Yoga Medicine for the Third Eye

Take a moment to gaze through your mind’s eye and note what you see. Without judgment, ask yourself, are you living your daily life in alignment with this vision? To clearly intuit and practice following this intuition, we must turn to this practice of looking inward again and again. To develop a clear channel for manifesting your inner wisdom, promote spinal alignment and balance your third eye.

The third eye, or Ajna in Sanskrit, is the 6th chakra located in the center of your forehead between your eyebrows. Spiritually, your Ajna is believed to be associated with the soul’s connection to the Divine and the ability to be attuned to the intangible. Foresight and spiritual visions are connected to your Ajna.

Or, we can understand the manifestations of a balanced third eye as emotional intelligence — the ability to discern truth, practice honest self-reflection, see beyond the surface, and tap into intuition. Moments of inspiration and creative brilliance is the overflow of an open third eye.

The practice of balancing your third eye chakra can overlap with finding Drishti — the yogic gaze of concentration. This gaze can either refer to physically honing attention during your asana practice or for focusing your consciousness for intentional living. To clearly see with our mind’s eye, to have a clear perception of reality, and to align our actions with our inner wisdom takes a steadfast drishti.

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