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Le Chakra Racine est un centre d’énergie situé à la base de notre colonne vertébrale, en dessous du périnée. Si vous vous sentez fatigué.e, vous manquez de vitalité. Vous vous sentez en décalage. A…
In this post, discover 3 ways to balance and heal your root chakra!
What is the Root Chakra? There are 7 Chakras and the Root Chakra is the 1st one that is located […]
The root chakra is your personal power center. Learn how to bring it into balance with meditations, affirmations, crystals and more!
Do you know the signs of imbalance in your root chakra? This is your base chakra, and your sense of wellbeing starts here. If this chakra is unbalanced or
In this post, discover 3 ways to balance and heal your root chakra!
What are we trying to understand about ourselves when we are 'balancing' our root chakra?
Do you know the signs of imbalance in your root chakra? This is your base chakra, and your sense of wellbeing starts here. If this chakra is unbalanced or
Hey everyone! Since being in Chakra Rhythms I’ve been researching the Chakras a lot in order to heal. So I’ve done what I do best and combined Tarot and the Chakras. So over the next we…
Chakras are energy vortexes located throughout our body which regulate the flow of energy through our energy system. The functioning of the chakras reflect how we choose to respond to conditions in our life. We open and close our chakras when we decide what to think and what to feel. We will be focusing on
In this post, discover 3 ways to balance and heal your root chakra!
SIGN UP FOR MY **FREE** 7 DAY YIN YOGA IMMERSION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY! I have received so many requests for a series of practices focusing on each of the different chakras. This is the first of those practices, and it focuses on the root chakra (located at the base of the spine). The root […]
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Your root chakra or money chakra can be damaged throughout life. Healing it with food, essential oils, mantras or crystals can be helpful to have in your en
If your goal is spiritual growth then having a stong and healthy root chakra is essential. Discover my top 7 quick and easy tips for healing the root chakra.
(omved) I just love so many of these suggestions to get hyper-grounded! If you've had trouble confronting things, especially where work is concerned, or money, or issues with your home, room chakra tuning is always amazing. Here are a few more ideas to help you settle into this very moment right now. When you show up fully, you'll be amazed at how much power you have that you haven't been using. P.S.: This season, there's an eight-week online Feng Shui Camp coming soon to organize and energize your home and life to create breakthroughs: The Breakthrough Camp! It’s Feng Shui
In this post, discover 3 ways to balance and heal your root chakra!
The first in the series of 7 chakras (do you ever feel like lots of this kind of stuff ends up being in 7s? 7 deadly sins, 7 dwarves...) This chakra is considered to be located at the perineum. That's doctor talk for... well, the space between your front business and your back business. I told you yogis we're disturbingly preoccupied with bowel movements; that obsession likely has something to do with the importance of the mula chakra in tantric and vedic theory. This is the place from which all your energy, or prana, or qi, or whathaveyou emanates. Obviously this system was thought of primarily by men; who else would think that the source of all knowledge, power and health emanates from the pudenda? Anyways, just like an out-of-balance dosha is associated with ailments, your chakras can be "blocked," and a root chakra problems fall into 2 categories Overactive: greedy, angry, narcissitic, sexually promiscuous, sadistic; basically, you're a jerk Underactive or blocked: feeling unsettled or nervous, sciatica, fatigue, insomnia, feelings of inadequacy or self-loathing When this chakra is open, it is said to evoke feelings of bliss, innoncence, and pure joy. Sounds pretty great? Who knew? Turns out your junk is even more important than you thought. Learn more after the jump! The most important questions for most yoga practitioners are how to access this source of allegedly unending potential. The best discipline to answer this question is probably Kundalini. Kundalini yoga is a practice so named because of it's pre-occupation with awaking the "kundalini" that lives in the root chakra. Instead of traditional asana or pranayama, Kundalinis practice kriyas. Those who are used to Hatha yoga are usually a bit weirded out from their first encounter with Kundalini, because you have to do some seriously goofy stuff to awaken that "sleeping serpent," as kundalini energy is described (more male fingerprinting there?) Most of what I've learned about Kundalini and kriyas comes from the lovely Sarah Kline over at yogatoday.com. Check this out to learn some kundalini techniques from Ms. Kline herself. For those looking or a more traditional hatha practice, consider the anatomic areas typically associated with the root chakra: the feet and legs. Any asana that stretches the lower body addresses the root chakra. Consider starting your practice with a quick foot massage and then consider spending some time in the following poses, before whipping through some Surya Namaskars (A and B) to get that prana flowing and the body warm. Kapalabhati (Shining Skull Breath): sounds badass, right? Well, this is a tough one to explain, but the basic idea is that you breathe very quickly, focusing on exhaling forcefully, and rhythmically through the nose, going as fast as you can. This is essentially a form of hyperventilation. Your kundalini teacher will tend you that lightheadedness is your kundalini awakening. That may be, but its also your brain being deprived of oxygen. This is like the hippie version of the blackout game you played at summer camp until everyone got caught and had to tell their parents. So be careful with this one. Use common sense by deepening and slowing your breathing if you start to feel dizzy or lightheaded. Check out Kline's video on Kundalini for her awesome instruction. Vajrasana: curl the toes under and sit back on the heels, keeping the spine upright, resting the hands on the lap. Lean forward if the stretch along the soles of the feet. Uttanasana: a very basic pose, spend some extra time in your forward fold, using the inhale to stretch the spine out longer, each exhale to bend more deeply into the fold. Keeping the lumbar spine from rounding is way more important than briging the hands to the ground or the head to the knnes. After enough sun salutations to get the blood pumping, work on some basic standing postures: Viravidrasana I (Warrior I):focus on keeping the back heel grounded, and bend deeply into the front leg Viravdrasana II (Warrior II): be sure to keep the hips level, and the front thigh parallel to the ground Trikonasana (Triangle Pose): keep the front kneecap aimed middle of the front foot, and the thighs firm Utkata Konasana (Goddess Pose): taking the legs wide, turn the feet out as much as you can while maintaining a stable base and bring the hands to prayer or straight out with elbows bent to the forearms point to the sky. Squat back as deeply as you can while keeping the knees behind or directly over the ankles. Parivrtta Prasarita Paddotanasana: come into a wide-legged forward bend with the feet facing parallel, place one hand directly beneath the chest while twist to extend the other arm straight up towards the ceiling. Remember to push the thighs back to keep the plane of the legs perpendicular to the floor. Vrkasana (Tree Pose):push the bent leg foot into the standing thigh, while pushing back with the standing inner thigh. Imaging roots growing from the standing foot into the floor beneath. Janu Sirsasana: Bend the right leg in and place the heel underneath your pelvis so that you're, um, "directly stimulating that root chakra," so to speak, as you bend over the extended left leg, keeping the spine straight, your forehead descending towards the knee. Be sure to do both sides. Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclining Bound Angle): As the photo suggests, I love doing this one with tons of props. You'll probably need every pillow and blanket in your house, but its worth it. Bring the soles of the feet together, knees bending out to the side, then recline back into a bolster or a pile of pillows and blankets. Supports your knees with more pillows or rolled blankets. You can bind the pose using a yoga strap (I use a old woven belt; even a scarf would work) and wrapping it behind the waist, around the ankles and behind the feet, as shown. It feels fantastic Kurmasana (Tortoise pose): there's a ton of very advanced variations for those that like impressing their friends, Ashtanga nerds, or people who were born with the bones of Gumby, but I give the simplest one here since most of us don't have joints made of synthesized rubber polymer. With the soles of the feet together, bend the knees less than baddha konasana, andplace the feet further away, making the legs form a longer diamond. Hinge forward, bringing your head to the feet. Grab the feet with a bend in the elbows as shown, or you can thread your arms straight out under the knees, palms down. Of course, end in Svasasana. Imagine the feelings of joy and energy awaken by the practice, while staying mindful of being grounded and balanced. And remember to thank your grundle.
Solar plexus chakra is the third chakra from the bottom, located in the stomach area, couple of inches above the navel. Healthy solar plexus chakra vibrates to the color of yellow, with fire as its dominant element. The Sanskrit name for solar plexus chakra is Manipura, which translates to “city of lustrous jewels”, where mani means jewel, and pur means city.
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