Here is some art I created during my journey through the chakras and how they relate to me.
During my yoga teacher training, I learned about the chakras and blocked energy. Initially, this seemed a little woo-woo. But after my 900 hour training as a yoga therapist, I saw the how our bodies can be used to connect deeply with our inner selves. I realize that what we notice in our bodies, what emotions we feel, or memories that can pop up while we are deep in a yoga pose can lead to new insights. When we feel stuck we can figure out what is holding us back, making us sad, or dissatisfied. If we use our body rather than relying on our mind (our story), we have a new and different way to figure out and solve our life and health problems.
While studying the chakras, I found it beneficial to move through each chakra one at a time, spending a week or two on each. I worked through the postures and mindfulness exercises and noticed what came up for me. I felt this felt more helpful than the more prescriptive way of trying to just fix a chakra imbalance. Moving through the chakras as a series allowed me to move from primary issues of security and identity governed by the root chakra. Through the sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, and third eye, ending in the crown chakra. Which governs the more esoteric issue of personal enlightenment.
Self care and the chakras
I will delve more deeply into the chakras in my weekly blog. What they govern, and how they may come to be blocked. How this may show up as symptoms and what to do about it.
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