Welcome back to our second segment of the root chakra. I’m hoping that you are enjoying diving into something new. Each of the three segments will introduce you to different techniques to help you balance your chakras. As always, take what resonates with you and feel free to leave the rest.
Yoga
We will continue with some additional yoga poses that help to connect you to the earth and ground you. As you do these poses, I welcome you to image that there are roots extending from your feet, reaching down through the floor and into the earth, down to it’s core, connecting you to our Mother Earth.
- Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
- Come into Table Top with the knees stacked under the hips, wrists stacked under the shoulders.
- Finger tips are spread wide with the middle fingers pointing toward the front of the room.
- Tuck the toes and press the hips up toward the ceiling, making an upside down V with your body (Image 1).
- Feet should be hip distance apart.
- Try to draw the heels down toward the earth, but be aware that they may not reach the ground and that’s perfectly okay.
- Keep the legs straight if you can comfortably, otherwise keep a slight bend in the knees.
- Press the belly toward the thighs.
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- Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana)
- From Downward Facing Dog (Image 2), inhale and extend the right leg back coming into Three Legged Dog (Image 3).
- Exhale and draw the right knee in toward the chest (Image 4) and plant the right foot in between your hands (Image 5).
- Drop the heel of your left foot down onto the mat and adjust the toes so they point up toward the upper left hand corner of your mat (Image 6).
- Inhale, bringing the torso up, raising the arms overhead and keeping a bend in the right knee (Image 7).
- Finger tips are spread wide and palms face one another.
- Check to make sure the right knee is stacked on top of the right ankle.
- The heel of your right foot should be in line with the heel on your left foot.
- Externally rotate the right leg so that it presses open slightly to the right.
- The left leg is straight and engaged.
- Both hips are squared and pointing to the front of the room.
- Relax the shoulders.
- Take a deep inhale, as you exhale plant the hands down on the mat to frame the right foot.
- Step the right foot back and press the hips up toward the ceiling, coming into Downward Facing Dog.
- Repeat on the other side.
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- Pyramid (Parsvottanasana)
- From Warrior 1 (Image 8), inhale and straighten the front leg without locking the knee (Image 9).
- Step the back foot up about six inches toward the front of the mat while keeping the toes pointed toward the upper left hand corner of the mat.
- Bring the arms behind the back grabbing opposite elbows (right hand grabs left elbow, left hand grabs right elbow) (Image 10).
- Take a deep inhale pressing the chest forward.
- Exhale, hinging from the hips, leading with the heart, keep the back flat and fold over the front leg (Image 11, 12 and 13).
- Actively draw the hip of your back leg forward and draw the hip of the front leg back, working to square the hips. You may not feel a great deal of movement with this.
- Check in to make sure the front leg is straight and the knee is not locked.
- Stay here for 5 to 10 breaths.
- Release the hands and plant them down onto the mat (Image 14).
- On an inhale, put a slight bend in the front knee (Image 15) and slowly bring the torso back up with the arms overhead, coming back into Warrior 1 (Image 16).
- Repeat on the other side.
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If yoga is not your thing, you can try hiking, working out, walking barefoot, jogging or foot massages to stimulate your muladhara chakra. Also wearing the color red, lighting a red candle, and eating red foods like strawberries, beets and cherries can help to balance your chakra.
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