Chakra Series: Anja Chakra
Chakras Illuminated : Root to Crown Meditation
7 - Week Series : Jan. 31-Mar 14, 2023
Tuesdays @ 10:45am
Please follow along on our journey through the chakra system. Each week I will post a new chakra with information to support your understanding of the seven major energy processing centers from root to crown.
You are welcome to join us for this class series at Yoga Loka - now until March 14, 2023. There’s still room to sign up at Yoga Loka - https://www.yogalokareno.com/mini-series. Or follow this blog series each week.
WHAT ARE THE CHAKRAS?
The seven chakras are energy centers in our bodies that energy flows through. When energy is blocked in any of these seven areas, it can lead to emotional or physical illness. It’s important to know where your chakras are located, what they represent, and how you can keep the energy flowing through them.
Illuminating the seven major chakras from your base to your crown:
CHAKRA SIX
Third Eye Chakra | Anja
Sanskrit: To Command, to Know, to Follow, Command Center
Element: Light
Color: Indigo
Bija Mantra: OM or KaSham
Mudra: Kalesvara Mudra
Meditation: Wheels of Life - pg. 277
Affirmation: I trust my intuition. I have a clear vision of my life. I am open to new ideas and perspectives. I quickly see the truth behind the facade. I make wise decisions based on my intuition.
What is it? This chakra is is located eyebrow level mid-brain and is associated with your intuition, or sixth sense. It governs how the rest of the chakras function. It is the meeting point between two important energetic streams in the body, the ida and pingala nadis, and the place where the mind and the body converge.
Deficient (Tamas): Low or blocked Ajna energy impedes your ability to remember and concentrate. Processing speed slows and you may be prone to procrastination and indecision.
Excessive (Rajas): When the third eye chakra is overactive, the mind races. You can feel that buzzy energy of over-caffeination or sleeplessness. It can be difficult to concentrate or stay on task.
Balanced (Sattva): Ajna means “beyond wisdom,” and in balance you experience expanded imagination, clairvoyance, synchronicity, and intuition.
SUGGESTED READING
Wheels of Life | The Classic Guide to the Chakra System by Anodea Judith
Eastern Body Western Mind | Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self by Anodea Judith
Chakra Yoga by Anodea Judith
Chakras | Seven Keys to Awakening and Healing the Energy Body by Anodea Judith
Charge and the Energy Body by Anodea Judith
Chakra Yoga | Balancing Energy for Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Well-Being by Alan Finger
Chakras | Energy Centers of Transformation by Harish Johari
Roots of Yoga by James Mallinson and Mark Singleton
Yoga of the Subtle Body | A Guide to the Physical and Energetic Anatomy of Yoga by Tias Little
Chakra Mantras | Liberate Your Spiritual Genius Through Chanting by Thomas Ashley-Farrand
Tantra | The Path of Ecstasy by Georg Feuerstein
The Serpent Power | The Secrets of Tantric & Shaktic Yoga by Arthur Avalon
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga by C.G. Jung
Mudras | Yoga in the Hands by Gertrud Hirschi
