The presentation gives idea of Chakra concept, Yoga poses to activate the Chakra & Chakra Meditation

1. Seven Main Chakras & Yoga
MANOJ SHAH

2. Introduction
 Sunlight is our main source and provider of light, heat and energy. Not only does
sunlight sustain all life on Earth, but also it sustains the Earth itself.
 Sunlight consists of energies in the form of the electromagnetic waves and part of
this electromagnetic energy includes cosmic rays, gamma rays, x-rays, visible light
rays, infrared rays, micro waves and short and long waves (radio waves). We utilize
many of these energies in our daily lives.
 By holding a prism towards the sun, we can break down the visible spectrum of light
rays into seven different beams of color.
 Light consists of the seven color energies: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet. We can see these seven colors in a rainbow, drop of rain or dew and even in a
snowflake

3. What are chakras ?
 Everything around us contains energy which can be absorbed by energy fields
within us through centers of energy called chakras. These chakras are
connected to all the vital organs and glands in the body. The word is derived
from the Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheel’
 The chakras are formed at the junction of three connected energy shafts that
ascend the spine, one on each side of the central channel, the Shushumna.
The two lesser channels of energy -- the Pingala on the right and Ida on the
left -- run parallel to the spinal cord. Chakras both take up and collect prana
(life force energy) and transform and pass on energy. Our material bodies
could not exist without them for they serve as gateways for the flow of energy
and life into our physical bodies.

4. Seven Main Chakras in Human Body
There are seven main chakras and they are located
along the spine extending out the front and back of
the body. Each chakra has a number of specific
qualities that correspond to the refinement of
energy from the base-level material-self identity,
located at the first chakras, up to the higher
vibration spirit-level awareness of being at our
crown. These energetic centers represent our
highest level of integration split, prism like, into a
spectrum of colors.

5. Let’s
Understand
Each Chakra

6. Muladhara –
Root Chakra

7. Muladhara – Root Chakra
Colour Red
Location Base of Spine
Beej Mantra Lam
Symbol Lotus with 4 petals
Animal Symbol Elephant with 7 Trunks
Gland Gonads
Senses Smell
Element Earth
Personality I am
Musical Note West / Indian C / Sa
Muladhara – Root Chakra

8. Excessive Energy Egotistic, domineering, greedy, addicted to wealth,
indiscriminate use of sexual energy, nervous sexual
energy
Balanced Energy Centered, grounded, healthy, fully alive, unlimited
physical energy, manifesting abundance, master of
oneself
Deficient Energy Lack of confidence, no grounded in physical reality,
weak, can’t achieve goals, self destructive, feeling
unloved or abandoned
Muladhara – Root Chakra

9. Yoga
Postures to
activate
Muladhara -
Root Chakra
Reclining Bound Angle Pose
(Supta Baddha Konasana)
Child’s Pose (Shashankasan)
Forward Bends (Paschimottanasan)Head to Knee Pose (Hastapadasan)

10. Swadhisthana –
Sacral Chakra

11. Swadhisthana – Sacral Chakra
Colour Orange
Location Slightly below naval
Beej Mantra Vam
Symbol Lotus with 6 petals
Animal Symbol Makara(Mythical Crocodile)
Gland Gonads
Senses Taste
Element water
Personality I feel, I desire
Musical Note West / Indian D / Re

12. Swadhisthana – Sacral Chakra
Excessive Energy Emotionally explosive, aggressive, overly ambitious,
manipulative, caught up in illusion, overindulgent, self
obsessive thoughts of sex, see people as sex objects.
Balanced Energy Friendly, optimistic, concerned for others, sense of belonging,
creative, imaginative, intuitive, attuned to your own feelings,
sense of humour
Deficient Energy Extremely shy, timid, immobilized by fear, overly sensitive, self-
negating, resentful, buried emotions, burdened by guilt,
distrustful, clinging, guilty about sex, difficult conceiving,
abused, frigid or impotent

13. Yoga Postures
to activate
Swadhisthana
Sacral Chakra
Bound and Open Angle
(Baddha Konasan)
Pigeon Pose (Kapotasan)
Cow Face Pose (Gomukhasana)

14. Manipura –
Solar Plexus
Chakra

15. Manipura – Solar Plexus Chakra
Colour Yellow
Location Slightly above the naval
Beej Mantra Ram
Symbol Lotus with 10 petals
Animal Symbol Ram
Gland Adrenals
Senses Sight
Element Fire
Personality I will
Musical Note West / Indian E / Ga

16. Manipura – Solar Plexus Chakra
Excessive Energy Judgmental, workaholic, perfectionist, overly intellectual,
demanding, resentful of authority, a need for drugs to relax,
superiority complex
Balanced Energy Outgoing, cheerful, self respect, respect for others, strong sense of
personal power, have found your gift, able to digest life, able to
digest food, skillful, intelligent, relaxed, spontaneous, expressive,
take on new challenges, enjoy physical activity, enjoy good food
Deficient Energy Depressed, lack of confidence, worry about what others think,
confused, feeling that others control your life, poor digestion, afraid
of being alone, need constant reassurance, jealous, distrustful

17. Yoga
Postures to
activate
Manipura -
Solar Plexus
Chakra
Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)
Boat Pose (Naukasan)
Leg Lifts (uthithapadasan)
Mountain Pose (Parvatasana)

18. Anahata –
Heart Chakra

19. Anahata – Heart Chakra
Colour Green
Location Center of chest
Beej Mantra Yum
Symbol Lotus with 12 Petals
Animal Symbol Antelope
Gland Thymus and lymph
Senses Touch
Element Air
Personality I give and receive love
Musical Note West / Indian F / Ma

20. Anahata – Heart Chakra
Excessive Energy Demanding, overly critical, possessive, moody, martyr
complex, loves conditionally, withholds love or generosity,
melodramatic, manic-depressive, hyper-tension (especially
tension between shoulder blades )
Balanced Energy Physically and emotionally balanced, quality of nurturing,
compassion, empathy, friendliness, active in the community,
discriminating mind, humanitarian, able to see good on others,
able to surrender in a love relationship, healthy use of will
power
Deficient Energy Paranoid, indecisive, fear of letting go, fear of being hurt, fear
of being free, fear of being abandoned, feelings of
unworthiness in love, needing constant reassurance

21. Yoga
Postures to
activate
Anahata -
Heart Chakra
Backbends (Dhanurasan & Chakrasan)
Eagle Pose (Garudasan)

22. Vishuddha –
Throat Chakra

23. Vishuddha – Throat Chakra
Colour Light Blue
Location Throat
Beej Mantra Hum
Symbol Lotus with 16 Petals
Animal Symbol White Elephant
Gland Thyroid
Senses Hearing
Element Ether (Akash)
Personality I have power to communicate
Musical Note West / Indian G / Pa

24. Vishuddha – Throat Chakra
Excessive Energy Self righteous, overly talkative, dogmatic or overly religious,
addictive tendencies, dominating – sexually and otherwise
Balanced Energy Contentment, centered in the present, good sense of timing (can be
a good speaker), awareness of time, pleasant voice, good
communicator, musically or artistically inspired, expressive and
prolific, understanding of spiritual concepts, ability to meditate or
experience Divine Energy, sexual energy is used efficiently or may
be channeled artistically
Deficient Energy Timid, overly quiet, inconsistent, unreliable, loses track of time,
devious, inability to express well, conflicts between sex and religion,
nervous.

25. Yoga
Postures to
activate
Vishuddha -
Throat
Chakra
Shoulderstands (Sarvangasan) Camel Pose (Ustrasan)
Plow Pose (Halasan) Bridge Pose (Setubandhasan)

26. Ajna – Third
Eye Chakra

27. Ajna – Third Eye Chakra
Colour Indigo
Location Forehead (Eyebrow Center)
Beej Mantra Aum
Symbol Lotus with 2 petals
Animal Symbol Garuda Eagle
Gland Pineal, Pituitary
Senses Thought
Element Light
Personality I am who I am
Musical Note West / Indian A / Dha

28. Ajna – Third Eye Chakra
Excessive Energy Proud, religiously dogmatic, tyrannical, demonic
Balanced Energy Charismatic, open to guidance, not afraid of death, not attached to
material things, can experience telepathy, past lives or astral travel,
self-fulfilled, can be celibate, may have experienced Cosmic
Consciousness
Deficient Energy Non-assertive, undisciplined, weak-willed, extreme sensitivity to the
feelings (energy) of others, afraid of success, schizophrenic

29. Yoga
Postures to
activate
Ajna -
Third Eye
Chakra
Child’s Pose (Shashankasan)
Cat/Cow Pose (Marjarasan)
Shoulderstands (Sarvangasan)

30. Sahasrara –
Crown Chakra

31. Sahasrara – Crown Chakra
Colour Violet
Location Top of the head
Beej Mantra Silence
Symbol Lotus with 1000 petals
Animal Symbol Enlightened Human
Gland Pituitary
Senses Empathy, Unity
Element Spirit Cosmic Energy (Maha Prana)
Personality I surrender to Divine Will
Musical Note West / Indian B / Ni

32. Sahasrara – Crown Chakra
Excessive Energy Constant sense of frustration, unrealized power, psychotic,
manic - depressive, frequent migraine headaches,
sexual expression ranges from passionate to distant
Balanced Energy Open to the Divine, able to work miracles, can transcend the
laws of nature, access to the unconscious and subconscious,
realization of immortality, awareness of death
Deficient Energy Loss or lack of joy, catatonic, complete inability to make
decisions, uncommunicative

33. Yoga
Postures to
activate
Sahasrara -
Crown
Chakra
Headstands (Shirshasan) Half lotus Pose
Corpse Pose ( Shavasan)

34. Chakra Meditation
 The practice of meditation aligns the seven major chakras (which correspond to the
body’s major endocrine glands) with the power of the environment and the universe. It
fairly simple to perform this meditation as long as one remembers to focus on one
chakra at a time whilst having a clear mind.
 Simply sit still with your spine upright and focus on the particular chakra while taking a
deep slow breath. Start with focusing on the root chakra and working your way up
slowly to the crown chakra. Make sure you are in a comfortable position without any
surrounding distractions. As you focus on each of the chakra’s see beams of light
shooting out of you and entering the earth, the idea is to feel a sense of connection
with everything around you. Spend about 3-5 minutes per chakra and do not take
more than 30 minutes overall.

35. Benefits of Chakra Meditation
Although results are not achievable in a short time, 30 minutes of daily
meditation will reap many benefits; among them are as follow:
 A more positive outlook in terms of your thought processes and in your
perception and understanding of events and behaviours.
 Increased concentration, awareness and memory.
 Heightened creativity, better resourcefulness because of better perception.
 Better and deeper sleep; they will awake more refreshed in the morning
and overall health will also benefit by getting deeper sleep.

36. Benefits of Chakra Meditation
 Reduction of stress in all areas of your life because you will have better
control over your emotions and better patience.
 Improved overall health and well-being. It helps to lower blood
pressure which in turn can help prevent strokes and heart disease. It will
also alleviate the stress effect on people suffering from chronic
illnesses.
 A balanced and harmonious interdependent functions of the body’s
major chakras with one another is obtained. With that, the whole
body’s biological, emotional, and spiritual aspects become more
nourished and balance the body cleansing physical, emotional and
spiritual toxins

37. Different Perspectives of Looking at Same Thing

38. What is the True Goal of Meditation?
The ultimate goal of meditation is more than just
‘mindfulness’ or ‘being in the now’. Enlightenment,
Ananda, Self-Realization, Oneness with God, a state
of Grace, all these attempts to name or describe the
goal of meditation fall far short, inevitably, because
the goal of meditation is to transcend the mind and
experience directly the Oneness of the Universe –
something beyond thought or imagination, and
certainly beyond words.

39. Thank You – Hari AUM
Gratitude to
 My Inspiration Osho
 Tambe Sir and Jayanthi Sir
from Ghantali Mitra Mandal –
Thane
 My wife Mugdha Shah for her
suggestions
 All my friends from Ghantali -
Vasant -Vihar Yoga Class
Yoga is a Group of Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Practices or Disciplines

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