The philosophy of yoga believes that there are several energy points within the body - each one known as a chakra.
Each chakra has its own physical representation as well as sound that we can meditate upon in order to bring the energy of that chakra into balance.
Certain postures too, help to energize or bring the chakra into balance.
Headstand or shirshasana is an inverted posture that helps to bring energy into sahasrara or the seventh chakra.
Sahasrara is located at the top of the head. The word sahasrara literally means a thousand and this chakra is literally represented by a thousand petalled lotus flower in white. The colour white here represents the sense of peace that one feels once one is meditating on this point.
The sound of this chakra is 'om' and various ancient yogic traditions such as kriya yoga meditate on the sound om or even chant it in order to bring the seventh chakra into balance and to bring the yogi (the practitioner of yoga) to a point of peace.
The philosophy of yoga teaches that the mind is often clouded so that it can only see the world from its own perspective. However, in the awareness of sahasrara the practitioner or yogi sees the world from the perspective of truth.
Many traditions of hatha yoga teach that in headstand one is seeing the world from a different perspective and hence opening up the mind.
Your seventh chakra is your highest chakra - it is in the awareness of this chakra that you are connected to the spiritual world - to everyone and everything around you. Here you experience yoga or union as physical barriers and visions of the world breakdown and you only experience the connection between everything. It is in the awareness of the seventh chakra that you bring yourself closer to the divine - physically, mentally and spiritually.
The obstacle to developing an awareness of the seventh chakra is clearly the feeling of being disconnected.
On a physical level you are bringing the pituitary gland into balance by working on sahasrara. The pituitary gland is at the bottom of the brain. It secretes nine hormones and regulates homeostasis or equilibrium in the body. We can hence see that it is important to work on keeping sahasrara chakra in balance as maintains hormonal balance within the body.
The theories of yoga talk about certain energy lines or channels within the body called nadis (from the sanskrit root 'nad' which means flow or motion). The nadis number 72,000 in total. The most important is called sushumna nadi (sushumna means most gracious) and runs vertically to the spinal cord and slightly in front of it. The sushumna nadi originates at the base chakra (mooladhara chakra) and its upper limit is sahasrara, the seventh chakra. So the culmination of our spiritual energy as we practice yoga and raise our energy is at sahasrara - our seventh chakra.
Each chakra has its own physical representation as well as sound that we can meditate upon in order to bring the energy of that chakra into balance.
Certain postures too, help to energize or bring the chakra into balance.
Headstand or shirshasana is an inverted posture that helps to bring energy into sahasrara or the seventh chakra.
Sahasrara is located at the top of the head. The word sahasrara literally means a thousand and this chakra is literally represented by a thousand petalled lotus flower in white. The colour white here represents the sense of peace that one feels once one is meditating on this point.
The sound of this chakra is 'om' and various ancient yogic traditions such as kriya yoga meditate on the sound om or even chant it in order to bring the seventh chakra into balance and to bring the yogi (the practitioner of yoga) to a point of peace.
The philosophy of yoga teaches that the mind is often clouded so that it can only see the world from its own perspective. However, in the awareness of sahasrara the practitioner or yogi sees the world from the perspective of truth.
Many traditions of hatha yoga teach that in headstand one is seeing the world from a different perspective and hence opening up the mind.
Your seventh chakra is your highest chakra - it is in the awareness of this chakra that you are connected to the spiritual world - to everyone and everything around you. Here you experience yoga or union as physical barriers and visions of the world breakdown and you only experience the connection between everything. It is in the awareness of the seventh chakra that you bring yourself closer to the divine - physically, mentally and spiritually.
The obstacle to developing an awareness of the seventh chakra is clearly the feeling of being disconnected.
On a physical level you are bringing the pituitary gland into balance by working on sahasrara. The pituitary gland is at the bottom of the brain. It secretes nine hormones and regulates homeostasis or equilibrium in the body. We can hence see that it is important to work on keeping sahasrara chakra in balance as maintains hormonal balance within the body.
The theories of yoga talk about certain energy lines or channels within the body called nadis (from the sanskrit root 'nad' which means flow or motion). The nadis number 72,000 in total. The most important is called sushumna nadi (sushumna means most gracious) and runs vertically to the spinal cord and slightly in front of it. The sushumna nadi originates at the base chakra (mooladhara chakra) and its upper limit is sahasrara, the seventh chakra. So the culmination of our spiritual energy as we practice yoga and raise our energy is at sahasrara - our seventh chakra.
Namit Kathoria has a Bachelors Degree from King's College London
in Pharmacy and a Masters Degree in Clinical Pharmacy from Queen's
University Belfast. He is also a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society of Great Britain and has worked the Pharmacist Advisor to NHS
Direct. He hence has a vast knowledge of health which he applies to his
yoga teaching. He has studied yoga across the world including various
parts of his native India including Dharamshala, Rishikesh and Mysore.
He currently teaches yoga retreats in Spain at Yoga Sutra Shala in
Sayalonga. To read more please visit http://www.retreats-yoga.com
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