From the heart there radiate a hundred And one vital tracks. One of them rises To the crown of the head. This way leads To immortality, the others to death Kathe Upanishad [3.16] (1) This moonth I am working on the throat chakra. It is connected to the heart below and the ajna chakras above.Continue reading “Love and light, between the heart and the crown”
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Chant and Be Happy: The Fifth Chakra
In the way that water needs earth to be carried and shaped by it, sound needs air to travel and be heard. In the presence of ether, sound cannot travel. Many people believe that the elements of sound and ether are interchangeable at the fifth chakra, but they are in fact mutually exclusive, sound dependsContinue reading “Chant and Be Happy: The Fifth Chakra”
The Fifth Chakra and Restoring the Primary Curve
In Anatomy, the primary curve relates to the natural curve of the head, neck and spine as found in the faetal position. We develop secondary curves in the neck when we learn to look up as babies, in the lumbar spine when we leanr to sit up and in the legs when we learn toContinue reading “The Fifth Chakra and Restoring the Primary Curve”
The Chakra of Truth
The fifth chakra is about truth, communication, discernment, judgement and detoxification. Its Sanskrit name Vishuddha means purification (1). The element associated with this chakra is sound, which makes sense given that its locaton, at the throat, is home to the vocal chords from which we talk, sing and speak our truth. The fourth chakra isContinue reading “The Chakra of Truth”
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Finding Your Voice
The third and final moon focussing on the heart chakra really emphasises the need for self care and taking your yoga practice at a pace that suits where you are at this moment. It is no use performing peacock if you end up in tears. With the winter solsitce last Thursday/Friday your energy may beContinue reading “Finding Your Voice”
Loving Kindness
This moon is all about balancing the heart chakra, a classic yoga focus. If you;ve got things going on for you in your love life it will likely show up in your practice. Are you feeling hurt, or are you free to express your self? The body is a reflection of the mind, and whatContinue reading “Loving Kindness”
Enlightened Activism: Love Doing What You Do
Another moon, another theme! As the third ego merges into the fourth chakra, the heart, we begin to see a magical combination. When loving kindness influences all our actions we are said to be liberated, or enlightened. What is enlightenment? For me, it is freedom from pain thrugh a deeper appreciation of each moment. ContradictingContinue reading “Enlightened Activism: Love Doing What You Do”
Isometric contraction: working with the tensegrity of the body
Lots of fancy words in the title of this post, but what do they all mean? Tensegrity is a portmanteau (oo there’s another one – it means combination!) of tension and integrity. It’s what makes the body parts move in tandem with each other. The foot bone is connected to the leg bone, the legContinue reading “Isometric contraction: working with the tensegrity of the body”
Take Back You Power
This moon I am working on the third chakra:the Ego, straight up. The solar chakra is home to the ego self, which drives us forward. Sometimes it does not know what to do; it reverses, or takes short cuts, avoiding what is being presented to us, determined to go down a path of our ownContinue reading “Take Back You Power”
Sarasvati Flow 