Muladhara Chakra – ground yourself!
With this sequence you can work on your Muladhara Chakra (read more about chakras here). Be present, be grounded and just try it out here and now.
Muladhara Chakra – ground yourself!
With this sequence you can work on your Muladhara Chakra (read more about chakras here). Be present, be grounded and just try it out here and now.
Awakening
At the beginning of your yoga practice you most likely concentrate on your physical exercise. You might realize that you body changes at first. But you might also realize that you are more aware of reaction, emotions etc. That is the result of the awakening of certain energy points in your body, known as chakras. To understand the features of the chakras, the main ones are described in more detail:
Integrates all energy centres of the body
Function: Spiritual and self-awareness
Asana: inverted-head asanas like Shirsasana (headstand), Matsyasana (fish pose)
Ajna Chakra: Brow
Referred to as third eye and fosters intuition and knowledge
Function: Seeing and intuiting
Asana: Seated yoga mudras
Vishuddha Chakra: Throat
Fosters communication, independence, fluent thoughts and sense of security
Function: Communication and self-expression
Asana: Sarvangasana (shoulder stand), Matsyasana (fish pose), Supta Vajrasana (Reclined Thunderbolt Pose)
Anahata Chakra: Heart
Fosters feelings and devotion
Function: Love
Asana: back-bending asanas like Dhanurasana (bow pose), Ushtrasana (camel pose)
Manipura Chakra: Solar Plexus
Fosters digestion, personal power and all matters of growth
Function: Willpower
Asana: back-bending asanas like Urdhva Dhanurasana (wheel pose)
Svadhisthana Chakra: Sacral
Fosters reproduction, creativity and joy
Function: Procreation
Asana: Bhujangasana (cobra), Salabasana (locust pose)
Muladhara Chakra: Base of Root
Fosters sexuality, stability and sensuality
Asana: seated asanas lifted away from gravity, e.g. Tittibasana (firefly), Bakasana (crow pose)