Yoga

The root chakra is located at the base of the spine and it reflects stability, trust, prosperity and physical health. Without grounding we lack stability. Practicing activities that are stabilizing, grounding and energizing are great for bringing awareness to our root chakra. To be grounded is to nurture the part of ourselves who knows it belongs, who understands its own strength and embraces the physical body. Try these yoga poses for root chakra to help with opening up your muladhara. These a[...]

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Balancing the root chakra starts with looking deep within and understanding how it all started. Why do we feel disconnected from ourselves, our bodies and our surroundings? Why do we mistrust our own actions and those of others? We can let go of unfounded fears and replace it with trust once we understand how we were uprooted to begin with. In this way, we can balance the root chakra and reclaim our physical identities and sense of self-worth. What is the root chakra? The root chakra is[...]

The root chakra is one of the seven major chakras that serves as a path of understanding ourselves and how we relate to others. The chakra energy system is an ancient teaching that originated in India dating from 1500 to 1000 BC. Each chakra correlates with awareness or basic states of consciousness. In sanskrit, the root chakra is called muladhara. As the first chakra, the root chakra is the foundation of all seven. It represents the earth element and is located at the base of the spine. W[...]