 5

The Past Year: Challenges

In this lesson you will reflect on any difficult situations that you had to encounter in the past year, challenging situations, conflicts, anything you didn’t manage to accomplish, setbacks or any blockages. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will feel a sense of acceptance of these situations as you acknowledge them and that they are in the past. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 6

The Past Year: Saying Goodbye

In this lesson you will get to say goodbye to the year that passed, starting with gratitude, continuing with acceptance, moving on with forgiveness, and ending with leaving it behind and letting go. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will feel more light as you let go of the year that passed and feel more open to new possibilities for the year ahead. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 7

The Year Ahead: Setting Intentions

In this lesson you will start part two of the course, focusing on the year ahead, starting with which life you’d like to attract, your inner transformation goals, deepest desires or biggest dreams. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will have more clarity on which direction you’d like to take in the upcoming year. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 8

The Year Ahead: Action Steps

In this lesson you will assess those desires from the previous lesson and move towards discipline by writing down and committing to actionable steps. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will feel more open to new possibilities as you embrace the lesson’s theme. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 9

The Year Ahead: Self-Care Plan

In this lesson you will focus on drafting a self-care plan, in order to honour yourself and give yourself the possibility to grow. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will feel closer to yourself with more confidence to spend time and money to focus on your needs. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 10

The Year Ahead: Your Vision

In this lesson you will choose one word that sums up your vision for the upcoming year and write yourself a letter showing your unconditional support and belief in yourself. The duration of the piece is between 10-15 minutes. By the end of the lesson, you will feel more energy and inner power with this self-encouragement. If you need more time to write, just pause the track once it finishes, or rewind to give yourself a few more minutes.

Lesson 11

Last Reflections

In the final lesson of this course, you will have the chance to reflect on the whole course. Was it helpful? Do you feel more acceptance of the year that passed, and more confidence in the year ahead? What do you feel about journaling with cello music? Once you have completed the course from start to end, you are welcome to repeat the whole course again next year, or perhaps repeat the second half of the course as a ‘mid-year check-in’, or simply select any individual lessons that were helpful for you that you would like to repeat.

Ask your teacher

This course includes 183 community questions and 148 audio replies from The Wong Janice. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.

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Recent Reviews

Heleen

January 4, 2026

Very good course, exactly what I was looking for to look back on last year and make intentions for the new year. I did the whole course today in 2 hours. Thank you very much 🙏❤️

Tracy

January 19, 2025

Truly inspiring!

Alison

January 1, 2025

Thank you. This course was really helpful and such a positive way to consider the past year and make plans for the future. I really appreciate all the hard work that went into it and I will definitely do it again next year and beyond 🙏

Gretelg2

July 1, 2024

Excellent course. Thank you for sharing 🙏✨

Nancy

January 24, 2024

Excellent course for the beginning of the new year. This is te second year I've done it and love it.

Mary

January 20, 2024

This is my second course and it is so very helpful. I learn so much particularly that music helps open my mind. Many thanks. ☺️

JoAnne

January 18, 2024

Great course, really enjoyed it and love her music!!!

Judith

January 15, 2024

Such a great course!! I will do it again next year!! Your music and guidance are such a gift 💝

Geerte

January 15, 2024

Of was my second year taking this course. It's a wonderful way to take stock of what is, what I want to take with me onward, and what to leave behind. This is going to be a yearly ritual for me🙏🏻✨

Erna

January 13, 2024

So helpful, gave me a lot of clarity and direction. The cello music is absolutely beautiful but not distracting at all.

Brandi

January 8, 2024

This was fantastic course to set off the new year from a strong and grounded place. I really got a great deal of value and insights from the practices and looked forward to each morning session. The guidance The Wong Janice provided was perfect- wise, tender, grounded and really geared towards building an expansive understanding of what intentions you want to create for the coming year. Her music is a powerful accompaniment to opening your heart space and she’s a gifted teacher. Looking forward to more courses AND will definitely do this one again!

Stephanie

January 6, 2024

This was so excellent and beautiful! I look forward to listening again and taking other courses by The Wong Janice! With gratitude 💗🦋

Bryan

January 6, 2024

Janice has an amazing gift with her courses and music. She is one of my favorite teachers on insight timer. She answered all me questions with thoughtful and kind responses. Thank you Janice for sharing your wisdom and music with us. I am eager and excited for your next course 🧡🧡.

Supafly

January 6, 2024

Super helpful. Thank you

Claudia

January 5, 2024

Great reflections and lovely music!

Nicole

January 5, 2024

Great course! I was looking for a journaling course that coinsided with the new year. Having the music that was alongside the journaling was very helpful.

Sarah

January 4, 2024

This journaling course was exactly what I needed. Very thorough and the music was divine. I can’t believe the ideas this shook out of me without even thinking. The prompts were given in a way that the words just flow onto the paper. Truly a blessing and have a reminder to review in 6 months. Thank you so so so so much this was such a blessing!

January 1, 2024

I did this in one sitting on New Years Day and wish I had been doing this for the last 40 years. I encourage all to try it

Deneen

January 1, 2024

This is an amazing course, so much so, that this is my second year in a row to participate! On New Year’s Eve I did the first half of the course to reflect on my prior year. On New Year’s Day (today) I did the second half of the course to envision my upcoming year. I am super-excited about my word for the year EMBRACE! I am in the midst of huge changes in my life and feel divinely gifted with discovering EMBRACE as my guide word. This year I will embrace joy, peace, love, laughter, friendship, connection, creativity, curiosity, and awe. Reality and the present moment are truly a gift. Thank you The Wong Alice for guiding me along this journey!

Marifer

December 31, 2023

Thank you so much I wish you a very happy a excellent new year thank for share this with us, thanks full and grateful with you

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