The third chakra is the solar plexus, located just above the navel.
Color: yellow
Element: fire
Sound: ram
Spices: ginger and cinnamon
Affirmations: I choose the best for myself. I stand up for myself. I am authentic. I direct my own life.
The third chakra is associated with issues related to self-esteem, personality, ego, self-responsibility, fear of rejection, and oversensitivity to criticism. It is related to our ability to be ourselves and to follow our own instincts/intuition.
When the third chakra is out of balance we fear rejection and criticism. We are afraid of looking foolish. We are afraid of all issues relating to the body, such as obesity, baldness, and aging.
When the third chakra is deficient, it can result in eating disorders, digestive problems, low self-esteem, timidity, chronic fatigue, or feeling like a victim.
When third chakra energy is excessive, there can be perfectionism, controlling others, anger, hatred, and too much emphasis on power and status.
When the third chakra is balanced, we enjoy self-esteem, self-respect, self-discipline, the ability to handle a crisis, generosity, ethics, vitality, and a sense of purpose.
www.chakra-anatomy.com/solarplexus-chakra.html
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Svadisthana chakra
The second chakra is located just below the navel center. It is associated with the lower back, hips, pelvis, and sexual organs.
Its color is orange, and the sound is vam.
It is associated with the element water.
The second chakra is associated with emotions and relationships. We can balance our second chakra by letting emotions run through us and out of us, instead of repressing them. When we repress our emotions they become "stuck" inside of us and block our ability to feel fluidity and joy in our days. We might feel anxiety or depression as a result of held/repressed emotions.
We practice having relationships with healthy boundaries as a way to balance second chakra energy.
Meditation helps to balance all the chakras.
A second chakra that is out of balance might result in overly controlling our environment, or the fear of loss of control. We might be afraid of being controlled by another, through events such as addiction or abandonment.
Physically, a imbalance in the second chakra might result in chonic low back or hip pain, sciatica, or fertility issues.
Sources:
Anatomy of the Spirit, by Caroline Myss
The Sevenfold Journey, by Anodea Judith
http://www.multidimensions.com/Unconscious/uncon_emotions_2chakra.html
Its color is orange, and the sound is vam.
It is associated with the element water.
The second chakra is associated with emotions and relationships. We can balance our second chakra by letting emotions run through us and out of us, instead of repressing them. When we repress our emotions they become "stuck" inside of us and block our ability to feel fluidity and joy in our days. We might feel anxiety or depression as a result of held/repressed emotions.
We practice having relationships with healthy boundaries as a way to balance second chakra energy.
Meditation helps to balance all the chakras.
A second chakra that is out of balance might result in overly controlling our environment, or the fear of loss of control. We might be afraid of being controlled by another, through events such as addiction or abandonment.
Physically, a imbalance in the second chakra might result in chonic low back or hip pain, sciatica, or fertility issues.
Sources:
Anatomy of the Spirit, by Caroline Myss
The Sevenfold Journey, by Anodea Judith
http://www.multidimensions.com/Unconscious/uncon_emotions_2chakra.html
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Muladhara Chakra
Chakras are spinning vortexes of energy that correspond to nerve plexuses in the physical body. There are seven major chakras, starting at the base of the spine and travelling up the center of the body to the crown of the head.
Learning about the chakras offers us more tools with which to balance the body/mind.
The first chakra is called Muladhara and is located at the base of the spine. Its corresponding color is red, and it is related to the element Earth.
Muladhara is related to the legs and feet.
Muladhara is related to our feeling of security, safety, rootedness, and being at home. It is related to our family/tribe, and, especially, to our mother.
When the first chakra is balanced, we feel secure, safe, and at home in ourselves.
When the first chakra is out of balance, we feel insecure and fearful.
One of the ways to balance the first chakra is to feel your connection to the earth. In asana practice, come back again and again to what is touching the ground. Feel the security and rootedness that comes with being steady and connected to the earth. Hold poses longer than usual, and focus on standing poses. Poses which are low to the ground and spread out on the ground are also useful to connect with the energy of Earth.
In anxiety, our awareness moves up and out in the form of spiraling thoughts. Find security and calm by bringing your awareness down to the earth.
"Our bodies know that they belong to life, to spirit. It is our minds that make our lives so homeless." John O'Donahue
Anatomy of the Spirit, by Caroline Myss
http://www.multidimensions.com/Unconscious/uncon_body_1chakra.html
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