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Seven Minute Open Chakra Flow The seven chakras are the centers in our bodies in which energy flows through. Blocked energy in our seven chakras can often lead to illness, so it's important to understand what each chakra represents and what we can do to keep this energy flowing freely. The image above is a good representation of the name, location, color and function of each chakra. To keep the energy flowing, hold each of these poses for One Minute: Opening the first Chakra, the Root Chakra located at the base of your spine.  Lie on your mat, place your feet in the air, connect the soles of your feet, lower your heals down, let the knees fall out to the sides. Second Chakra, the Sacral Chakra , located just below the belly button.  Place the soles of your feet flat on the mat, hip distance apart, raise your hips up, shoulders on the mat, chin tucked. Third Chakra, the Solar Plexus , located just above the belly button. Supine Twist, lay flat on the mat, bring both ...

Quieting the Mind Good grief, like I’m not busy enough and now you tell me I have to meditate too? Well, no, you don’t HAVE to meditate, but here’s the thing – meditation will make your life easier. Meditation cultivates mindfulness and it’s this mindfulness that we can use throughout our day to manage our thoughts, our responses to situations and our everyday tasks. Not a day goes by when I don’t read about some new clinical study touting the advantages of meditation. While some of this research is biased, it's clear that mindfulness meditation benefits most everyone (with a few exceptions). If meditating is a foreign concept to you, here’s a little help to get you started. What is Meditation? Meditation is the practice of quieting of the mind.  It is in meditation that we cultivate mindfulness. What is Mindfulness? The closest word to describe mindfulness is awareness, but it is so much more than that.  Mindfulness is the state of “thoughtless awareness” as op...