Chakra Yoga WorkShop ...Week Two...SVADISHTANA CHAKRA

Chakras are wheels of energy where we receive, assimilate and distribute life energies. Through external situations ( pressures of life ) or internal habits such as poor physical alignment or self destructivenss, a chakra can become imbalanced. The simpliest way to balance each chakra is to create alignment in the physical body. Your body reflects your imbalances, acting as a mirror through which you can gauge how each chakra is functioning. Your asana practice is he first step toward aligning your body and balancing each chakra. Instead of trying to change the way the mind works and overcoming years of patterns and beliefs, asana works to realign the physical energy centers that govern specific behaviours.

4 SVADISHTANA CHAKRA ( place of self )

Location: Pelvic Basin

Mantra: Vam

Verb: I feel

Color: Orange

Yantra: Cresent Moon

Domain: Sexuality / Likes & Dislikes, Desire, Lust, Greed, creativity


Questions to aak if Svadishtana Chakra is Sattvic:


• Do I difficulty maintaining relationships?
• Am I compulsive?
• Do I suffer from an overabundance or lack of desire?
• Do I make resolutions without the power to carry them out?
• Do I become addicted easy?


Physical Postures to Balance Svadisthana Chakra:

YATANGASANA (extended child's pose)
VIRABHADRASANA II (warrior II)
TRIKONASANA (triangle)
PRASRITTA PADDOTTANASANA (fan)
UPAVISTA KONASANA (seated wide-legged stretch)