Illuminasana: Explore Your Energy in Motion | PT 7

​Join us for a weekend of in-depth chakra exploration January 21-22 with Lynn Brown and Kristen O'Conner. Details about these workshops can be found here. In preparation we will delve into each chakra through our blog series: lluminasana: Explore your Energy in Motion.

Sahasrara
The Crown Chakra

Write, draw, or meditate on one of the following key concepts related to the 7th chakra, the crown chakra.

​Awareness
​Information
Consciousness

​Emptiness
Learning
​Intelligence

Divinity
​God/Goddess
Spirit

This Chakra is represented in the cerebral cortex. How do you feel about your mind or the activity of the mind? Reflect on challenges or triumphs that you have experienced related to your mental capacity.

The following pose is intended to initiate a conscious awareness of your Sahasrara.  

Find stillness. Lay down in your Savasana (corpse pose), support yourself with props under the legs or head, maybe a pillow under the knees, only if necessary. Set a timer for 5-15 minutes. Focus on your breath. Count down from 27 to 1. Repeat mentally with breath awareness “I am inhaling 27”, “I am exhaling 27”... “I am inhaling 26”, “I am exhaling 26” …”I am inhaling 25”, “I am exhaling 25”... Keep going without making any mistakes. If you lose your place begin again, if you reach the end, begin again. The object of this practice is not to reach 1, but to stay present even if it is at 27.

*Note: Whenever you practice a yoga posture (asana), rest when you need to and do not force. It should feel invited and natural to be in any pose.