The second chakra

• Name: Svadhishthana, Adhishthan, Shaddala
• Meaning: Dwelling of the self
• Location: Genital regions
• Colour – Orange
• Element: Water (Purity)
• Physical plane: Sacral spine
• Body Associations: Bladder, genitals, kidney, large bowel, prostate, uterus
• Predominant sense: taste
• Sense organ: tongue
• Ruling Planet: Mercury (lunar, Feminine)
• Day: Wednesday
• Behavioural pattern: Butterfly
• Sound: Bang, Bhang, Mang, Yang, Rand, Lang
• Plane: Astral Plane (space between heaven and earth)

 The Sacral Chakra is the second of the seven chakras. It is located just below the navel, right in the centre of your lower belly and the lumbar spine.

The svadhisthana chakra is the abode of creation and change.  It is connected to the reproductive organs and water. A balanced and healthy pelvis aligns the whole body and keeps the body's structure strong, by supporting the legs, spine, hips, and knees. The function is to create, interact, evolve, and expand. Once the second chakra is...

A Journey of Chakras

Chakra One - Muladhara

Colours make our life and connect close to our emotions.  How do you see colours:

• Are they integral part of your life
• Does your wardrobe contain
  • clothes of all the colours
  • Black and white
  • Pastel colours
  • Muted colours

• Do you rely on moods to help you decide what colour to wear?
• Does colour inform your day
• How do you feel when you wear certain colours?
• Do you see colour connected to your emotions
• Do you get challenged emotionally and intellectually when you see an array of colours

Lots of questions, I know… But it’s when you reflect and ask these questions that you begin to understand yourself and the power of colour.

In my personal life, I went from wearing bright colours for years to wearing just black, white and grey.  This transition was unconscious responding to my work in the banking environment.  My mood became sombre and subdued.  When I become ill due to stress and took some time off to...

The five elements - (earth, water, fire,  either and air) are present in our body. These elements change with the external environment, e.g, in autumn and spring, our body begins to change to welcome summer and winter. 

The elements are waves of frequency. These waves of energy create balance and imbalance in our body - physical, mental, and emotional. 

The Marma points in the body activate the meridian pathways to enable the energy to travel around the body. The flow of energy is interrupted when Marma points are blocked, which manifests as physical and emotional symptoms.

Meditation and Yoga connect mind and body to extend the energy field to project out. The energy field can be felt by animals and some humans, thus creating a calming effect in the immediate surrounding. 

Regular practice helps to calm the heart, mind, and emotions. Additionally, it clears the mind to reduce unnecessary traumas and drama in life.

The...

Pain is a message to your brain from your body, telling you that there is an issue in the body that needs your attention.

Pain is a disconnection from your emotions.

Has your back been complaining during the lockdown? More and more people find that they have painful back, stiffness around the body by sitting in the chair which is not designed for sitting for long periods.

Our spine and breath support us throughout our life, but how many of us do not think about our back and the connection to our breath? 

I have been teaching yoga for over 11 years and like a lot of people, have suffered from different types of back pain, stress on the shoulders, neck pain, upper back pain, lower back pain and, whole body aching. Whenever I visited my doctor, I was given painkillers and asked to move more. I didn't want to take painkillers and I was active. The pain continued even though I was active, that's when I realised that the pain was more than physical pain....