Tag Archives: sarasvati flow

A particle and a wave! Why the light “principle of complementarity” supports 2 in 1 chakra work

Light is both a wave and a particle. A seemingly impossible contradiction defines our most fundamental element. Light moves up through the sushumna (our central spinal channel) in a continuous wave, but also as a pulse, lighting up each chakra as it goes. This means the chakras exist both on a spectrum and also asContinue reading “A particle and a wave! Why the light “principle of complementarity” supports 2 in 1 chakra work”

The Double Helix Reveals Itself

Last moonth, I was focussing purely on the first chakra. After a warm up of pawanmuktasana around the feet and legs, foot massage and basic poses, I moved into more demanding stretches and dynamic sun salutations. In the standing postures I began to notice how energy moves around the body in Spirals.  I have alwaysContinue reading “The Double Helix Reveals Itself”

All Are One

7 – 1 The final in a series of fourteen practices, this moonth’s routine is all about activating sushumna nadi – from the tips of the toes to the crown of the head. Reclining hero and tiptoe fish help overcome fear of opening up your aura to the world… A few days ago, I wasContinue reading “All Are One”

The Seventh Chakra and Karma Yoga

Unlike the popular use of the term Karma, which means ‘what goes around come around’, Karma yoga strictly means yoga in action. The world karma derives from the root Kr in Sanskrit meaning ‘to act’, ‘to perform’, ‘to sacrifice’. Another Sanskrit word that I use in a similar context to karma is seva, which meansContinue reading “The Seventh Chakra and Karma Yoga”

Universal Consciousness and Bliss

The Yoga Upanishads describe five sheats, or five bodies: annamaya, pranamaya, manomaya, jnanamaya, and anandamaya. These equate to the food body, the energy body, the mind body, the wisdom body and the bliss body. Just like the chakras, the koshas (Sanskrit for sheath/body) are on a spectrum of subtlety. The lower the body (the earlierContinue reading “Universal Consciousness and Bliss”

Om and Om

April has raced by and I am bringing this blog to you rather late in the day. As we spend our final moonth on the sixth chakra and start to focus on the seventh, we begin to approach the sea of universal consciousness and bliss The primordial sound, Om, is a bridge between the worldContinue reading “Om and Om”

What Do You See?

Two birds of beautiful plumage, comrades Inseparable, live on the selfsame tree. One bird eats the fruit of pleasure and pain; The other looks on without eating. Shvetashvatara Upanishad IV.6 The ajna chakra is another name for the third eye. Its powers of introspection can be awakened through meditation and asana. Ajna chakra is atContinue reading “What Do You See?”

The Arrow of Devotion

Take the great bow of the sacred scriptures, Place on it the arrow of devotion; Then draw the bowstring of meditation And aim at the target, the Lord[/Lady] of Love. The mantram is the bow, the aspirant Is the arrow, and the Lord[/Lady] the target. Now draw the bowstring of meditation, And hitting the targetContinue reading “The Arrow of Devotion”