Yoga Medicine for the Solar Plexus

Feeling overreactive or inactive? You may consider checking-in with your third chakra. Your Solar Plexus chakra, or Manipura, is the seat of your willpower, self-esteem, and your ability to transform and take action. Digestive health, yoga, meditation, and breathwork all work towards strengthening and balancing your Manipura to encourage proactive living.

Digestive Health

Located above your belly button and beneath your rib cage, your Manipura governs your digestive organs. The conversion of food to energy fuels the stamina and confidence we need to live our life filled with integrity and purpose. In Ayurvedic medicine, this metabolic process is known as Agni. To protect the natural essence of your Agni, try practicing mindful and intuitive eating, focusing on the nutrition you are offering your body. (Learn more on tending to Agni, your digestive fire.)

Yoga

Fire is Manipura’s element, and tending to this fire, is essential for successfully manifesting intentions. Through each of the following poses, envision a yellow light, or sunlight at your core, above your belly button.

• Flow through Sun Salutation type B, guided by steady breathing for a dynamic way to build heat and to encourage a healthy flow of energy. Notice how the engagement of your core has to be balanced here as under…