What Chakras Are and How Yoga Can Help Balance Them

If you've ever attended a yoga class, had a reiki session , or listened to a meditation, you might've heard your teacher or instructor say to " balance your chakras " or "open your third eye chakra. " and then you might've pretended to know what you were doing, all the while asking yourself, "okay, why, and how am i supposed to be doing this?" i definitely had those thoughts years ago when i was first exploring my spiritual journey with chakras. I knew that chakras were important and integral to my well-being, but it took me a while to understand how and why they work. What is chakra yoga? chakra yoga is the practice of using yoga postures and controlled breath, known as pranayama, to cleanse, balance, and open the chakras, or energy centers, of the body. More about chakra yoga poses & their benefits what is kundalini? the term kundalini is used to refer to the vital force or energy that we all hold within us. Often called the “sleeping goddess” or “serpent power”, it is represented as a serpent coiled around the first or “root” chakra at the base of the spine. Read more about kundalini what are the chakra