Mool = Root / Adhara = Place – therefore it is known as the Root centre.

• Lowest of the Chakra’s
• Situated in the perineum in males and the cervix in females
• Is associated with the sense of smell and the anus

Symbolism:

• Lotus: Four petaled and red in colour
• A yellow square represents the element Earth

Mantra:

• Lam – pronounced Lum

Principles/Purpose:

• Gravity/Solidity
• Foundation/Stability/Support/Grounded

Source: Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha: Swami Saraswati

HOW to:

• Find your foundations in any pose
• Find the four points in the foundations (any part of the body connected downward) and BALANCE those 4 points:
  • Feeling grounded and stable
  • Create the shape of the square Earth Yantra representing stability and strength
    • in any pose/wherever you can
• Even weight distribution
• Feel a sense of being supported and let yourself be supported
• Root down – feel a sense of roots sprouting down from the foundations into the earth
• Solidity:
  • As you push down feel you can rise up
  • From a solid base we can grow
  • Root Down to Rise Up
• In any pose – feel your connections downward
• Strengthen your legs and open the energy channels of your legs with stretching too.
• As you move and flow through your days consider are you balanced as you move and stable, centred and calm?
• As you walk, press through your feet and feel your connection to mother earth.
• As you eat, be mindful and chew thoroughly
  • You may start to eat more root vegetables from the earth especially at this time of year with the cooling winds and weather.
• These above tips may carry on from last week in considerations of the autumn weather.