The Chakra System Reveled

The Chakra System Reveled

The Energy Body The Chakra System What is a Chakra? Study of the 7 Chakras

Earth s Magnetic Field Our Electromagnetic Field

Pingala (right side) Ida (left side) Sushumna

Definition: It is a center of energy located on the body that can be active, hyperactive, passive, or dormant. Characteristics Physical Astral (Emotional) Causal (Thought)

Physical: physical foundation, elimination, genitals, rectum, legs, and knees Astral: shelter, safety, ability to provide for oneself, abundance Causal: existence, manifestation Negative Expression: hoarding, mindless violence, chronic fatigue

Child s Pose Easy Pose Mountain Warrior 2 Squat

Chinmaya Mudra Chant LAM Dirga Pranayama (3 Part Breathing)

Spiritual Practice: to study the scriptures reading of the wisdom of others Awakened Qualities: have tremendous energy and endurance to be able to work, study, or sit in meditation for prolong periods of time you will need to eat and sleep less, and more of your energy will be given to other aspects of your life

Physical: digestion, bladder, kidneys, fertility Astral: creativity, fear, lust, inherited parental issues sex, abuse, creation, passion, family Causal : Justification We create justifications for what we do to hide or disguise our primitive instincts Negative Expression: sex, sexual and emotional abuse, inherited parental issues

Goddess Pose Eagle Low Lunge Reclining Bound Angle Cow Face Pose

Yoni Mudra Kapal Bhatti Breathing Chant VAM

Spiritual Practice: companions, honesty, loyalty Companions look to see who you keep company Honesty with yourself and others Loyalty - to your convictions and friends Awakened Qualities: the energy to break things down and re-create them to recreate the body and the organs of perception gives the power to create new habits within the mind

Physical: stomach, abdomen, liver, pancreas Astral: courage, worry, self esteem, self confidence Causal: hoping or fearing for the future Negative Expression: GI disorders, sorrow, pride, ego inflation, victim mentality, anorexia

Boat Pose Half Lord of Fishes Fierce Pose Bow Pose Reclining Twist

Matangi Mudra Chant RAM Bhastrika Breathing

Spiritual Practice: to suspend like and dislike To see people for who they truly are If you become more finicky and choosy you are moving backwards in the spiritual path Awakened Qualities: develop empathic abilities To feel what other people are feeling To suspend judgement is to truly be empathic

Physical: heart, lungs, breasts, immune system Astral: love, hope, surrender, compassion, forgiveness Causal: our sense of right and wrong is sometimes clouded by our judgements Negative Expression: resentment, selfishness, grief, abandonment, betrayal

Bridge Pose Full Forward Fold Camel Pose Cobra Pose Wheel Pose

Padma Mudra Chant YAM Ujjayi Breathing

Spiritual Practice: selfless service to other s Serving others without want or desire of recognition Sense of self and ego is strongest here Awakened Qualities: compassion, healing power The more that you accept and let go, the stronger your compassion becomes Our healing power comes through the hands

Physical: throat, mouth, neck, thyroid, parathyroid Astral: active listening, lies, poignancy, communication Causal: attention and reflection Negative Expression: addictions, sleep disorders, fear to speak out, gossiping, lies

Shoulder Stand Low Lunge Fish Pose Plough Pose Warrior 1 Pose

Bee Breath Kali Mudra Chant HAM

Spiritual Practice: uninterrupted listening, chanting Active listening without a constant internal dialogue Continuous chanting to the exclusion of all other thoughts Awakened Qualities: emptiness of objects Observe objects and people as they come and go within your life without attachment A diminished sense of needing to create magnificent objects and events

Physical: brain, eyes, nervous system Astral: reason, logic, empathy, denial, depression Causal: reason without prejudice thinking clearly without self interest Negative Expression: delusion, stress related disorders, neuroses, seizures

Tree Pose Extended Hand to Toe Dancer s Pose Half Moon Pose Eagle Pose

Chant OM Trishula Mudra Alternate Nostril Breathing

Spiritual Practice: prayer Prayer for others, for wisdom, and understanding Ask the larger questions in life Awakened Qualities: emptiness of self The forgetting of the self Experiencing life at it s fullest

Physical: skin, brain, hormonal balance Astral: selflessness, integrity, wisdom Causal: consciousness am Negative Expression: psychoses, regression, cynicism

Savasana Spread Foot Forward Fold Waterfall Pose Headstand Easy Pose

Ananta Mudra Chant Silence Microcosmic Orbit Breathing

Spiritual Practice: non attachment to our personality Detach from your concept of I am a man, woman, old, young, intelligent, stupid I am infinite consciousness, but am not having an attachment to it. Awaken Qualities: watching the movies of life go by Rasa is the pleasure of experiencing emotions, but knowing the movie is not real