Yoga for Chakra Healing
According to the Yoga tradition, the 6 main chakras along the length of the spine and head are energy vortices that are gateways connecting our physical and spiritual selves.
The Yoga practices can help us unlock the potential contained in the Chakras and therefore uplevel our spiritual journey.
Here is some information about our lower chakras, commonly out of balance.
Yoga therapy for Muladhara Chakra or Root Chakra
- grounding
- stability
- strength
- calm
- trust
Work with Muladhara to overcome
- low confidence
- indecision
- fearful
- lower back
- constipation
The yoga tools for Muladhara
- asana: forward folds (pictured)
- pranayam: long slow exhale
- mantra: AUM or LAM
- bandha: mula
- kriya: apana vayu (the descending force)
- meditation: merging into the earth
Yoga therapy for Svadhisthana Chakra
- the sacral energy centre in the pelvis.
Accessing this powerhouse of energy helps to encourage
- creativity
- sexuality
- pleasure
- connection with others
Imbalance can occur through shame, guilt and fear of how we are perceived by others in expressing these qualities. Manifesting in:
- lower back pain, hips, gynaecological, infertility, unable to relate to others.
The Hatha yoga practices are tools to liberate the density contained in the chakras. Classes this week featuring:
- Asana: hip mobility and stability with tai chi style flowing creative and fun.
- Breath: soft oceanic ujayi
- Mudra: Yoni (in reverence to the sacred vessel)
- Mantra: Vam
- kriya: actively absorbing the ocean of life force available in the surrounding space to purify and rejuvenate the sacral centre (and whole body).
Yoga Therapy for Manipura Chakra
- to activate is to unlock your “city of jewels”
The fire element 🔥 dominates this chakra and so of course relates to:
🔺will power
🔺courage
🔺determination
🔺digestion (food and experience)
Working with your naval centre helps ignite your inner fire in overcoming
🔻lacking focus/direction
🔻low self confidence
🔻feeling stuck or stagnant
Especially, necessary when on a spiritual (or self improvement) journey when the “work” can become difficult shifting from old patterns.
- see previous posts on root and sacral chakra to understand the emotional blocks of the lower chakras.
The traditional Hatha Yoga practices for solar plexus explored in classes this week.
Asana: core and twists
Pranayama: Lions breath (aka Kali’s fierce breath*), kapalabhati
Mudra: Solar Plexus Mudra (aka forging forward)
Mantra: Ram (bija or seed sound)
Kriya: Warrior breath
Vayu: Samana (responsible for assimilation)
