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The Essential Guide to the Ajna (Third-Eye) Chakra "The Eyes are the gateway to the soul." Shakespeare What is the Chakra system?  Chakras are the energy sources that are placed in seven different points on the spinal column.  They are responsible for disturbing the life energy and can get out of balance. But yoga poses can help bring the chakra's into balance.  Come with me on a seven week Chakra Journey into energy balance! The Third Eye Chakra energy is focused in the forehead between the eyes and is associated with the color indigo and our intuition. Do you find yourself having:* Hallucinations Delusions Obsessions Nightmares Intrusive memories Difficulty concentrating Excessive fantasizing? Then you may have too much energy around your Third-Eye Chakra Do you sometimes have:* Lack of imagination Difficulty visualizing Insensitivity Excessive skepticism Denial Inability to see alternatives? Then you may have too little energy around your Third-Eye Chakra Do you want t...

The Essential Guide to the Vishuddha (Throat) Chakra "By words the mind is winged." -Aristophanes What is the Chakra system?  Chakras are the energy sources that are placed in seven different points on the spinal column.  They are responsible for disturbing the life energy and can get out of balance. But yoga poses can help bring the chakra's into balance.  Come with me on a seven week Chakra Journey into energy balance! The Throat Chakra energy is focused at the heart and is associated with the color blue and ideas and communication. Do you find yourself:* Talking too much or inappropriately Gossiping Stuttering Difficulty being silent Excessive loudness? Then you may have too much energy around your Throat Chakra Do you sometimes have:* Difficulty putting things in words Fear of speaking Speaking with a small, weak voice Secretiveness Excessive shyness Tone deafness? Then you may have too little energy around your Throat Chakra Do you wan...

The Essential Guide to the Anahata (Heart) Chakra "Please call me by my true name so I can wake up, and so the door of my heart can be left open, the door of compassion." -Thich Nhat Hanh What is the Chakra system?  Chakras are the energy sources that are placed in seven different points on the spinal column.  They are responsible for disturbing the life energy and can get out of balance. But yoga poses can help bring the chakra's into balance.  Come with me on a seven week Chakra Journey into energy balance! The Heart Chakra energy is focused at the heart and is associated with the color green and love, friendship, and companionship. Do you find yourself:* Codependency Poor Boundaries Jealousy Being a martyr Being a pleaser? Then you may have too much energy around your Heart Chakra Are you sometimes:* Anti-social, withdrawn Critical, intolerant Lonely, isolated Lack of empathy Fear of intimacy? Then you may have too little energy around your H...

The Essential Guide to the Manipura (Solar Plexus) Chakra "What is to give light must first endure burning" -Victor Frankl What is the Chakra system?  Chakras are the energy sources that are placed in seven different points on the spinal column.  They are responsible for disturbing the life energy and can get out of balance. But yoga poses can help bring the chakra's into balance.  Come with me on a seven week Chakra Journey into energy balance! The Solar Plexus Chakra energy is focused at the solar plexus and is associated with the color yellow and our force of will, power, joy, and anger. Are you:* Dominating Controlling Competitive Arrogant Ambitious Hyperactive Stubborn Driven? Then you may have too much energy around your Solar Plexus Chakra Do you have:* Pssivity Lack of energy Poor digestion Tendency to be cold Tendency toward submission Blaming Low self-esteem, lack of confidence Weak will, poor self-discipline? Then you may have...

The Essential Guide to the Svadhisthana (Sacral) Chakra "Feelings are the texture of the soul" What is the Chakra system?  Chakras are the energy sources that are placed in seven different points on the spinal column.  They are responsible for disturbing the life energy and can get out of balance. But yoga poses can help bring the chakra's into balance.  Come with me on a seven week Chakra Journey into energy balance! The Sacral Chakra energy is focused at the lower abdomen and is associated with the color orange and feelings of desire, pleasure, sexuality, and creativity. Do you have:* Obsessive attachments Sexual addictions Addition to stimulation Excessive mood swings Excessively sensitive Poor boundaries, invasion of others Emotional dependency Instability? Then you may have too much energy around your Sacral Chakra Do you have:* Rigidity in your body, beliefs or behavior Emotional numbness or insensitivity Fear of change Lack of desire, ...

The Essential Guide to the Muladhara (Root) Chakra "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them."  -Henry David Thoreau What is the Chakra system?  Chakras are the energy sources that are placed in seven different points on the spinal column.  They are responsible for disturbing the life energy and can get out of balance. But yoga poses can help bring the chakra's into balance.  Come with me on a seven week Chakra Journey into energy balance! The Root Chakra energy is focused at the base of the spine and is associated with the color red and feelings of security, survival, and stability. Do you have: Heaviness, sluggishness, slow movements Resistance to change Overeating Material fixation Workaholism Excessive spending? Then you may have too much energy around your Root Chakra Do you have: Fear, anxiety Resistance to structure Underweight Spaciness, flight...

I have always been a physical person.  I grew up dancing ballet and continued to teach ballet until I had my second child.  I participated in heavy hitting cardio classes until I was 39 weeks pregnant with my third child.  Then I had that third child: My family in 2011: Me and Pants, Bear 5 yrs, Bub 2 1/2 yrs, and Josh You see that happy looking family?  What is really going on with the sweet mom there? I always struggled a bit with postpartum depression and my third pregnancy rocked me.  Since Josh and I were outnumbered, I felt that I had to stop doing anything for "me." I felt guilty for giving more attention to the baby than my other kids and I became angry and resentful.  I cried every night as the sun set.  After 10 months of these feelings, Josh finally said, "You need to get some exercise."  I remember looking at him like, "how is that even an option?"  I felt that I needed permission to take care of myself.  I could not ...