Manipura chakra

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Manipura chakra
Third Chakra Some Tendencies Shyness Fear
Melancholy Irritability
Attachments
Luminous factor Visualization Color red
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Yoga Psychology

• Understanding the connection between the mind,
  body, and spirit

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What is yoga psychology?

• Developed by P.R. Sarkar -- Indian philosopher
  and spiritual teacher
• Revitalized ancient yogic understanding of how
  the chakras are related to our mental/emotional
  states and how we can use yogic practices to
  create balance
• Systematized by Ashtabakra over 2000 years ago,
  called Raja dhi Raja yoga

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Chakras
Subtle Psycho-Physical Centers
Mental/Emotional tendencies are located at
different chakras throughout the body
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Propensities (Tendencies of mind)
Altruism
Hope

• Fear

Desire
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50 tendenciesx 2 internal and external
expressionx 10 motor and sensory organs 1000
tendencies
Vrittis tendencies of mind
Sahasrara chakra
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Chakras and Yoga
Yogashcitta vrtti nirodha --Patanjali
Yoga is the cessation of the fluxuations of the
mind
Manipura (third) chakra
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Human Expression Through the Chakras
beyond expression
all knowledge
self-expression
compassion
drive
Inferiority/superiority
longing
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Synthetic system

• Yoga Psychology is a synthetic approach
• Systems approach never separates one element
  from another, sees all as interactive
• Asanas, meditation, diet, ethics, service
• Tuning/cleaning the mind/body instrument in order
  to harmonize the symphony

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Glands and Subglands
C- 7th pineal B- 6th pituitary A- 5th
thyroid D- 4th thymus E/F- 3rd pancreas/
adrenals G/H - 2nd --ovaries/ testes 1st no
official glands
Science has recently discovered that not only
glands, but also different areas of tissue
throughout the body produce hormones
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Adaptation(physical, mental/emotional, spiritual)
environmental stimulus
Limbic system Hypothalamus Endocrine glands
readiness
heightened mental state
altered physiology (blood sugar, adrenalin,
temperature, immune cells, electrolytes)
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Integration of Internal and External Stimuli
Environmental Stimuli
Limbic system
Cortex- memory
Limbic system correlates with past experiences
hypothalamus
pituitary
Hormones released
defense
digestion
reproduction
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Adaptation

• SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION
• Relaxation, efficiency, focus
• Subtle, higher mind/ propensities

• FAILURE TO ADAPT
• Sickness, stress
• Crude, lower mind/ propensities

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How does Yoga Psychology work?

• Asanas Meditation
• glands nerves
• hypothalamus
• nerves glands
• mood
• behavior

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Muladhara Chakra

• First chakra root
• Kama - physical
• Artha - psychic
• Dharma psycho-spiritual
• Moksa spiritual
• Solid factor
• Visualization color
• Gold

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Svadhisthana Chakra
Second chakra In ones own abode
Liquid factor Visualization color Silvery white
(like moonlight)
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Vrittis of the Svadhisthana

• Indifference, neglect
• Psychic stupor
• Indulgence
• Lack of confidence (in oneself or another)
• Crude expression
• Thought of complete annihilation (defeatism)

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Manipura chakra
Third Chakra place of gems
Luminous factor Visualization Color red
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Vrittis of the 3rd Chakra

• Shyness, shame
• Sadistic tendency
• Envy
• Lethargy, inertia
• Melancholy

• Blind attachment, infatuation
• Craving, thirst for acquisition
• Fear
• Irritability
• Hatred, revulsion

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Anahata Chakra

• Fourth Chakra
• Unhit
• Aerial Factor
• Visualization color Smokey gray/green

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Vrittis of the 4th Chakra
Self-esteem, vanity,
arrogance anxiety, impersonal worry conceit,
egotism greed, avarice, voracity hypocrisy,
deception nervous breakdown argumentativeness

• hope
• effort
• love and attachment
• discrimination, conscience
• repentance

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Evolution

• Sustained demand for adaptation

Psychic urges (hopes and fears)
Psychic transmutations
Genetic transmutations (change in DNA)
Vibrational energy
New species
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Why are some people born happy, others sad,
others scared, others outgoing?
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Samskara a seed of reaction

• We all enter the world with our own samskaras
• Often called karma
• Samskaras are accumulated from past lives, also
  imposed and acquired
• Samskaras determine our chakra symphony

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Yogas 8 limbs (Ashtaunga)

• Yama
• Niyama
• Asana
• Pranayama

• Pratyahara
• Dharana
• Dhyana
• Samadhi

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How can Yoga Psychology help?

• If we can strengthen the chakras, the mind will
  become more balanced
• Yoga in its entirety is holistic
• Diet, therapy/counseling, exercise etc. help
  create a holistic approach
• Yoga postures can contribute some are very
  specific, others help balance several chakras at
  once

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Whats special about Yoga Psychology Asanas
(poses)?

• Postures are held in order to put sustained
  pressure on the specific glands. Breath is
  controlled.
• Postures are repeated to maximize their
  effectiveness
• Postures are done when you are cool
• Postures are followed by self-massage to help
  with the assimilation of the glandular effects

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Vishuddha Chakra
Fifth Chakra the pure wheel
Ethereal factor Visualization color Multi-colore
d/shaped
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Vrittis of the Vishuddha

• 1-7 feelings inspired by the musical scale
• 1st note, vibrancy
• 2nd note, relieving
• 3rd note, quieting
• 4th note, peaceful
• 5th note, joyful
• 6th note, sweetness
• 7th note, tender longing

• OMN, creativity
• HUM, movement of the divine force (sound of the
  kundalinii)
• PHAT, fruition or inspiration

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Vrittis of the Vishuddha

• Altruism
• (for mundane welfare)
• Altruism
• (for psychic welfare)
• Universal welfare
• Surrender to a higher power

• Poisonous quality of voice/speech
• Attractive quality of voice/speech

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Ajina Chakra

• Sixth Chakra
• command
• Beyond the
• factors and
• colors

mundane knowledge
spiritual knowledge
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Sahasrara Chakra

• Seventh chakra
• thousand petaled
• Devotion Surrender Love

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• Baba Nam Kevalam