Back pain is a common problem for a lot of people these days, whether you are an office worker,a student, into old age or with work on laptop. It can be either due to under lying causes,stress or something else.
But it’s very important to heal that.
This week I have designed a yoga series specifically to relieve back pain and related issues.

So do join me in for a Zoom class as I explain Yoga for back pain relief and I would recommend you to stay connected to track your progress❤️🙏🌼

DM me to register and I shall be sharing you the link 🌼🌼🌼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Everyones welcome to join🌼🙏🙏🙏
Namaste 🙏❤️

Hatha yoga uses the practice of the poses to rinse out the body and build the physical strength and endurance required to spend long periods of time in meditation. Once the Hatha yoga practice is complete, the ideal mind body harmony has been created to facilitate deep, relaxing meditation.
“Hatha Yoga” classes that pair pranayama and traditional yoga poses, It’s ancient practice to restore body’s well being.

Chakra is an ancient Sanskrit word that translates to “wheel,” and can be traced back to India. Chakras refer to the centers of energy and spiritual power in the body. There are thought to be seven chakras. Each chakra is located at a different part of the body and each has a different color.

Chakra meditation is made up of relaxation and meditation techniques focused on bringing balance and well-being to the chakras.

Yin yoga target the deep connective tissues of the body – the ligaments, joints, bones, and deep fascia networks. A Yin class usually consists of a series of passive floor poses held for up to 5 minutes or more, that mainly work the lower part of the body – the hips, pelvis, inner thighs, lower spine. These are
especially rich in connective tissues.

Regarding to energy level, Yin yoga improves energy flow and enhances the flow of chi in the organs but the practice also offers huge mental and emotional benefits too, as we’ll find out..

Meditation
Meditation (Dhyana) comes after the Pranayama. Pranayama and Asana are considered as ‘External layer’ of practices while Dhyana, Dharana, and Samadhi are considered ‘Inward layer’ of training.

A central practice of the bhakti yoga is mantra meditation. There are two types of mantra meditation, Japa and Kirtan. Japa is private, meditation kirtan where God’s names are chanted softly on prayer beads called mala. The main purpose of the beads is to keep track of the number of mantras chanted. Bhakti yogis decide on a minimum number of mantras they want to chant each day. The focus while chanting is to hear the sound of the mantra. Japa turns the powerful benefits of kirtan into personal development. Kirtan is the singing of mantras with others.

🐘Ganpathi bappa Morya
Mangal Murti Morya
✨💫🙏🏼Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha

💫Lord Ganesha or Energy of Ganesha is the energy of supreme Intelligence and creating beautiful way for everything to smoothly and freely flow and prosper removing the obstacles from the way ,making way for all wonderful events in your life. This is the reason why He is the first energy when it comes to spiritual upliftment.

💫Lord Ganesh is said to be the deity closest to the physical world; he is the god of wisdom, knowledge and prosperity. On Ganesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayak Chaturthi, it is easiest to access the energy of Ganesh.The term Ganesh comes from the Sanskrit words “gan” and “esh”. “Gan” means Group of people or the Ganas and “esh” means the supreme or Lord. Lord Ganesh is the supreme deity of man.
He is called Vighnharta — one who removes the obstacles. He is the master of letters and wisdom.

💫He is the guardian of the spiritual world and the first energy to grant access to higher dimensions, also known as the pratham pujya — at the start of any ritual or ceremony, Lord Ganesha is invoked. To help create a beautiful and positive spirit for the start.This indicates that Ganpati also has an energy that bestows spiritual as well as worldly boons. In yogic practices such as Sanatan Kriya, the first sadhna given to a sadhak (spiritual aspirant) is Ganpati sadhna and Ganpati jaap, which open the doorway to lokas beyond the bhuloka, the physical dimension in creation.

💫Ganesh Chaturthi is the day when the energy of Lord Ganesh is most easily accessible to human beings. So let’s all harness the energy of Ganesha by remembering him, doing worships,devotion,songs,yoga Kriyas, fasting and meditation to keep ourselves in the highest and purest energy states.

You can communicate to the universe with your vibration and imagination. The universe will not exist in your experience if you create a powerful imagination. In every molecule the energy is working and your conciousness is workng even thoisands of miles away from you ,your thoughts and imagination with a purpose can change you .
It has the power to Change your life .
If imagination is consciously developed, you can switch it off easily as well .

Even right now, Parts of imagination are happening unconsciously and it looks like it is impossible to stop it. The entire Ganesh Chaturthi festival is symbolic of this.

💫Aum Namo Ganeshaya ✨🙏🏼♥️

✨Hows the Puja done in india-

Ganesh Chaturthi is known as Ganeshotsav. Families install small clay statues for worship during the festival. The Murti is worshipped in the morning and evening with offerings of flowers, durva(strands of young grass), karanji and modaks (jaggery and coconut flakes wrapped in rice flour dumplings).
The worship ends with the singing of an aarti in honour of Ganesh, other Gods and Saints.This is done to invoke the energy of Ganesha into our spirits so He stays with us ,bestows the blessings and we stay united and in love during this time .Its a wonderful feeling altogether.

Meditate with the Energy of Ganesha

1. Sit comfortably, Closing the eyes and slowly getting in touch with yourself.
2. Now make sure your spine is straight and you are in a relaxed bodily state.Make sure whole body is comfortable and you are not stressing anywhere.
3. Now start breathing consciously and make sure you are not forcing the breathing and pay close attention to your breath.
4. when you find yourself completely tuned in woth your breath and body, take your concentration to your third eye ,in the centre of the eyebrows.
5. Now start Chanting 'Om gam Ganapathaye Namaha'
6. Repeat the Mantra either aloud or inside your mind and repeat it for either 11,21 ,51 or 108 times .
7. Breathe consciouly all through out.
8. Finally End the meditation by Chanting Om three times.

It is a small gift from me to all of you .
i hope this beautifil energy of Ganehsa reaches you wherever you are currently. I am extremely grateful and share the gratitude with you .Many blessing.
Here’s wishing everyone a very happy Ganesh Chaturthi
May you all be well, prosperous and filled with energy of Love and light, Energy of Ganesha 💫✨♥️

Love ,light and abundance ♥️✨🧿
shalini pillai

Today’s pose

FORWARD FOLDED BUTTERFLY VARIATION /BOUND ANGLE/

BADDHAKONASANA UTTANASANA

Folded Butterfly pose stretches the lower back and groin, opens up the hips, releases tension in the neck and shoulders and quiets the mind. You may also hear the name Bound Angle pose.

This seated forward fold pose is Forward folded butterfly pose,comes under Restorative yoga more on yin side, done for 2-4 minutes,start with 30 seconds and slowly increase.

I have folded hands to a namaste and I am resting my head, you can also stretch your hands completely and come down on your heels.

Primary Muscle Groups: Glute Max, HipFlexors, Hamstring, Lower back.

Secondary Muscle Groups: Front, Shoulders, Upper Chest, Laterals , back, Rhomboids.

Set-Up

From a seated position, bring the soles of your feet together in the shape of a diamond and let your knees relax down towards the mat.

Action

Inhale, sit up tall. Exhale, fold forward and completely relax your upper body—arms, neck and head.

Duration

Stay in Folded Butterfly pose for 2-5 minutes, breathing in and out through your nose.

To Release

Take a deep breath in. Exhale, gently come back up. Bring your legs out in front of you and give them a shake.

Thanks for the read,

Shalini.

Chakras and Aasana-

Episode 1

Root Chakra and yoga poses for that

Chakra 1 - Root Chakra/MULADHARA

Colour- Red

Mantra- Laang

Element- Earth

Location- Muladhara Chakra or swirling red energy spins around lower back and tailbone.

Function

The root chakra provides the foundation on which we build our life. It supports us in growing and feeling safe into exploring all the aspects of life. It is related to our feeling of safety and security, whether it’s physical or regarding our bodily needs or metaphorical regarding housing and financial safety. To sum it up, the first chakra questions are around the idea of survival and safety. The root chakra is where we ground ourselves into the earth and anchor our energy into the manifest world. That’s where everything begins, roots and grows.

Here are some yoga Poses to balance and Strengthen Root Chakra

First set an intention and connect yourself with the ground,be comfortable

These are some of the Yoga poses to try to strengthen

Pose 1 Malasana variations

Malasana is a grounding aasana done sitting on the floor,it helps is connection to Root Chakra and firming the foundation of your well-being.

Balancing and grounding yourself

Pose 2 Parvatasana or Mountain pose or Downward Dog also can be done for better understanding your firmness and grounding attitude,it strengthens your earth elements.

Pose 3 Uttanasana or any hasta padasana variation to affix and improve your rooting.

Pose 4 Janushirshasana and it’s variation like pashchimottasana

Any pose that grounds you firmly close to earth.

Shalini Pillai

Chakras and Aasana-

Episode 2

YOGA POSES FOR SACRAL CHAKRA

Chakra 2 - SACRAL CHAKRA/SVADHISTHANA

Colour- ORANGE

Mantra- Vaang

Element- Water

Location- Svadhisthana or swirling energy spins around sacrum below navel area and governs sexual organs and feelings.

Function

The second chakras function is to govern the centre of feeling, emotion, pleasure, sensuality, intimacy, and connections.

The energy of this chakra allows you to let go and also to feel change and transformation in your body. It allows you to experience this moment in its own fullness.The sacral chakra is also your centre of creativity and feelings.

Passion is the fuel of creative energy.

Everything you originates from the energy of second chakra. It is also where your fertility originates.

A person with an open Svadhisthana Chakra is passionate, present in her body, sensual, creative, and connected to her feeling.

The main challenge for the second chakra is the conditioning of our society.

We live in a society where feelings are not valued, where passion and emotions are degraded. We are being taught not to “loose control”.

We should not disconnect from ourselves and our bodies. We should be free and let ourselves loose, loose control and dance to your tunes and your body. Svadhisthana allows us to do that.

These are some of the Yoga poses to try to strengthen

Pose 1 Anjaneyasana or low crescent lunge for opening hips, back, activating and working with exploration.

Pose 2 Utkata konasana or Fierce Goddess to ignite the power of feminine creative energy and goddess in you

Pose 3 Viparita Veerabhadrasana or reverse Warrior to improve experimentation and Strengthen hamstring and lowerback

Pose 4 Prasarita Padottanasan or Wide stance forward bend , To connect with energy deeply and give a good opening to hips and sacrum

NAMASTE 🙏❤️