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Aug 24, 2020 · Learn about the seven main chakras, the energy centers in your body that affect your physical and emotional well-being. Find out how to balance your chakras with yoga, breathing, and meditation.
- Mountain Pose [Root chakra] This pose involves you standing up straight with your knees slightly bent and your feet spread apart enough so you don’t feel off balance, while moving your shoulders back slightly and breathing slowly.
- Knee-to-Chest [Sacral chakra] Done while you’re laying down, this pose will find you pulling one or both of your knees to your chest, so you look like you’re curling up into a ball.
- Spinal twist [Solar plexus chakra] The spinal twist is done while sitting on a mat or a chair and aims to zero in on your belly button. “As you stay tall while sitting, point your knees, hips and toes in one direction,” Bar says.
- Fan pose [Heart chakra] A modified version of the fish pose, the fan pose aims to open your chest up. “You’re opening up like a fan,” Bar says. “Put your hands behind you and hold the seat back with straight arms, while you’re seated.
Oct 4, 2016 · Learn about the seven main chakras, the energy points in your body that affect your physical and emotional well-being. Find out how to identify and clear blockages, and what each chakra represents.
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May 11, 2023 · The 7 chakras are the energy centers of the body. Here, we introduce each one—where it is on the body, what it stands for, and what it means to open it. Our guide to each chakra, broken down with everything you need to know.
- The Root Chakra. Sanskrit Translation: Muladhara. Color: Red. Location: At the bottom of the tailbone–in the perineum for men and the cervical area for women.
- The Sacral Chakra. Sanskrit Translation: Svadhisthana. Color: Orange. Location: In your pelvic region, a couple of inches below the belly button. Also known as ‘the place of the self’, the Sacral Chakra is therefore all about your creative identity as a human.
- The Solar Plexus Chakra. Sanskrit Translation: Manipura. Color: Yellow. Location: In your stomach–around 2-3 inches above the belly button. The Manipura energy center further translates as ‘the lustrous gem.’
- The Heart Chakra. Sanskrit Translation: Anahata. Color: Green. Location: In the chest, in and around the heart space. Interestingly, the Sanskrit term for the Heart Chakra translates to the state of being ‘unhurt.’
Jun 13, 2019 · Learn about the chakras, their symbols, attributes, benefits, effects and relation to yoga. Find out how to balance these energy centers with mantra, yantra and yoga poses.
Chakras (UK: / ˈ tʃ ʌ k r ə z /, US: / ˈ tʃ ɑː k r ə z / CHUK-rəz, CHAH-krəz; Sanskrit: चक्र, romanized: cakra, lit. 'wheel, circle'; Pali: cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or inner traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
