Chakras

We are delighted to introduce our guest blogger Swami Saradananda:

Chakras: Preliminary Work

Chakras are major centres of radiant power within the body; the seven of them represent energetic intersections between physical matter and consciousness. Each person’s chakras are antenna that constantly receive and transmit energy.  How smoothly a person’s chakras function determines how fully the body is inhabited, how successful relationships are and how much inner peace can be enjoyed.

As, working with chakras can help restore and enhance energy flow, I suggest that people should begin with the following introductory meditation.

When a person meditates on their chakras, they go beyond ordinary limits imposed by time and space. Chakra meditations are simple, yet powerful techniques for helping to develop inner poise and keep life in balance. They work best when they are reinforced with regular yoga practice, self analysis and positive activities throughout the day.

Experiencing your Chakras

Sit in a comfortable meditation position. Close your eyes; breathe gently through your nose. Visualise your breath as a stream of bright white light, moving down the front of your body as you inhale – and up your back as you exhale.

As your breath flows through your body, notice how you experience the various energetic points (chakras) at the base of your body; your sacral region; solar plexus; heart; throat; forehead; top of head.

Some points are stronger, more easily experienced in front – and others seem more dominant along the back of your body. Certain chakras, you may not feel at all, or may feel very weakly. It is probably the chakras that are the weakest that you should work with first.

Swami Saradananda is an internationally-renowned yoga and meditation teacher. She has taught yoga for more than thirty-five years and is the author of a number of books, including “Chakra Meditation" and “The Essential Guide to Chakras”. Her website is: www.FlyingMountainYoga.org

Starting in October, Swami Saradananda will be teaching “Journey through the Chakras” at the Evolve Wellness Centre in South Kensington. For more information on these workshops please visit: www.evolvewellnesscentre.com/eventsworkshopsjourney-through-the-chakras