Integrating Manipura & Anahata Chakra
From our Sangha Series
With Swami Krishnapremananda
This course was delivered live for our Ashram Sangha members in June 2022. It focuses on the third and fourth of the spinal energy centres, offering a variety of yogic practices, including asana, pranayama and meditation, to bring balance to the two seemingly opposing forces.
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Manipura chakra is our personal centre of energy, direction, self-empowerment and self-image. A balanced manipura allows us to have our feet on the ground and meet life's challenges with a clear purpose and resolve.
When overly activated, it can lead to excess pushing, striving, and over-competitiveness. This can have a negative effect on our adrenals, digestion, respiration and other systems in the body. An underactive manipura shows up as a lack of purpose, self-doubt, difficulty making decisions, lethargy and depression.
Anahat is the heart centre, the seat love, care, kindness, compassion, generosity, gratitude, surrender, devotion, connection, kinship and forgiveness. In balance, it allows us to have healthy, supportive relationships, but out of balance we may feel jealous, lonely, defensive, afraid of intimacy, or have difficulty trusting others.
A balanced manipura acts as a supportive platform for Anahata, allowing the heart to be open but strong, expansive but grounded. Working in synergy, the two allow us to care for ourselves and others in a way that is nourishing and supportive for all.
About The Teacher
Swami Krishnapremananda has been living, practicing, serving and teaching in the ashram since 1997. He is a senior resident teacher and director of the Ashram's Teacher Training Course. His yogic understanding has gradually matured over the years through contact with inspirational teachers, combined with sustained and dedicated practice.
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" The course was excellent and the environment inspiring. I had a wonderful visit - powerful, joyful and profound." - Ciara
"A special place overflowing with peace and harmony. I appreciated the depth of the course and feel that with continued practice it will get even deeper." - Calum
"Exactly what my soul needed! It was all so nourishing and supporting. I feel back to life and in my power once again." - Nichole