The Sanskrit name for the heart chakra is Anahata or ‘un-struck’ – in the Indian Vedic tradition there are two kinds of sounds, and ‘unstruck’ means an inner resonance or subtle vibration that is perceived through the heart centre. The heart is the place of the awakened self. Here we move from group consciousness, defined by […]
Rumi wrote that your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. This is the essence of the heart Chakradance – to soften, to open and to harmonise the heart. Anahata, or heart chakra, is located in the spine, […]
As the days become shorter and the natural sunlight diminishes, what better time to ignite your inner sun.
The solar plexus chakra is the seat of our personal power and will. Energetically, it is the fire that fuels our metabolism, and when activated it increases our energy, drive, and sense of purpose.
And really, who couldn’t use some of that?
Moving from our root into our sacral chakra. Here we begin to explore how we feel, in our body, in ourselves, and in the world around us. This is our sensory domain, translated in sanskrit as “our own inner place.” Svadhisthana. ‘Svadha’ in sanskrit also means sweetness or pleasure. This is our own sweet spot. […]
What is Chakradance? Starting at the Base Chakra, we use sound and movement to connect in with our subtle energy or chakras, releasing stuck energy, activating and cleansing our vital life force energy for vitality and wellbeing. The sacral chakra is the centre of our emotions and sensuality. In it’s full expression it enables us […]
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Mary Oliver I love this quote. Reading Mary Oliver feels like lying down on lush, damp […]
What is Chakradance? Starting at the Base Chakra, we use sound and movement to connect in with our subtle energy or chakras, releasing stuck energy, activating and cleansing our vital life force energy for vitality and wellbeing. At the base chakra we move our legs and feet to tribal beats, activating the foundation of our […]
As we begin a new 7 chakra cycle at Raw Mojo Chakradance, I thought I would repost this series of Chakra Mantra chants. Mantras are specific sounds which have long been used to activate the chakras by chanting the sound that resonates to the particular chakra vibration. Sound is probably THE most powerful way to activate and balance your […]
The autumn equinox is a time to begin the journey inwards, in preparation for winter where we metaphorically, if not literally, go into hibernation.We lose a true sense of flow when we don’t honour the changes in the quality of the light, the movement of the wind, how the earth feels, and the shifts in tides. Water being our sacral element. It also coincides with international Water Day.
Let us honour our own waters, the sweet inner temple of the sacral chakra, and the shift within that intuitively occurs at this liminal time of year.
