{"id":3878,"date":"2026-05-04T05:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/?p=3878"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:35:50","slug":"7-chakras-the-subtle-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/7-chakras-the-subtle-body\/","title":{"rendered":"The 7 Chakras &amp; The Subtle Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chakra system is one way of understanding the subtle body \u2014 the layers of experience that sit beneath and alongside the physical form. Rather than something to fix or activate, the chakras can be approached as points of awareness. A way of observing how attention, sensation, and experience move through us. This practice moves from earth to crown beginning at the base, where we meet stability, and<br>gradually expanding upward into awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Each centre is explored through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A simple expression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A mudra (gesture)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A seed sound (b\u012bja mantra)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is nothing to force here \u2014 only a way of placing awareness with intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra \u2014 Root<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" class=\"gb-media-d3f42c95\" alt=\"\" title=\"Root-Muladhara-Chakra\" src=\"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Root-Muladhara-Chakra.png\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> M\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra<br><strong>Colour:<\/strong> Red<br><strong>Emotion:<\/strong> Safety \/ Fear<br><strong>Sense:<\/strong> Smell<br><strong>Expression:<\/strong> I am<br><strong>Seed Sound: <\/strong>LAM<br><strong>Mudra:<\/strong> Amit\u0101bha Mudra<br>Fingers interlaced, creating a bowl or basket. Palms face upward, thumbs lightly touching.<br>Hands rest low, near the seat.<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Foundation, grounding, presence.<br>A simple recognition: I am here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sv\u0101dhi\u1e63\u1e6dh\u0101na \u2014 Sacral<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"127\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Svadhishthana-Navel-Chakra.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4010\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name: <\/strong>Sv\u0101dhi\u1e63\u1e6dh\u0101na<br><strong>Colour:<\/strong> Orange<br><strong>Emotion:<\/strong> Pleasure \/ Guilt<br><strong>Sense:<\/strong> Taste<br><strong>Expression: <\/strong>I feel<br><strong>Seed Sound:<\/strong> VAM<br><strong>Mudra:<\/strong> Yoni Mudra<br>Index fingers and thumbs extend to touch, forming a downward triangle. Remaining fingers<br>interlace.<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Sensation, emotion, fluidity.<br>Allowing experience to move without resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ma\u1e47ip\u016bra \u2014 Solar Plexus<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Solar-Plexus-Manipura-Chakra.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name: <\/strong>Ma\u1e47ip\u016bra<br><strong>Colour:<\/strong> Yellow<br><strong>Emotion:<\/strong> Power \/ Shame<br><strong>Sense:<\/strong> Sight<br><strong>Expression:<\/strong> I do<br><strong>Seed Sound:<\/strong> RAM<br><strong>Mudra:<\/strong> \u015aiva Li\u1e45ga Mudra<br>Fingers interlace into a fist. The right thumb extends upward, with the left thumb and index<br>finger wrapping around its base. Hands are held at the solar plexus.<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Action, will, direction.<br>Effort without force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An\u0101hata \u2014 Heart<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Anahata-Heart-Chakra.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4012\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> An\u0101hata<br><strong>Colour:<\/strong> Green<br><strong>Emotion:<\/strong> Love \/ Grief<br><strong>Sense:<\/strong> Touch<br><strong>Expression:<\/strong> I allow<br><strong>Seed Sound:<\/strong> YAM<br><strong>Mudra:<\/strong> Kamala Mudra (Lotus)<br>Hands open, fingers spread and lightly connected at the base, like a blooming flower.<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Openness, connection, acceptance.<br>Allowing what is present to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vi\u015buddha \u2014 Throat<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" class=\"gb-media-3b6eef70\" alt=\"\" title=\"Throat-Vishuddha-Chakra\" src=\"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Throat-Vishuddha-Chakra.png\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> Vi\u015buddha<br><strong>Colour:<\/strong> Blue<br><strong>Emotion:<\/strong> Expression \/ Suppression<br><strong>Sense:<\/strong> Hearing<br><strong>Expression:<\/strong> I reveal<br><strong>Seed Sound:<\/strong> HAM<br><strong>Mudra:<\/strong> Adho Mukha Mudra<br>Fingers interlaced, knuckles tuck under the chin. Thumbs press gently into the sternum, pinkies<br>lightly touching the chin, with the gaze lifting slightly upward.<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Truth, expression, clarity.<br>Revealing what is real without force or performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u0100j\u00f1\u0101 \u2014 Third Eye<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" class=\"gb-media-e99b4b21\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ajna-Third-Eye-Chakra\" src=\"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ajna-Third-Eye-Chakra.png\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> \u0100j\u00f1\u0101<br><strong>Colour:<\/strong> Indigo<br><strong>Emotion:<\/strong> Insight \/ Illusion<br><strong>Sense:<\/strong> Inner perception<br><strong>Expression:<\/strong> I trust<br><strong>Seed Sound:<\/strong> OM<br><strong>Mudra:<\/strong> Namask\u0101r Mudra<br>Hands together at the heart or lifted slightly toward the brow.<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Awareness, perception, inner knowing.<br>Trusting what is seen clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sahasr\u0101ra \u2014 Crown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" class=\"gb-media-1e055417\" alt=\"\" title=\"Crown-Sahasrara-Chakra\" src=\"https:\/\/sthirayogaacademy.com\/mystaging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Crown-Sahasrara-Chakra.png\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sahasr\u0101ra<br><strong>Colour:<\/strong> Violet \/ White<br><strong>Emotion:<\/strong> Connection \/ Separation<br><strong>Sense: <\/strong>Beyond the senses<br><strong>Expression:<\/strong> I am (expanded awareness)<br><strong>Seed Sound:<\/strong> Silence<br><strong>Mudra:<\/strong> Reverse Amit\u0101bha Mudra<br>Hands up overhead facing downward.<br><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Stillness, openness, expansion.<br>Awareness beyond effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong>Closing Mantra<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From this space, we gently introduce sound again:<br>Aham Prak\u0101\u015ba<br>(3 times in Sanskrit) Then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am light\u201d<br>(3 times in English)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A simple way to approach this practice<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not about fixing, activating, or achieving anything.<br>It is simply a way of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Placing awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Observing experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moving from grounding to expansion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am \u2192 I feel \u2192 I do \u2192 I allow \u2192 I reveal \u2192 I trust \u2192 I am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-de2c5682\">A movement from foundation to awareness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Practice<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p class=\"gb-text gb-text-00fa6684\">You can explore this directly in the accompanying video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-element-b95b7f93\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Understanding the 7 Chakras | A Simple Earth to Crown Practice\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fa28otubLvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A short, seated practice integrating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mudra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A way of placing attention \u2014 simply and intentionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\"><strong>Closing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is nothing to force here.<br>Only a quiet invitation to notice, what is already present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chakra system is one way of understanding the subtle body \u2014 the layers of experience that sit beneath and alongside the physical form. 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