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Ya’ll ready?  I’ve had a pretty substantial obsession with chakras for the last several months, and you know me–when I get my heels into something, I don’t stop until I reach as far as it can go.

Spirituality, with its endless differences and similarities, has been a favorite topic of mine for … well, forever.  At the ripe old age of 36, turns out I’ve been studying this jive pretty hardcore for the last twenty years.  Solid.  Sometimes in secret, sometimes organized in classes and degrees.  It’s a topic I’ve chased for a long, long time.  ’Cuz Baby, I was Born to Run.

Seems a few limitations in my life have lifted and I’m free to start talking about it now.  And hey, what do you know, maybe get a little coin from it.

So let’s start at the beginning.  

There are seven centers of energy within the human body, known as chakras.  I won’t get into the whole historical aspect of that, mostly because it’s boring and also because I don’t feel like doing any more research about it right now.  Whether or not you believe in the source of their existence is inconsequential ~ think of a chakra as a focused point of intention.  Like a target on a bale of hay.

Each of these seven points of focus represents a culmination of ideas, the experience of mind/body/spirit within the physical self.  There’s a lot going on when it comes to chakras, layers upon layers of history and interpretation.  You could spend an entire lifetime working through these concepts, and often people do.  They’re called yogis.

Here’s the easy version:  when your girl’s talking about chakras, she’s talking about a hell of a lot more than rainbows.

Kick her some credit.  It’s an intricate system.  Women are intricate beings.  So are you.

Step up.

Chakra One  ::  Earth

Right at the base of your fly lil’ honey’s bum, at the point where her legs meet her core, lies the first chakra.  Look down.  Note that you have the same point on your body, therefore you have one too.  (See?  You have something in common already.)

This is the source of gravity, inherited instincts, evolution itself.

The work with your first chakra focuses on GROUNDING.  The physical self as an organism on the earth, the edges, the limitations.  Where the skin of a being ends and the air begins.  It represents the strength of your legs, your attachment to the earth.  Your roots.

Be like tree.

Simple Meditation for Dudes

Focus on limits.  Limits are different than restrictions.  Imagine a room.  Any kind of room you like.  It could be a bathroom, it could be a cathedral…and yes, it can be a bedroom.  That’s fine.  Within this room, imagine the color of the walls, the style of furniture, what elements would be present in a room of this kind.  How can you rearrange the pieces, move things around?  Would more space be created if you took something out?  Is there a piece of furniture you would like to see?

That’s a limit.

Chances are good that you don’t feel claustrophobic in a regular old living room, right?  But you don’t park your car in there.

Restriction means you can’t.  Limitation means you work with what you’re given.

Oddly enough, very clear limits create very clear avenues of yes.  Or no.  Maybe your girl likes white couches and modern decor but you want to hang out in a cabin in the center of the woods.  Awareness of the first chakra helps define those lines.  It doesn’t mean you can’t put a pristine hunk of furniture in the middle of your lair, but you better be prepared to keep up with some maintenance.  Dig?

Breathe.

Right now.  Do it.

Witness your breath.

The limits of what your lungs can hold.

Amazingly, such a small amount of oxygen keeps you alive.  All day long.

For the advanced version, breathe for three minutes, concentrating on what it feels like to fill and empty the capacity of your lungs.

How to Get the Girl

Talk about your experience with feeling grounded, connected.  Spend time outside with her, move your body.  Climb on things.  Throw rocks.  Don’t show off, be casual about it.  Talk about your admiration for trees and entities that are deeply rooted.  This is about your experience, you can’t fake it. If you don’t know, ask questions.  Listen more than you speak.

Are you faking it?

Get back to the mat.  Ask yourself why.  Listen to the answer.  Be humble.  Adjust.  Release.  Repeat.

That’s the work.  Go do it.

Yoga with Your Girl

Savasana (corpse pose).  Preferably with a view of the sky.  Stars are nice.  And don’t be getting any ideas about sex.  That’s a different chakra.

This is foundation.  Limits.  Being in one place, one room, one center of concentration.  You can’t ride two horses with one ass – you’re not that flexible yet.

We’ll talk about sex next time.  Promise.

much love – miss j