Chakra Yoga 🕉️ | Balance Your 7 Chakras | Asanas and Meditation | Indian Yoga

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welcome to practice according to the concept of chakra yoga the human body does not only consist of Bones muscles organs and skin it's rather made up of various layers of energy Fields the human body has seven chakras If energy is blocked in one of the chakras due to bad habits or environmental factors this can result in emotional mental or even physical imbalances this class includes specific ASAS pranayama and meditation to purify and balance your chakras let's get to [Music] it first of the seven chakras the root chakra it is our tap route and our connection to the Earth it holds our urges around food sleep sex and survival to activate your muladhara utkatasana or the yogi squat Palms together elbows up getting deep down to your glutes as you bend your knees you can stay in for variation with extended arms if that suits you now think about your bottom think about your root send your energy down to your root [Music] chakra malasana spread your legs out toes facing out glutes down all the way down to the ground use your elbows to push your legs away from your hips straighten your spine as you practice these ASAS think about your challenges in your life and what's holding you back from feeling stabilized rooted and grounded performing A variation into massin hands down moving one of your hips down stabilizing for hips to one side as you open arm and switch to the other side and last variation let's extend both your arms up Palms together and drawing all your energy down to muladhara clear the way of things that are no longer serving you to release swadish Tana or pelvic chakra this chakra is held in our sacrum it is the home of the reproductive organs our desires and our water Center to activate your pelvic chakra you're going to get into chaki chilasa extending legs out interlocking your fingers shooting your hands right in front of you to go in circles using your hips creating that fluidity into pelvic region when this chakra is open and free flowing it increases self-healing and sensual pleasures [Music] now return circles to the other [Music] direction coming up on standing for the second ASA to activate swadishtana separate your legs out as wider as you can wider to hips bending both your knees settling into a squat open chest open heart and sending all your energy down to pelvis the lower abdomen down for a low lunge to anyone side bending the front dropping the other down to the mat now we going to come up on spine Palms on prayer lifting all the way above your head and if you think you can advance you're going to shift your body weight down to the front leg and reaching high on spine as you look up and let's switch to the other side and also by activating this chakra you will be healed of any reproductive organ concerns that you may be experiencing like PCOS infertility uterus and ovary consense and other imbalances in both men and women and and relax back to the ground but theas in a carers pose feet together knees apart using your hands to bring your heels as closer as you can closer to your pelvis interlock your fingers extending your arms to Anchor around your toes erect your spine and stay sending energy down to pis pulsing the knees down to get more deeper stimulating to improve circulation within the pelvic region [Music] manipura or the naval chakra located at the naval associated with the digestive system think of manipura as your body is energy Powerhouse as it holds a vast amount of a physical Vitality let's pick your right side toes facing out to the right the toes of the left facing straight revolved triangle for this you're going to reach forward and down to the right leg to the right ankle you're going to take the left hand to get hold of your right foot and revolving to twist in for spine hold for your core now let's switch sides manipura is located in the belly these poses strengthen this area activating the core and the internal fire to remove energy blockages or imbalances revolving to twist in for spine think about core [Music] and back to Center let's get to the mat to continue with activating your manipura nothing better than palasa or the plank pose hands go right under shoulders flex your foot separating to hip distance apart now lift your knees up and staying on the same plane head to toe now try to slowly engage your core suck your belly into your spine the breathing is [Music] normal activating your manipura thinking about core thinking about tightening it [Music] to release now Kasa or the boat pose coming onto glutes erect your spine get hold of your ankles and lift your legs [Music] up everything goes to the core here try to balance Focus if you're advancing you can opt to extend legs out arms out stay strong when this chakra is free flowing we are empowered by the energy of transformation [Music] and release anahata the heart chakra located at the center of the chest and it's considered to be the most powerful Center of all associated with the lungs and the element of air we can imagine the heart as a meeting ground for the vast spectrum of our human emotional experience coming into NRA janasana or the tant's pose grabbing one of your leg with the same hand you can hold any grip that feels convenient now slowly try to lean forward to open the leg out open your chest open your heart [Music] switch sides [Music] if this chakra is free flowing you are more compassionate you will show unconditional love and total faith in the divine and release next one for heart openers you're going to go down to the mat bangasa hands are right by the chest toes are pointed and away from the body elbows are tucked in you're going to push the ground away using your hands looking up closing your lips and opening for chest and heart breathing is normal and release Turn Around for another hot opener and we're going to do with chakra now or the wheel pose now feet hip distance apart pressing all four corners of your feet taking both your hands right next to your face like so fingers pre open pressing Roots down slowly lifting your hips away from the mat keeping knee in line with legs lifted chest pressing into the mat to lift away from the ground your Gaz is in between the hands a beautiful Advanced chest opener and release [Music] vishi the throat chakra it is the energetic home of speech and hearing and the endocrine glands that control metabolism if this chakra is free flowing it is all about expanding a conversation to the Divine Sim Hassen or the Lion's pose start by sitting on your knees resting your hips on your calves keeping your feet touching place your palms on the ground in front of you pointing your fingers towards your body and lean your torso forward arching the spine upwards gazing at your third eye in between your eyebrows and you can stick your tongue out and exhale through your mouth impressing a lion's Aurora with a sound send your energy down to your throat as you vocalize release and turning around to come to the match back down say the Basin or the pelvic Bridge feet is down legs are to hip distance apart interlay your fingers Shing your hands right underneath your spine like so now lifting your hips as high as you can bringing chin to chest cinching in for throat once again close your eyes sending energy down to your visha [Music] [Music] and release and one last ASA to activate your throat chakra on your back feet planted down to the ground move your elbows and closer to lift your upper body up the crown of your head resting on the Earth chest is Broad pushing upwards to raise the back of your mat navl is active drawing up into towards your spine stretching elongating your neck [Music] and bring it down very slowly to the mud AA chakra or the third eye is located eyebrow level midbrain it is a meeting point between two important energetic streams in the body the AA and pinglan nadis and the place where the mind and the body converge let's bring it into balasana or the child's resting pose the big toes touching each other extending your arms right in front of you and pressing your third eye down to the mat the flat potion of your head and focus in between your eyebrows which is your third eye [Music] [Music] adasa or the downward facing dog Flex the foot fo underneath pressing Palms down to the ground lifting your glute up high let your head hair everything hang loose to gravity active core sucking your belly in if this chakra is free flowing we have more intuition inner knowing and a feeling that we are much more than a physical body and release rounding through your sit bones crisscrossing your legs knees move towards tacking in one line heels ground away from the [Music] hips going to crisscross your arms Palms together Eagle arms as you close your eyes focus on your third eye relax your forehead your eye [Music] brow and take your time let's switch legs and interlay your hands bringing in all the attention [Music] [Music] and release Sahar the crown chakra the last of the seven chakras is what links to everything that is beyond our individual ego it is everything that lies beyond our inner intellect and personal needs preferences and emotional experiences we're going to do a pranayama practice practice alternate nostril breathing or analum venome for this you're going to take your right hand pointer and your tall finger to place it right in between your eyebrows now we going to close the left nostril with your ring finger and your right nostril with your thumb and alternating your breath between your nostrils we're going to do this together let's close the left nostril with your ring finger inhale through the right close the right exhale to the left inhale through the left close the left left exhale to the right inhale to the right close the right exhale left inhale to the left close the left exhale right inhale right close right exhale left inhale left close left to Exhale right one more inhale through the right close the right to final exhale to the left and release and last but not the least let's bring it into shavasana now lie down hands are by your side let's begin to slowly breathe notice how your body moves with each breath notice how your body moves with each breath feel your chest expand as you breathe now begin to take longer and deeper breaths into your nose noticing how the air feels inside the nostrils feel the points of contact with the surface beneath you notice the support it provides as you tune into these Sensations let go of any tension or discomfort allow yourself to fully relax into the present moment now bring in Awareness to the top of your head the location of your crown chakra visualize a glowing Viet light shining brightly at the center this is a light of divine connection visualize yourself drawing in Divine Light guidance and inspiration from the universe allow these sacred energies to nourish and uplift your crown chakra let go of any resistance or barriers to experiencing the fullness of Spiritual Awakening let's allow the power of affirmations to strengthen this visualization even more affirm these positive affirmations to yourself I am connected to the Divine source of all creation I am Guided by the wisdom and love of the Universe I surrender to the Divine flow of life and Trust In the Journey of my soul I am a vessel of Divine Light and [Music] love and when you're ready rub your palms together from the Heat and gently cup it down to your eyes and let's take a final deep breath here inhale and exhale taking hands down to prayer to your forehead for good thoughts hands down to lips with good thoughts come out good words and hands down to heart for gratefulness as we bow down for today's nourishing enlightening and divine [Music] practice I really hope that this class made you feel more balanced connected to your natural way of aligning while feeling rooted strong and nourished in both Body and Soul thank you so much for doing this along with me today feel free to come back to this prce practice whenever you need it until next time namaste [Music]