Chakras are the most embraced aspects of yoga in the west but perhaps also the most misunderstood. Most people have acquired their understanding of chakras from an amalgam of healing traditions. Many of the techniques used in chakra healing today in the utilize external measures like gems, herbs, bodywork, color therapy etc. While any work on the chakras can stimulate their functions, the effect of such therapies will usually be transient and short lived. Residing in the subtle dimension, chakras can only truly be awakened through inner yogic spiritual practices, austerities and most importantly when we are karmically ready.
Each chakra has its corresponding element and planet that we have to master and transcend first to fully awaken it. The karmas that the soul brings with it in each incarnation are reflected in the Vedic horoscope, as the work that we have to do on the physical plane for the enfoldment of the chakras. Like with any kind of lasting transformation, there are no short cuts, and certainly no effortless methods to awakening our chakras.
In this class we will learn the classical Yogic meaning of Chakras and how our spiritual practices can prepare us to awaken and transcend each chakra in the right order, we will start with Muladhara - root chakra first and then move up.
The head (Rahu) is the doorway to this world. When our heads fall off in Ketu dasha planetary periods, the lines blur between the physical and metaphysical world, as do the blocks (Rahu) that keep past-life memories and experiences (Ketu) from spilling over and merging into the current life. Ketu planetary periods are most inexplicable and indescribable because we no longer know where the present life begins and the past life ends. As the boundaries between the physical and spiritual world disappear, there is much confusion and anxiety, but also a potential for total freedom.