According to yoga tradition, the precise body is where your energy flows. The precise body has seven whirls of energy, known as chakras. When energy becomes blocked in a chakra, it triggers physical, mental, or emotional imbalances. That’s true of all chakras, including the sixth chakra. This energetic center is located at the third eye between the eyebrows, called Ajna Chakra.
Understanding the Ajna Chakra
The third eye, or Ajna chakra, is located above the throat chakra, which can balance emotion and reason. It is situated below the seventh chakra, the Sahasrara or crown chakra, the center of thoughtfulness, enlightenment, and wisdom.
Signs of Balanced Ajna Energy
When the third eye chakra is in balance, people are,
- Certainty: able to tune into and trust your intuition and imagination.
- Clarity: see your life with clarity, self-awareness, and emotional balance.
- Decision making: trust your inner knowledge, which allows you to make balanced decisions.
- Insight: open to different perspectives and receive wisdom beyond the given senses of sight, touch, sound, taste, and hearing.
Signs of Blocked Ajna Energy
When the sixth chakra is blocked,
- Sense of disconnection: you lose your connection with your inner wisdom. You may feel lost or adrift.
- Stuck easily: the imbalance is likely to present physically within the brain and eyes. You may also feel stuck in the day-to-day.
- Difficulty in problem-solving: With the guidance of your inner wisdom, you can look beyond immediate problems and your own opinions.
- Difficulty in seeing the whole picture: people may have difficulty seeing the bigger picture, it feels mentally foggy, anxious, or depressed.
How to enhance the third eye
Chakra Several asana poses are especially good for maintaining balance in Ajna chakra:
- Balasana: The Child’s Pose places light pressure on the third eye, stimulating this chakra.
- Dolphin Pose: Similar to the Downward Facing Dog Pose, Dolphin Pose, except this pose is done on your forearms on a meditation mat. In this pose, bring your hands into Anjali mudra, with your thumbs gently pressing into the third eye to stimulate this chakra.
- Eagle Pose: Garudasana requires focus, closely linked to your third eye chakra.
To maintain a balanced position, you will love this meditation cushion and mat set.
Mantras to Balance Ajna Chakra
Mantras and affirmations related to intention and insight can help open the Ajna chakra. For example:
- I trust my inner wisdom
- My intuition guides me on the right path
- I feel balanced and aware of the General Characteristics of the Third Eye Chakra
General characteristics of Ajna chakra
- Sanskrit name: Ajna (the center of control)
- Color: The color associated with the Third-Eye Chakra is indigo (a deep shade of blue), which represents intuition, insight, and spiritual awareness.
- Sound (Seed Mantra): The sound or mantra associated with the Ajna Chakra is “Om,” pronounced 'O-n-gm'.Chanting the Third-Eye Chakra mantra can help activate and balance the sixth energy center.
- Element: The element related to the sixth energy center is called ‘Avyakata,’ which means“cannot be described because it is without a form.
- Light: Some also associate light with this element. Light represents clarity, understanding, and spiritual insight.
Benefits of Third Eye Chakra
- Mudra. The Third-Eye Chakra mudra is Hakini, also known as the mudra of the mind. Practitioners often use this mudra in meditation to channel prana to the third eye and open the consciousness. Benefits of Balancing Ajna Chakra: When you balance the third eye chakra, you will have greater clarity of thought.
- High level of intuition: trust your intuition and see events in your life and the lessons they present to you.
- Realization: You will gain the ability to see the subtle energy that makes and connects all objects in the universe.
- Access to heightened consciousness: As you work to open the Ajna chakra, you can begin to see things as they are without the projection and color of ego. You can begin gazing inward at things you value more efficiently.
- Spiritual well-being: Ajna chakra reinforces the belief that all the peace, love, and joy we want are already within us. It uplifts individuals to look inward for self-actualization and happiness, reducing the need for external ways.
Signs of an Open Third Eye When the third eye chakra is open, individuals may experience various sensations and changes, including:
- A tingling or buzzing feeling in the forehead.
- An increase in the frequency of migraines during initial activation.
- Enhanced clarity in one's perception of life.
- A sense of bliss and unconditional love.
- Strengthened intuition and wisdom.
- Improved decision-making and increased self-reliance.
Conclusion
The powers of the Third-Eye Chakra are infused with supreme knowledge and wisdom. The Ajna energy center balances the physical and spiritual qualities and brings harmony to the body and mind. Connecting and awakening this center brings new opportunities, peace, and fulfillment.