Challenge Entry: Chakra Yoga
Iām starting my journey on chakra yoga I already workout every week but I want to try yoga now and found this on Pinterest itās from 7chakrastore.com
Chakra Yoga Benefits Physical postures and breathing techniques, known as Pranayama in yoga, can aid in the relaxation of accumulated stress in the body and the alignment of the chakras.
Through the practice of physical yoga poses (asanas), you will restore the healthy rhythm of your seven chakras and bring more peace to your mind, body, and spirit.
Adding yoga to your everyday routine is a perfect way to loosen up and align all seven chakras of your body.
There are many yoga poses, which can be used for individual chakras, but ultimately they will all provide many benefits for your subtle body as a whole.
Well, whaddyaknow, just as I finished Yoga with Adrieneās January journey, for the 7th year in a row. Flow was one of my favourite themes; not that it wasnāt challenging, mind you. Looking forward to the weather improving so I can add more steps to my daily count as well.
I learned the witch dance just now! But I am too shy to post a video and need to practice more before I will be able to video tape it. I am tapped danced twice this week. Did a stretch class, a pilates| barre| yoga class. And walked about 10 miles. And I got 230 heart points this week. I always appreciate the reminder to move my body because I always feel good. Here is an image of me post witch dance
CHALLENGE ENTRY
Soā¦my week got away from me. I slept off and on all week. I didnāt even shower for 4 days I just didnāt want to get out of bed. When I did, I just sat in my chair and watched TV. Yesterday finally I did something. Today I was full of energy and did a lot of organizing in my craft/witch room.
I did try the witch dance, but itās not really working well in my wheelchair. I will still work on it though!
Being in a wheelchair and not being able to take more than a few steps presents a challenge to movement. Especially because I used to be quite active. There are lots of things I COULD do, but Iāll work on it.
My plan is to do some stretching every day. Even if itās only 5 minutes. Iād also like to get into some chair yoga and Qi Gong. Iāve done both before and I enjoy it. Theyāre good for mind, body and spirit!
I really need to move my body more. I canāt help or predict where or when Iām going to have muscle loss, but I can and should keep my muscles as strong as they are. With ALS, the goal is to keep what Iāve got. Fir some reason, people with ALS use up energy quickly, so trying to build strength isnāt recommended. We also have to try to conserve energy. To have the energy to do the things we want! ALS is very exhausting.
Well, enough of my rambling! It was definitely good to consider how movement can be magickal!
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The energy is running high this week! Bravo to everyone who got going for some magickal movement this week- from stretches to dance to exercises of all types, thank you to all those who have shared an entry so far!
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Alrighty, itās been a banana sandwich week but Iām finally getting to it!
Challenge entry
I made this modified chakra yoga routine (seems to have been a fairly popular choice) using mostly info in the book āThe Power of Chakrasā by Clare Smith. (I would include a picture of the book but for some reason I canāt upload pictures right now ) In a chapter of the book she gives ideas and tips and even short routines of 5-6 poses for each of the chakras, but I decided to modify it slightly by just using two poses for each chakra for a whole routine instead of individually split up.
Root: grounding poses that are focused on stability, strengthening your legs and lower back
Mountain Pose
-Tree Pose
Sacral: opening up the hips and sacrum
Crescent Moon Pose
Frog Pose
Solar Plexus: balancing poses, focused on the core and the middle of the back
Cobra Pose
Boat Pose
Heart: open the chest, releasing tension in the lower back
Bridge Pose
Downward Dog
Throat: neck flexibility, shoulder strength
Cat/Cow
Childās Pose
Third Eye: stabilize the body, connect with intuition
Puppy Pose
Locust Pose
Crown: support meditation, relaxation and focus
Lotus Pose
Corpse Pose
She gives more examples of poses for each chakra. I just tried to create a simple āflowā for all seven, but it wasnāt always possible to make it flow super smoothly. I also included her descriptions of what each pose what supposed to do in relation to each chakra, so anyone who wants to and is proficient enough in yoga can adjust and adapt with different poses as necessary.
Anywho, this was fun and a welcome break from a crazy week
My physical health has been terrible since having kidsā¦ this is my commitment to go for a daily walk with my kiddos and enjoy nature. I also intend on signing up for a yoga class next week!. Time to put the energy in to healing my body!
@crystal59 thank you! It is one of my favorites. My partner is giving me a witchy tatoo. I will post it once we finish. It is just out Lines, it has a witch hat, couldron broom and spell book.
@BlueAngelite Learning dances that are not a complex as tap dancing I can do. Been practicing and taking dance classes most of my life. So was fun to use that muscle again. As long as the person isnāt mirroring me and i get to follow their moves from behind i am good. Cause if it isnāt that way. I fucked. My dyslexia makes me get confused
I usually do a walking meditation down the road I live on at least once a week. I love to free flow dance anytime the opportunity is available. I dance around the house almost every day to my youtube music playlist or iheart radio, which could be considered a meditation in itself since it puts me in a different frame of mind than I get from just sitting around.
Well, this was the kick in the bum that I needed to get back into physical things.
I love going for walks and my walks are almost always meditative in nature, but the heat recently hasnāt permitted it. And now thereās so much rainā¦ I love rain, but itās indoor-time weather!
Whatās important for me, however, is to ensure I actually get the exercises done that the physiotherapist gave me. Theyāre core strengthening exercises that help me with a lot of things from posture to balancing out both sides of my body, and reducing any swelling or pain in my knees if I get any. So thatās step one!
Step two is practicing the witches dance! I havenāt had much of a chance to do it and itās going very slowlyā¦ But weāre getting somewhere! I showed what I remembered to my partner without a guide to follow and I got somewhere within the realm ofā¦ Something that looks like it.
Yeah, Iām not good at thatā¦ But they were very supportive. Maybe supportive enough that I can rope them into doing it with me? We shall seeā¦ We shall seeā¦
Lastly, as a bonus round, I want to do this: Yoga with Adriene. But I want to get my basic exercises (and some stretches) regular first.
A standing ovation to everyone who got up and shook it out- there are so many ways to incorporate exercise into the practice, and youāve all been so creative this week! Thank you so much to everyone who joined in for some movement in magick
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I just didnāt want to get out of bed. When I did, I just sat in my chair and watched TV. Yesterday finally I did something. Today I was full of energy and did a lot of organizing in my craft/witch room.
) In a chapter of the book she gives ideas and tips and even short routines of 5-6 poses for each of the chakras, but I decided to modify it slightly by just using two poses for each chakra for a whole routine instead of individually split up.
. Time to put the energy in to healing my body!
But they were very supportive. Maybe supportive enough that I can rope them into doing it with me? 
We shall seeā¦ We shall seeā¦ 
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