What the Heck are Chakras?

Don’t be scared! If you’ve been following me this far, I promise what is to come will still have a familiar format. There will be yoga, breathing, playlists and more, but I’m going to be adding a little more of the spiritual side of yoga beginning with a journey into chakras. You can dive in with me or you can continue to read these posts and take from them what works for you and what you enjoy. As always, the choice is yours, but whatever you choose welcome to this new endeavor.

So you might be asking yourself, what the heck is a chakra? Well I’m going to tell you all about them! We have energy centers in our body, think of them as places where we harbor energy both positive and negative. Most books about chakras will focus on the seven main ones and these are the ones I will be breaking down for you.

The word chakra is Sanskrit for wheel, so envision these chakras as spinning wheels of energy. A balanced chakra will rotate at a steady pace moving the energy around in an optimal manner. When these chakra become unbalanced, the wheel is spinning to fast or is sluggish and this can manifest into physical ailments.

So what do you do if you have a chakra out of balance? You can go to an energy healer and get your chakras aligned or you can do some DIY. The next seven posts will give you some helpful tips on yoga poses, breathing exercises and self-care that will improve the rotation of each chakra.

Since there are so many different yoga poses, oils and crystals that can be used to help in balancing your chakras, I will be breaking up each chakra into three posts. Each post will have a different activity or exercise to try. My hope is that there will be something for everyone!