The Chakra System Reveled

The Energy Body

The Chakra System

What is a Chakra?

Study of the 7 Chakras

Earth’s Magnetic Field

Our Electromagnetic Field

Sushumna

Pingala (right side)

Ida (left side)

Definition: It is a center of energy located on the body that can be active, hyperactive, passive, or dormant.

Characteristics

Physical

Astral (Emotional)

Causal (Thought)

Physical: physical foundation, elimination, genitals, rectum, legs, and knees

Astral: shelter, safety, ability to provide for oneself, abundance

Causal: existence, manifestation

Negative Expression: hoarding,

mindless violence, chronic fatigue

Mountain

Easy Pose

Child’s Pose

Squat

Warrior 2

Chinmaya Mudra

Dirga Pranayama (3 Part Breathing)

Chant “LAM”

Spiritual Practice: to study the scriptures

reading of the wisdom of others

Awakened Qualities: have tremendous energy and endurance

to be able to work, study, or sit in meditation for prolong periods of time

you will need to eat and sleep less, and more of your energy will be given to other aspects of your life

Physical: digestion, bladder, kidneys, fertility

Astral: creativity, fear, lust, inherited parental issues

sex, abuse, creation, passion, family

Causal : Justification

We create justifications for what we do to hide or disguise our primitive instincts

Negative Expression: sex, sexual and emotional abuse, inherited parental issues

Goddess Pose

Reclining Bound Angle

Low Lunge

Eagle

Cow Face Pose

Yoni Mudra

Chant “VAM”

Kapal Bhatti Breathing

Spiritual Practice: companions, honesty, loyalty

Companions – look to see who you keep company

Honesty – with yourself and others

Loyalty - to your convictions and friends

Awakened Qualities: the energy to break things down and re-create them

to recreate the body and the organs of perception

gives the power to create new habits within the mind

Physical: stomach, abdomen,

liver, pancreas

Astral: courage, worry,

self esteem, self confidence

Causal: hoping or fearing for the future

Negative Expression: GI disorders, sorrow, pride, ego inflation, victim mentality, anorexia

Boat Pose

Bow Pose

Fierce Pose

Half Lord of Fishes

Reclining Twist

Matangi Mudra Chant “RAM” Bhastrika Breathing

Spiritual Practice: to suspend like and dislike

To see people for who they truly are

If you become more finicky and choosy you are moving backwards in the spiritual path

Awakened Qualities: develop empathic abilities

To feel what other people are feeling

To suspend judgement is to truly be empathic

Physical: heart, lungs, breasts,

immune system

Astral: love, hope, surrender,

compassion, forgiveness

Causal: our sense of right and wrong is sometimes clouded by our judgements

Negative Expression: resentment, selfishness, grief, abandonment, betrayal

Camel Pose

Wheel Pose

Bridge Pose

Cobra Pose

Full Forward Fold

Padma Mudra

Chant “YAM” Ujjayi Breathing

Spiritual Practice: selfless service to other’s

Serving others without want or desire of recognition

Sense of self and ego is strongest here

Awakened Qualities: compassion, healing power

The more that you accept and let go, the stronger your compassion becomes

Our healing power comes through the hands

Physical: throat, mouth, neck,

thyroid, parathyroid

Astral: active listening, lies,

poignancy, communication

Causal: attention and reflection

Negative Expression: addictions, sleep disorders, fear to speak out, gossiping, lies

Shoulder Stand

Plough Pose

Low Lunge

Fish Pose

Warrior 1 Pose

Kali Mudra

Chant “HAM”

Bee Breath

Spiritual Practice: uninterrupted listening, chanting

Active listening without a constant internal dialogue

Continuous chanting to the exclusion of all other thoughts

Awakened Qualities: emptiness of objects

Observe objects and people as they come and go within your life without attachment

A diminished sense of needing to create magnificent objects and events

Physical: brain, eyes,

nervous system

Astral: reason, logic, empathy,

denial, depression

Causal: reason without prejudice thinking clearly without self interest

Negative Expression: delusion, stress related disorders, neuroses, seizures

Tree Pose

Half Moon Pose

Dancer’s Pose

Extended Hand to Toe

Eagle Pose

Trishula Mudra

Chant “OM”

Alternate Nostril Breathing

Spiritual Practice: prayer

Prayer for others, for wisdom, and understanding

Ask the larger questions in life

Awakened Qualities: emptiness of self

The forgetting of the “self”

Experiencing life at it’s fullest

Physical: skin, brain,

hormonal balance

Astral: selflessness, integrity,

wisdom

Causal: consciousness “am”

Negative Expression: psychoses, regression, cynicism

Savasana

Headstand

Waterfall Pose

Spread Foot Forward Fold

Easy Pose

Ananta Mudra

Chant “Silence”

Microcosmic Orbit Breathing

Spiritual Practice: non attachment to our personality

Detach from your concept of “I am a man, woman, old, young, intelligent, stupid

I am infinite consciousness, but am not having an attachment to it.

Awaken Qualities: watching the movies of life go by

Rasa is the pleasure of experiencing emotions, but knowing the “movie” is not real