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Kidneys.

When the second chakra is balanced, our emotions flow easily like water, we are cool headed and vibrant at the same time. With a balance in the lower chakras, especially the root chakra and second chakra, we are connected to our creativity and focus.

When there is a deficiency in the second chakra some of the signs are:

Fear of touch;

Resistance to change;

Disassociation with the Self

When there is a surplus or blockage in the second chakra some of the signs are:

Sexual addiction or addiction to pleasure

Poor boundaries or out of control behaviour

Emotional outbursts or unpredictable dramatic behaviour

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Hatha Yoga - The Yoga Of Movement

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The two most important aspects of Hatha Yoga are the postures, or asanas and breath control, or pranayama. The postures help to keep the body flexible, but, most importantly, they help to purify the body and make spiritual progress faster and more successful. The most important element in fostering spiritual progress is the opening of the chakras, energy centers along the spine, which allow spiritual energy or Kundalini, resident in latent form at the bas...more

Yoga for beginners: The Second Step of Yoga Practice

...What is more important - the Yoga teacher or the style of Yoga being taught? Firstly, you should research the nine major styles of Yoga: Bhakti, Hatha, Jnana, Karma, Kundalini, Mantra, Raja, tantra, and Yantra Yoga. Then, make a choice as to which path of Yoga you would like to pursue.

Seek out a Yoga teacher or Guru, in your preferred style, for guidance. If this is not possible, due to distance or time, you should do a lot more Yoga reading. When visiting a bookstore or library, browse through the Yoga books for the one that draws you in.

If you choose to study Hatha Yoga, or a Hatha Yoga sub-style, the first book I would personally re...more

Jnana Yoga - Intellectually Becoming God-Conscious

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Jnana Yoga is the yoga of intellectual inquiry, using the mind to come to the profound realization that our God-Self, the consciousness that we are in reality a manifestation of God, is beyond and behind our mind. However, we should not fall into the mistake of thinking that we can discover God through the use of the mind alone. To achieve Cosmic Consciousness, what can be called Self-realization, we must continually ask "Who am I", in other words, am I just this material body and material mind, or am I in fact an integral part of something greater. That something greater is considered by yogis to be God, the presence of which everything and everyone is made up, whether or not the individual realizes it or not. The purpose of Jnana Yoga is to come to just that r...more

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