Solar Plexus

Sanskrit name: Manipura

Colours: Yellow

Stones: Amber, citrine, Pirite,any gold/yellow stone

Place on body: solar plexus

Mantra: RAM

Abilities: connections, independence,control

Personal notes:

The solar plexus is connected to the element of fire. Is burning sun. It's a place where all your connections and protections exists. It's also a place where your inner beast is living. All bonds with beings and humans hold there.

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Exercises:

One

Sit on the floor with your knees bent, feet planted in front of your sits bones. Lean back slightly and reach your arms forward, past your thighs. Inhale and lift your feet off of the floor. Balance as you breathe, engaging your abdominal muscles, for five to 10 breaths. To make the pose more challenging straighten your legs to create a 45-degree angle with the floor.

Two

Meditation on the sound "ram" stimulates the solar plexus chakra. Short mantras that celebrate your self worth are other good meditation points. Yoga Journal suggests phrases such as, "My happiness depends on no external source," or, "I release shame, self-critical, or over-controlling thoughts.

Meditation on a yellow gem, such as tiger-eye stones or yellow topaz, also has positive effects on the Manipura chakra.

Symptoms of blocked chakras

Feeling powerless or victimized

Giving your power away to others as you feel this is necessary to keep peace in relationships

Difficulty taking action on your dreams due to low self-esteem

Stomach pains and anxiety

Symptoms of overreactive chakra:

Unable to find fulfilment in life

Feelings of inadequacy

Anger issues

Arrogance/superiority

Extreme stubbornness

Need to be in control of things/others

Overly critical of others

Perfectionism

That class has been based on my own knowledge, basic yoga exercises I was once a part of and a book Kundalini and the chakras by Genevieve Lewis Paulson