04/19/2020
I’ve been working on balancing and healing my chakras during this quarantine. I’ve sat with different emotions during this time, starting out with fear for the people around us and for my family, fear for the front line, fear for the unknown of long we’d have to stay in our homes, fear that my husband or I (or worse my parents) could get sick-or both and how would we care for our children if that happened. The fear turned to sadness for all the lives lost in our country thus far, and around the world. I’ve felt frustration from what I’ve seen people post on social media and what I’ve seen on the news. I’ve felt immense gratitude for having the privilege to stay in my home with my husband and children to keep us and others around us safe. Gratitude for having a house and access to food. Trying to balance all these emotions and more while you are trying to balance everything else (kids, work, cooking, house, everyone else’s experience with this quarantine in the same home, etc) is hard! I’m working with the root chakra- to feel safe and secure to manifest our basic needs. When this chakra is in balance we feel connected to nature, have an understanding that we will always be provided for, and connect to our families in healthy ways. My thought is that this chakra is a hard one for many people to stay in balance right now. When it’s out of balance people function out of fear to get their needs met, and I think many of us have seen this with people hoarding food or angry protesting despite the fact we are trying to prevent the spread of a novel illness. But we’ve also seen many people step up for their neighbors, doctors and nurses fighting on the frontline, people sending food and reaching out to friends in need. It’s an interesting time and everyone’s experience with this will be different. I have my different essential oils and crystals for this one, but as far as yoga goes... focus on balance, stability, and support. Try Warrior I, Warrior II, Tree, and Chair. Try restorative poses such as Bound Angle, Co**se, and Child’s Pose. Focus on grounding and the color red 🧘🏻♀️ ❤️🥰🧣🌹🍎🍓🍅
