Yogic Living Newsletter

October 2022 - Volume 2

One of the most important dimensions of yoga is the understanding of your body’s energy. This week we journey through the chakras, which house your body’s vital energy. 

The Sanskrit word chakra translates to a wheel or disk. In yoga, this term refers to vortices of energy throughout the body. Yoga recognizes seven main chakras that align along the spine, starting from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Kundalini Yoga recognizes an eighth chakra: the electromagnetic field which surrounds the body. 

While the chakras are subtle and invisible to the naked eye, each of them corresponds to a bundle of nerves that communicate with neighboring major organs. The chakras impact every aspect of our physical, emotional, and psycho-spiritual well-being. Yoga helps to keep the chakras open, aligned, and in balance. Anytime there’s a blockage, our vital energy flow is restricted. 

Let’s explore various practices to keep you empowered as we journey into the chakras.

A Journey Through the Eight Chakras with Kundalini Yoga

Join blogger Lynn Roulo as she takes us through each of the eight chakras, offering a brief explanation with a Kundalini Yoga kriya and meditation to help bring each of these energy centers back into balance.

The Chakra System

We are all composed of eight chakras (seven physical and one around the body—the aura) that dictate our strengths and weaknesses in life. There is a relationship between behavior and your dominant chakra because energy acts like a magnet. We constantly attract vibrations to ourselves that are on the same wavelength as the chakras from which we are operating. Kundalini Yoga allows the kundalini energy to rise, balancing and coordinating all of the chakras.

Practices to Balance All the Chakras

Long Ek Ong Kars

Kriya for Elevation

Purifying the Self

Kriya For Balancing the Chakras & Corresponding Organs

Stimulate Your Chakra System and Feel Wonderful

Basic Spinal Energy Series

Recipe: Delicious Red Lentil Kitchari

Kitchari is a staple comfort food in India, which normally includes yellow moong dal, rice, healing spices, and vegetables. In Ayurveda, Kitchari is used to purify the blood and cleanse and remove toxins through the digestive tract. Kitchari is delicious and satisfying. Feel free to change up the veggies with whatever you have in your fridge. Kitchari is an easy, versatile, and healthy dish to make and a great way to give your body's digestive tract a well-needed break.

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