![]() Pull your belly button to your spine so that your lower back is supported. Have a micro-bend in your knees and your tailbone slightly tucked so that your spine is straight. Gently rock back and forth, side to side to feel into all 4 corners of your feet, your roots. Lift all 10 of your toes, spread them apart and place them back down on the mat for extra support. Stand with your feet hip-width apart, or whatever distance is comfortable and feels strong with your feet pointing towards the top of your mat. Option: If you have tight hamstrings which don’t allow your bum to touch your heels and it’s uncomfortable, use a bolster or a rolled-up towel or blanket and place it between your thighs and calves so you’re sitting on it. Take 3 breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth, as forcefully as you need to or with a sigh, feeling your body relax further into the mat.įeel your spine elongate with each breath and the space between your ribs open.Īllow yourself to fully let go, feel completely supported by your mat and Mother Earth. Take deep breaths in and out, allowing your belly to fill and empty with each breath. Spread your knees wide, to the edges of your mat and with a straight spine slowly walk your hands towards the top of your mat.īring your forehead to touch the mat, allowing your forearms to rest on the mat in a relaxed child’s pose. Child’s Pose (Balasana)Ĭome down onto your knees and sit back on your heels, toes untucked. But I’ve also got root chakra yin yoga poses for those days you need something a bit more relaxing. The poses detailed below are part of a more active, vinyasa sequence. Ready to feel a sense of security, return to yourself and get grounded? Repeat these poses as many times as needed! Taking a few minutes to ground can do wonders quickly though. There’s a reason why these simple poses are used the most often in yoga, without them your foundation would be shakey! When your root chakra is imbalanced, your solid foundation for life could feel like it’s cracking both on and off the mat. Never underestimate the power of simplicity. Subscribe on YouTube for more videos! Root Chakra Poses for Instant Grounding READ MORE: Root Chakra Affirmations for Grounding Yoga for Root Chakra Sequenceįlow it out with this root chakra yoga class that combines all of the poses listed below into a grounding and centreing class focused on your root chakra. When you concentrate on where you are, focus on the moment and be present, your sense of security and self are clear, thus balancing your root chakra and leaving you feeling grounded, content and safe. ![]() It’s through grounding poses that you will feel fully supported and come back to yourself, your body and your breath. Yoga is a great way to help you feel more secure, both physically and mentally. Some of the most common imbalances of the root chakra when it is blocked can cause you to feel sluggish, tired, stressed, stuck, abandoned, worried, hateful towards your body and yourself and often an overall feeling of not feeling good enough just as you are.īut when your root chakra is open you can feel a deeper connection and sense of self, you feel wanted and loved, you’re content with your body, yourself, where you’re at in life and most importantly, you feel safe and secure. Translation: Root support How Does Yoga Help Balance the Root Chakra? ![]() It’s the chakra responsible for your sense of belonging, connection to Earth and your foundation. Meaning: The root chakra is connected to safety, security, confidence, acceptance and comfort. Through these simple poses you will feel grounded in just a few breaths.Ĭome back to these Muladhara yoga poses again and again, whenever you’re feeling like your head is in the clouds and you want to come back down to Earth, when you feel uncertain or like nothing is working out, when you need to feel fully supported and safe just as you are or when you just need to secure your foundation in life and on the mat. These yoga poses for your root chakra will bring you back to the most important thing: yourself. While the upper chakras may seem more exciting to work on, the power of returning to your root chakra and some yoga basics is essential in building your yoga practice and balancing all of your chakras. ![]()
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