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3 Yoga Poses to Expand Awareness and Wisdom - Crown Chakra
Sahasrara is the only ‘main’ chakra temple located outside the body, located just above the crown of the head. It is referred to as the bridge to the cosmos and connects us to our highest self (Supreme self). This chakra governs the communication and interaction with the Universe and our deeper understanding.
3 Yoga Poses to Awaken Your Intuition and Inner Vision - Third Eye Chakra
The sixth chakra is located in the center of the head, center of the eyebrows, connected to the pineal gland. Ajna is the Sanskrit name meaning, beyond wisdom. It signifies the unconscious mind, the direct link to Brahman (ultimate reality). Its essence is of intuition, self-realization, inspiration and knowing.
3 Yoga Poses to Invoke Authentic Expression and Honesty - Throat Chakra
This chakra is associated with speaking up and expressing yourself, yet also with hearing and being heard. Blue energy is pure, soothing, calming, and healing and connects a person with the divine. The element of space defines the Throat Chakra.
3 Yoga Poses to Embrace Love and Connection - Heart Chakra
Anahatha is the Sanskrit name for the Heart Chakra meaning; infinite, unstruck, unbeaten, or boundless. This signifies an impartial and infinite love allowing a deeper understanding of self and others. The heart chakra is located at the center of the spine situated in the center of the chest, same highest as the thymus gland, located just behind the sternum.
3 Yoga Poses to Spark Confidence and Authenticity - Solar Plexus Chakra
This Energy Center essence is of personal growth, gut-intuition, and personal power. These qualities are for Vital-force energy, movement, internal fire, and self-mastery. The solar plexus is our fire center, where we put our ideas into action and it’s from this space that we digest life.
3 Yoga Practices to Awaken Courage and Passion - Sacral Chakra
This energy inspires freedom, joy, and pleasure. It is the second Chakra located below the navel and around the genital area. It is represented by a golden-orange six petal lotus flower. The second Chakra of physical sanskrit name; Svadhisthana translates to; ‘One’s own place’, you access your ‘own place’ through sensation, through feeling.
3 Yoga Practices to Embody Grounding and Security - Root Chakra
The seat of existence, the Root Chakra is what roots us to the fundamental foundation of our being. Located at the base of the spine just below the sacrum. Muladhara is the energy center that is the seat of your survival and is the activator of the flight or fight in the nervous system.
5 Barre Exercises to Embody Self Trust - Root Chakra
The intentional repetition of these movements over time will help you unblock your root chakra and become more aligned as you begin to trust yourself to show up and truly embody the life of someone who trusts themselves wholeheartedly. Remember, you can still fire up your core, work your hip flexibility, and find long feel good stretches while attending to a very important energy center in the body. The base of our existence, the root chakra.
3 Healthy On-the-Go Snacks for Busy Women
This makes dinner time fluctuate with my appetite still expecting a similar routine. Having nourishing on the go snacks puts my mind at ease and takes a load of stress off knowing that I can still feed my body and feel good even when life gets a little chaotic.
8 Small Changes that can Bring You Joy Right Now
As you begin cultivating new ways to integrate wellness practices into your lifestyle, remember to start with joy. Keep reading for 8 small changes that can bring you joy right now beginning your process of growth, transformation, and residence at a higher vibration.
“Joy; the kind of happiness that doesn't depend on what happens.” -David Steindl-Rast
The Most Important Thing Missing in Your Workouts
Each type of workout comes with immense benefits whether it’s CrossFit, yoga, barre, running, walking, etc. This isn’t about putting one against the other. This is about the one thing you’re missing in your routine all together, and that’s versatility!
Breaking up with Toxic Sugar
Consuming sugar causes our bodies to release insulin and stress hormones. Those, in turn, can trigger inflammation, which is one of the most common causes of chronic pain, autoimmune dis-ease, and more. The parts of our bodies where we have the least amount of blood circulation are at greatest risk of inflammation. This is why the joints, back, shins, feet, and hands are common pain points and can be the most dramatically impacted by sugar consumption.
10 Ways to Practice Self Love and Self Compassion
Sometimes loving yourself can feel like an uphill battle. It is natural to love yourself, so why can it feel difficult? Self-love looks different for each individual. Keep in mind that no one’s journey is the same. It is time to stop searching for the answers outside of ourselves and listen closely to the voice within.
Here are some ways to open the door and seek your own personal prescription of self-love:
Mindfulness In The Everyday
As you continue to choose to remain steady through the unexpected it does become easier and you will begin to feel more content rather than constantly riding the waves of the “good’ or the “bad”.
Learning Your Cycles and Leveraging Your Feminine Energy
When we start to look deep into the essence of ourselves and how we feel during the phases of our cycles we can then begin to leverage our energy, take full rests knowing there is so much growth in honoring both our ambitions and the energy it takes to get there, and we slowly begin to realize that tuning in was the answer all along.
My Number 1 Secret to Help You “FIND THE TIME” to Workout!
The number one answer I hear is, “I’ve always wanted to, I just didn’t have the time.” When I get this answer, it almost gets me excited, because I know I’m going to be able to help them meet their goals.
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