The Second Chakra – Svadhisthana Chakra

by Bethany Hartig | Mar 22, 2018 | Uncategorized, Yoga Philosophy

Svadhisthana Chakra – The Sacral Chakra   Svadhisthana is the 2nd Chakra in the human energy system, sitting slightly above Muladhara Chakra. Location- Sacrum/Lower Belly.  You can connect to your chakras in the front, or the back of the body. The spinal...

The First Chakra – Muladhara Chakra

by Bethany Hartig | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized, Yoga Philosophy

Muladhara Chakra, The Root Chakra   This is the 1st of the 7 major chakras (energy centres) within the human body. Location- Base of the spine / lowest part of the torso / perineum. Element- Earth Colour- Red Sound- Lam   The Base Of Human Consciousness This...

Yoga and The Earth Element

by Bethany Hartig | Aug 24, 2017 | Uncategorized, Yoga Philosophy

In this following series of articles, we will explore the 5 elements one at a time.  In this article we will explore the Earth element in a little more detail looking at it’s qualities and the practices you can use to increase the Earth element within your body...

Yoga and The Five Elements

by Bethany Hartig | Jun 11, 2017 | Uncategorized, Yoga Philosophy

For those of you that come to my yoga classes, you may have noticed that I often incorporate the five elements into the sequences and practices that I share.  In this blog article, I will share with you a little bit more information about the five elements, where they...

Gratitude

by Bethany Hartig | Apr 4, 2017 | Uncategorized, Yoga Philosophy

”When you realise there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you” Lao Tzu Gratitude has received a lot of media attention of late, in the yoga world and in the realms of positive psychology.  In this blog article I will take a look at what...

Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing)

by Bethany Hartig | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized, Yoga Philosophy

What is Nadi Shodhana? Nadi Shodhana is a breathing exercise, or pranayama which translates as ‘channel clearing’ breath.  It helps to clear blocked energy channels within the body, so that prana (aka, chi or life energy) can flow more freely through the...