Our body has over 70,000 chakras. Each time our meridians (nadis) cross, that junction is called a chakra. Seven main chakras make up our energetic system. These seven chakras are energetic centers located at the endocrine glands.
When your chakras are balanced, energy is able to freely flow through your energetic system. This leads to a greater sense of peace and wellness.
Having balanced chakras impacts your aura, or energetic field. A balanced aura will allow you to attract positive results.
Negative thoughts, feelings, foods, and inaction can adversely influence the chakras, thus our energetic health. The long term effects could lead to mental, emotional, and physical imbalances, density, or blocks in the chakras.
An individual with physical imbalances in a specific area may also reflect the imbalanced qualities associated with the connecting chakra.
There are numerous ways to balance and cleanse your chakras. This includes eating foods associated with the color of the chakra and practicing yoga where particular poses help to open up the chakra.
In addition, journaling to reflect on areas of your life that may require shifts is also important in balancing the chakra.
Just like maintaining a clean home and work environment, our chakras need to be maintained regularly too. Besides Reiki energy healing, various yoga poses can also help to balance the chakras.
Yoga poses and sequences can open and align the seven chakras, or energy centers, of the body. A well-tuned asana practice can free up energy and stimulate imbalances in the energy centers.
This not only enhances your yoga practice, but also provides a sense of balance, grounding, and calmness in life off the yoga mat.
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Here are a few yoga poses to help you balance your seven chakras:
First (Root) Chakra: Security & Survival
Yoga exercises: front body stretches, crow pose, chair pose
Key focus: Action speed
Second (Sacral) Chakra: Creativity
Yoga exercises: cobra pose, butterfly, sat kriya, maha mudra
Key focus: Feelings, empathy
Third (Navel) Chakra: Action & Balance
Yoga exercises: bow pose, fish pose, dancers pose, movements that strengthen the core
Key focus: Thoughts, logic
Fourth (Heart) Chakra: Love & Compassion
Yoga exercises: arm balance poses, upper torso twists, breathing exercises
Key focus: Caring, compassion
Fifth (Throat) Chakra: Projective Power of the Word
Yoga exercises: cobra pose, plow pose, camel pose, neck stretches
Key focus: Communication, listen, create
Sixth (Third Eye) Chakra: Intuition, Wisdom, & Identity
Yoga exercises: meditating, archer pose, all exercises where the foreheads rests on the floor
Key focus: Community
Seventh (Crown) Chakra: Humility & Vastness
Yoga exercises: meditating, sat kriya, mahabandha
Key focus: Self Awareness, service
Trying to look up the sanskrit name for downward facing dog? Different styles of yoga may have different names for an asana (yoga postures).
Below are sanskrit names for common yoga poses. Each pose is categorized by pose type. Not sure which category a specific pose fall under? Simply do a search (Crtl F) and type in the English name.
Surya A and B Poses
Tadasana: Mountain pose
Urdhva hastasana: Upward salute
Uttanasana: Forward fold
Ardha uttanasana: Half forward fold
Anjaneyasana: Low lunge pose
Adho mukha svanasana: Downward facing dog
Phalankasana: High plank
Chaturanga dandasana: Four limbed staff pose
Urdhva mukha svanasana: Upward facing dog
Utkatasana: Chair pose
Virabhadrasana 1: Warrior 1 pose
Standing Poses: Neutrally rotated (forward facing hips)
Padangusthanasana: Forward fold with yogi toe bind
Padahasthasana: Gorilla pose
Prasarita padottanasana: Intense spread leg stretch/wide leg forward fold
Parsvottanasana: Intense side stretch/pyramid pose
Standing Poses: Externally rotated (open/side facing hips)
Virabhadrasana II: Warrior 2
Utthita parsvakonasana: Extended side angle pose
Utthita trikonasana: Triangle pose
Parighasana: Gate pose
Standing Balancing Poses
Vrksasana: Tree pose
Utthita hasta padangusthasana A + B (Standing big toe pose)
Garudasana: Eagle pose
Virabhadrasana 3: Warrior 3
Ardha chandrasana: Half moon pose
Natarajasana: Dancer’s pose
Backbends
Salabhasana: Locust pose
Bhujangasana: Cobra pose
Dhanurasana: Bow pose
Ustrasana: Camel pose
Kapotasana: King pigeon pose
Setu bandha sarvangasana: Bridge pose
Urdha dhanurasana: Upward facing bow pose
Matsyasana: fish pose
Seated Poses and Forward Bends
Dandasana: Staff pose
Padmasana: Lotus pose
Navasana: Boat pose
Paschimottanasana: West side, intense stretch pose
Marichyasana A: Name of a sage
Baddha konasana: Bound angle pose
Janu sirasana: Head to knee pose
Upavistha konasana: Forward straddle pose
Kurmasana: Tortoise pose
Gomukasana: Cows face pose
Balasana: Child’s pose
Sukhasana: Easy seated pose
Padmasana: Lotus pose
Virasana: Hero pose
Hanumanasana: Hanuman’s pose
Supine Poses
Pursvottanasana: Incline plank pose
Supta virasana: Supine hero pose
Apanasana: Knee to chest pose
Ananda balasana: Happy baby pose
Halasana: Plow pose
Karnipidasana: Knee to ear pose
Supta padangusthasana: Supine big toe pose
Supta parivartanasana: Lying spinal twist
Jathara parivartanasana: Supine twist
Twisting Poses
Parivrtta trikonasana: Revolved/twisting triangle pose
Parivrtta parsvakonasana: Revolved/twisting side angle pose
Parivrtta ardha chandrasana: Revolved/twisting half moon pose
Parivrtta janu sirsasana: Revolved head-to-knee pose
Bharadvajasana: Seated hip-opener twist
Ardha matsyendrasana: Half lord of fish pose
Parivrtta surya yantrasana: Compass pose
Arm Balances
Vasisthasana: Side plank pose
Tolasana: Scale pose
Lolasana: Pendant pose
Bhujapidasana: Arm pressure pose
Tittibhasana: Firefly pose
Astavakrasana: Eight angle pose
Bakasana: Crane/crow pose
Parsava bakasana: Side crow pose
Galavasana: Flying crow pose
Eka pada koundinasana II: One-legged arm balance pose
Inversions
Viparita karani: Legs up the wall pose
Sirsasana: Headstand
Salamba sarvangasana: Shoulder stand
Pincha mayurasana: Peacock pose
Adho mukha vrksasana: Handstand
Other
Eka pada rajakapotasana: One-legged king pigeon pose
Savasana: Corpse pose
Bindilasana: Cat pose
Marjariasana: Cow pose
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