Chakra Series: Manipura 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 THREE
Solar Plexus Chakra | Manipura
Sanskrit: City of gems
Element: Fire
Color: Yellow
Bija Mantra: Ram
Mudra: Namaskar Mudra
Meditation: Wheels of Life - pg. 147
Affirmation: I am confident and assertive. I trust my intuition. I make decisions with confidence. I am in control of my life. I am worthy of love and respect. I am a lovable and desirable being.
What is it: Located at the navel, this energy center, one of the chakras, is associated with the digestive system, the element of fire, and individual power and purpose. You’ve heard the expression “firing on all cylinders.” Think of this chakra as your body’s energy power-house.
Deficient (Tamas): Low energy can lead to poor appetite, anxiety, disorganization, and difficulty staying on task.
Excessive (Rajas): When the energy of this chakra is too high, tempers may flare and you may feel a need to control everything and everyone.
Balanced (Sattva): Balance in the third chakra is indicated by high self-esteem, strong charisma, and confident decision making.
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
