The fourth of the seven primary chakras, often known as the heart chakra or Anahata chakra, is situated in the middle of the breastbone. It controls how people feel about themselves and the people in their lives, fostering forgiveness, compassion, and empathy.
The Heart Chakra at a Glance
Sanskrit Name – Meaning
Anahata – unstruck sound
Location
Centre of chest
Color
Green
Seed Mantra
YAM
Element
Air
Characteristics
Harmony with nature, unconditional love, positive...
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Ayurvedic philosophy provides an idea of the creation of the universe, from which the concept of Trigunas (Tri – 3 and Gunas – Qualities) of Nature evolved.
According to the philosophy of Ayurveda, there was just Darkness (un-manifest) at the onset of creation which implies Purusha (Consciousness) and Prakriti (Nature). The universe is...
“ Best Chitta Vritti Nirodha” is one of the beginning sutras from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.
It tells us, what the true essence of Yoga is. Every single practice in yoga whether it’s Asana, Pranayama, meditation, or some spiritual karma has the ultimate aim of ‘self-realization’. Patanjali knew the ‘truer sense of self (self-realization)’ can be realized only when the Chitta is released from the...
The Root Chakra at a Glance
Sanskrit Name
Muladhara
Location
The base of the spine is the pelvic floor.
Color
Red
Seed Mantra
Lam
Element
Earth
Qualities
Stability, survival instinct, and security
Signs of balance
Full of vitality, fearlessness, and a sense of belonging
Signs of imbalance
Fatigue, constipation, fear, anxiety, lack, and instability
What is Root Chakra?
The first of seven chakras located at the base of the spine in our subtle body is the root...
Pancha 5 Tatva of body.In the scriptures of ancient history and civilizations, the phrase PanchaTatva is frequently referenced. Our phrase alludes to the “five elements” that make up both this cosmos and our bodies.
Hindu mythology holds that these five fundamental elements are what make up a human body and that after death, the body is turned back into these...
Patanjali yoga has long been a way to achieve enlightenment, which allows you to experience unending bliss. The eight methodical and useful yoga practices make up the entire road to enlightenment. These various techniques combined to form the 8 limbs of yoga.
Indeed, for many years, the discipline and practice of yoga were transmitted orally from teacher to disciple. In...
Pratyahara is a meditation warm-up exercise where one learns to master their sense organs. According to yoga, there are 11 sense organs in the human body according to yoga; five of them are the Pancha Karmendriyas, five are the Pancha Jnanendriyas, and one is the manas.
As one of the 11 sense organs, the mind (or manas in yoga), meditation...
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