Chakra Series: Vishuddha 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 FIVE
Throat Chakra | Vishuddha
Sanskrit: Purification or Cleansing
Element: Ether
Color: Blue
Bija Mantra: Ham
Mudra: Vishuddha Mudra
Meditation: Wheels of Life - pg. 231
Affirmation: I am free to express myself. I speak my truth with confidence. I listen to others with respect and understanding. I am a good communicator. My words are powerful and meaningful. I easily express my needs and wants.
What is it? Vishuddha is the energetic home of speech and hearing, and the endocrine glands that control metabolism. On a spiritual level, this chakra is all about expanding our conversation to the Divine.
Deficient (Tamas): When the throat energy is low, there can be a tendency to feel shy or reticent or to act in a passive-aggressive way.
Excessive (Rajas): If you know the expression “all choked up” then you understand what too much throat chakra energy might feel like—an emotional overload. It is also associated with manipulative behavior, arrogance, and being too talkative.
Balanced (Sattva): When the throat chakra is in balance, you feel authentic and are a and good listener.
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
