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Chakras Listen

MULADHARA:
Root Chakra:
Vata Dosha, Purpose: Foundation:
Location: Base of Spine: Mahabhuta:
Space: Subdosha:
ApanaVata:
Color Red:
Identity: Physical Space:
Orientation: Self-Preservation:
Planet: Saturn:

Psychological Issues: Roots, grounding, trust, appropriate boundaries, family stability, prosperity, security:

Balanced Characteristics: Good health, vitality, well-grounded, comfortable in body, sense of trust in the world, ability to relax and be still, prosperity, right livelihood, feeling of safety and security: Imbalance Characteristic: Fear and Anxiety

“I don’t have the right to be here”

Deficiency: disconnection for body
Notably underweight
Fearful, anxious, restless, can’t settle
Poor focus and discipline
Poor boundaries
Chronic disorganization

Excess: obesity, overeating
Hoarding, material fixation
Greed
Sluggish, lazy, tired
Addiction to security
Fear of change
Rigid boundaries

Physical Manifestations:
Colon disorders
Disorders of the anus
Disorders of bone and teeth
Disorders of the legs, feet, knees, buttocks
Eating disorders
Frequent illness
Osteoarthritis

Healing Strategies:
Reconnect with body (abhyanga, PK, Hatha yoga, dance, weight lighting) utilize sense of touch (massage) overcome affirmations, meditation.

GIVE YOGA POSTURES

SVADISTHANA: (sweetness)

Dosha: Kapha and Vata
Mahabhuta: Water
Subdosha: Avalambhaka Kapha and Apana Vata
Color: Orange
Purpose: Connection and Emotional Flow
Location: Lower Abdomen/Sacral Plexus
Orientation: Self-gratification
Planet: Moon

Psychological Issues:
Emotions
Sexuality, Desire, Passion, Pleasure, Meed, Movement or Flow

Balanced Characteristics: Graceful movements, emotional intelligence, ability to experience pleasure, nurturance of self and others, ability to change and flow, healthy boundaries

“I Don’t have the right to feel”

Pragya Aparad:

Imbalance Characteristic: Guilt, Rigidity, Attachment

Deficiency: Rigidity in the body and attitudes, frigidity, fear of sex, poor social skills, denial of pleasure, excessive boundaries, fear of change, lack of desire, passion, excitement

Excess: Sexual addiction, sexual acting out, pleasure addiction (including food), excessively strong emotions, ruled by emotions (crisis junkies, hysteria), excessively sensitive – emotional, poor boundaries, seductive manipulation, emotional dependency, obsessive attachment

Physical Manifestations: disorders of reproductive organs, urogenital disorders, menstrual disorders, sexual dysfunction, low back, knee trouble or lack of flexibility, deadened senses – loss of appetite, for food, sex, life:

Healing Strategies:
Movement therapy (yoga, tai chi, dancing, belly dancing)
Emotional release or containment as necessary
Abhyanga
Ayurvedic Spa treatments (facials, milk baths, etc)
Overcome pragya aparad with affirmations, meditation, inner child work

GIVE YOGA POSTURES:

MANIPURA: lustrous gem
Dosha: Pitta
Purpose: Transformation
Location: Solar Plexus
Orientations: Self definition
Mahabhuta: Fire
Subdosha: Ranjaka Pitta
Color: Yellow
Identity: Ego Identity
Planet: Mars

Psychological Issues:
Self-esteem, personal power, autonomy, individuation, energy, will

Balanced Characteristics: Responsible, reliable, balanced, effective will, good self-esteem, confidence, warm personality, appropriate self-discipline, spontaneity, playfulness, humor

Pragya Aparad “I don’t have the right to be independent or powerful”

Imbalance Characteristic: shame

Deficiency: Low energy, weak will, easily manipulated, poor self-discipline and follow-through, low self-esteem, emotionally cold, collapsed middle, attraction to stimulants, passive, unreliable

Excess: Aggressive, need to be right, dominating, controlling, manipulative, power hungry, attraction to sedatives, stubbornness, driving ambition, competitive, arrogant hyperactive

Physical Manifestations:
Poor digestion, eating disorders, ulcers, hypoglycemia, diabetes, hypertension, disorders of stomach, pancreas, gallbladder, liver, chronic fatigue.

Healing Strategies:
Risk taking (in deficiency)
Deep relaxation (shir, meditation)
Vigorous exercise (martial arts, aerobics,
Yoga or pilates that emphasizes the core
Counseling re: shame and ego strength
Virechana (laxative therapy) to decrease Pitta
Overcome pragya aparad with affirmation, meditation

GIVE YOGA ASANAS

ANAHATA: unstuck
Mahabhuta: fire (Water)
Dosha: Pitta (Kapha)
Subdosha: Sadhaka Pitta
Avalambhaka KaphaPurpose
Purpose: Love
Color: Green
Location: Center of Chest
Identity: Social Orientation: Acceptance of self and others
Planet: Venus Psychological Issues:

Balanced Pragya Aparad: Love, balance, self-love, relationship, intimacy, devotion balanced characteristics, compassionate, loving, empathetic, self-loving, altruistic, peaceful,

Imbalanced characteristic: “I don’t have the right to be loved.", grief, or coldness.

Deficiency: Antisocial, withdrawn, cold,
Critical, judgmental of self or others
Loneliness, fear of intimacy, lack of empathy, narcissism excess, codependency, poor boundaries, demanding, clinging, jealous, disorders of the heart, thymus, lungs, breast, arms, sunken chest, circulation problems, asthma, immune system dysfunction.

Healing Strategies:
Meditation, Pranayama, utilize sense of touch (abhyanga, PK, massage)
Overcome with counseling,
Behavioral rasayanas (connecting with children or pets

VISHUDDHA: Purification
Dosha: Vata
Purpose: communication/Creativity
Location: Throat
Orientation: Self-expression
Mahabhuta: Air
Subdosha: Udana Vata
Color: Bright Blue
Identity: creative
Planet: mercury

Psychological Issues: communication, creativity, listening,resonance, fining one’s own voice

Balanced Characteristics: resonant voice, good listener, clear communication, diplomatic, lives creatively.

“I don’t have the right to be express”

Imbalance Characteristic: Lies

Deficiency: fear of speaking, small weak voice, difficulty with putting feelings into words, introversion, shyness, tone deaf, poor rhythm

Excess: Excessive talking,using talking as a defense, inability to listen, poor auditory comprehension, gossiping, dominating conversations.

Physical Manifestations: Sore throat, ear problems, hoarseness, voice disorders, lymphatic congestion or toxicity, tightness of jaw, TMJ

Healing Strategies: Utilize sense of sound (chanting, singing, toning)

Silence: (for excessive
Teach listening and communication skills, voice lessons, journaling, affirmations meditation,
Nasya
Yoga

GIVE YOGA ASANAS:

AJNA: to perceive and command
Dosha: Pitta/Vata
Purpose: to see into things
Locations: forehead (third eye)
Orientation: Self-Reflection
Mahabhuta: Fire/space
Subdosha: Alochaka Pitta/Prana Vata
Color: Indigo
Identity: Archetypal
Planet: Jupiter

Psychological Issues:
Insight, intuition, imagination, rigidity visualization, dreams, vision, memory

Balanced Characteristics: Perceptive, intuitive, good memory, able to access and remember dreams, able to think symbolically, able to visualize

“I don’t have the right to see”

Imbalance Characteristic: Illusion

Deficiency: Poor vision, poor memory, difficulty imaging alternatives, difficulty visualizing, denial (can’t see what is going on), rigidity (one true and only true way)

Excess: Delusion, obsessions, nightmares, hallucinations, difficulty concentrating

Physical Manifestations: vision problems, headaches

Healing Strategies: Meditation, Mandalas, Color therapy, creative visualization, massaging the third eye with essential oils, affirmations, meditation

YOGA ASANA, Palming the eyes

CHAKRA MEDITATION:

7 Chakras
Wisdom
Induition
Calmness
Heart – love and openness – consciousness behind like force
Self control
Adherence is good deeds
Power of restraint from evil

LAM: Red, The root centre – emotions

VUM: Dark Blue, The Genitals – desire of mind

RAM: Dark blue, Fire, the eyes – behind the naval - digestion

YUM: Deep Red The heart, love for all living things – circulation = skin and touch

HUM: throat, mouth, tongue – calmness very pure, motivation inspiration

SHUM

OM: pineal gland

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CHAKRA MEDITATION:

MAKE YOUR TOMORROW PEACEFUL BY LIVING TODAY IN THE RIGHT UNDERSTANDING, DIVINE THOUGHT AND SELFLESS ACTION