Muladhara
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Muladhara (Sanskrit: मूलाधार, Mūlādhāra) is the first chakra according to Hindu and Yoga tradition.
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[edit] Description
Judith (1996: p.52) holds that Muladhara whirls at the base of the spine in the vicinity of the coccygeal plexus beneath the sacrum.
According to Hinduism within this chakra resides/sleeps the kundalini shakti, the great spiritual potential, waiting to be aroused and brought back up to the source from which it originated, Brahman.
Muladhara is the base from which the 3 main psychic channels, nadis, ida, pingala and sushumna, emerge[citation needed].
[edit] Symbolism
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It is associated with the following:
- Deities: Ganesha, Indra, Brahma and Dakini
- Element: Earth
- Colour: Red
- Animal: An Elephant with seven trunks.
- Body Parts: Anus, Nose, Hamstrings, Calves, Feet
[edit] Practices
In kundalini yoga, there are various yogic practices held to incite the energy in Muladhara including: asanas (such as Garudasana, Shashankasana and Siddhasana); specific pranayama and importantly the practice of mula bandha which is endemic to appropriate bodymind discipline.
[edit] Alternative names
- Tantra: Adhara, Brahma Padma, Bhumi Chakra, Chaturdala, Chatuhpatra, Muladhara, Mooladhara, Mula Chakra, Mula Padma
- Vedas (late Upanishads): Adhara, Brahma, Muladhara, Mulakanda
- Puranic: Adhara, Muladhara
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[edit] References
- Judith, Anodea (1996). Eastern Body Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self. Berkeley, CA, USA: Celestial Arts. ISBN 0-89087-815-3
