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The second of the chakras is the Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) - essentially this is your passion and pleasure centre and is located in the pelvic area. The gift of this chakra is experiencing our lives through feelings and sensations as the centre of feeling, emotion, pleasure, sensuality, intimacy, connection creativity and procreation. The energy of … Continue reading The Seven Chakras: Sacral Chakra

What are chakras? Well the translation is 'wheel of light', they are the seven layers of energy that run through the body from base to top. Each chakra has its own colour, symbol, mantra, sound, and specific types of yoga poses said to activate said chakra - there's a lot more information for each one … Continue reading The Seven Chakras: Root Chakra

METAL. The Alchemist. The season of Autumn, this element is about ritual, routine and structure... basically it's the stripping away of anything unnecessary before winter - leaving behind only what is needed to go forward. As my farmer dad would say, this element 'separates the wheat from the chaff'. It disposes of the waste, channeling … Continue reading The five Chinese Elements: Metal

EARTH. The Peacemaker. The season is late summer, the earth that cradles and nurtures the life that depends upon it. It is the soil that feeds us, the structure that holds us, it is the centre of gravity, serenity and stability. Time of day is the afternoon. In the body, the yin is the spleen … Continue reading The five Chinese Elements: Earth

FIRE. The third Chinese Element. Not your usual fire as we know it, this one when in balance is calm, content, at peace. Fire in the Chinese element is about love. It's that connection you get when you meet someone and you just know you're going to get on - and not just in a … Continue reading The five Chinese elements: Fire