Yoga Anatomy, Yoga As Medicine, Yoga Back Pain & Yoga Basics

• Throat chakra. This chakra is linked with your thyroid gland and this chakra is represented by the color of blue.

• Heart chakra. The heart chakra is located at your heart and the heart chakra is linked with your immune system. Keeping your heart chakra in tune is going to help with your overall well being and health and the heart chakra is represented with a green color.

• Solar plexus chakra. The solar plexus chakra corresponds with your pancreas and adrenal glands. The solar plexus chakra does play a very valuable role in your digestion system and it is represented by a yellow color.

• Sacral chakra. The sacral chakra is located in your groin. You have to be aware that the sacral chakra is related to your emotions, your sexuality and your creativity. If the sacral chakra is out of balance you may notice mood swings. The sacral chakra is represented by an orange color.

• Base or root chakra. The base or root chakra is associated with your instincts that control the survival and security instincts and it is located at the base of your spine. The base chakra is represented by a red color.

How does a typical chakra meditation look like? The typical chakra meditation will start at your base or root chakra and from there it gradually works up the way through each of the other chakras until it reaches the top crown chakra.

As the meditation progresses, each chakra will be balanced and that is the goal of the chakra meditation. This type of meditation will work on each chakra in turn and it will focus on getting the body and mind balanced.

• Crown chakra. The crown chakra like the name suggests is based outside your body and just above your head and this chakra is considered to be the master chakra that controls all the other chakras. The crown chakra is represented by a vilolet color.

• Ajna or third eye chakra. The ajna or third eye chakra is linked with your pineal gland. The pineal gland is a small gland and it is located in your brain. The color of this chakra is represented by the color indigo.

Repeat the breathing process and notice your breath.

As you do this, you will find thoughts coming in and going out. They might be about your personal goals, your family, your kids, your friends, your work or absolutely about anything. That does not matter. It is all part of the breathing process and it is perfectly fine to continue to have thoughts while you are in the process of meditating.

Once these incoming thoughts get noticed, just let go of them. Let them go with your next breath. The moment you notice a new thought come in, train yourself with your breathing activity and bring back your mind and only focus on your breathing in and out.