January just feels like a time to go back to basics. There can be a lot of focus on making resolutions to better our lives (or as I prefer to do, refine my sankalpa), but sometimes what we really need to is to honestly chill and revisit the places where we’ve become a little complacent.Continue reading “January Yoga Flow: Back to Basics”
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Crown Chakra Balance: Cosmic Consciousness
Sahasrara is the crown chakra. The chakra of enlightenment, highest being, universal knowledge, all that jazz. You can imagine that any imbalances – blocked or overactive – have big effects on how we process the world around us. Physically, this chakra is located at the top of the head. Some depictions have it floating, likeContinue reading “Crown Chakra Balance: Cosmic Consciousness”
Third Eye Chakra: Eye of the Soul
The third eye chakra, or ajna, has many other names. In fact, it’s called the eye of the soul and the seat of intuition. Located between the eyebrows, in the center of the forehead, it’s a deep blue, whirling vortex of foresight with some interesting associations: The Third eye chakra is associated to the pinealContinue reading “Third Eye Chakra: Eye of the Soul”
Balancing Manipura (or Solar Plexus) Chakra
I’ve heard energy workers talk about the solar plexus chakra (or Manipura) as the furnace of the body. Think of it as a wheel in the middle of your body, a bit above your belly navel, and governing the fire elements in your spirit. Balancing Manipura – which translates to “city of jewels” from SanskritContinue reading “Balancing Manipura (or Solar Plexus) Chakra”
Sacral Chakra Alignment
Svadhisthana, or the sacral chakra, is home to our creative, emotional, and sexual well-being. When it’s out of alignment, we tend to feel imbalanced in those areas (either under- or over-active can indicate some level of misalignment). When your sacral chakra alignment is correct — neither deficient or excessive — you’ll feel emotionally grounded, sexuallyContinue reading “Sacral Chakra Alignment”
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