Having worked our way through the lower chakras, we find that perhaps we feel more grounded, rooted in our truth. Perhaps we indulge moderately, in the sweetness of pleasure that is life. With open hearts, we warmly welcome the world with compassion, greeting every person, conversation and experience, with unconditional love. Perhaps we also muster the courage to speak our truth – with unwavering confidence – and with complete grace. We listen to our inner truth and choose to communicate it with the world.
With the firm foundation of these lower chakras, we are prepared to explore the sixth chakra – known as Anja. In the physical body, Anja encompasses the head, pituitary gland and the eyes and is referred to as “the Third Eye.” We find the most ease in accessing this chakra in meditation, during which we can most readily hear the sound of our intuition.
In truth, each of us is born with an innate intuition – a sixth sense. As children, we knew and trusted that the uneasy, queasy feelings were warnings for us to stay away from people, situations and places that did not serve our highest interest. Likewise, as teenagers and young adults, we also have experienced moments when we just knew something was off – and either chose or chose not to trust our intuition.
As adults, we can still trust that our intuition, our sixth sense, is alive and working well. The battle becomes then twofold: how to hear it and how to trust it. Through asana, pranayama and meditation, we are creating a sacred space in which we can access our sixth sense. By quieting the mind and relinquishing external distractions, we can hear our inner voice – the quiet, gentle, compassionate, guiding lights that has never failed us. The battle then becomes whether we choose to trust our sixth sense.
Whereas balancing the lower chakras requires simple poses, mantras, colors and foods, balancing the sixth chakra is a bit more complex – more individualized. While practices such as meditation and asana can certainly facilitate our accessing intuition, the trusting component is up to us. Perhaps we know deep down that it is right for us to leave a job or friendship and yet resist our intuition. In such situations, no amount of asana and meditation will rectify what we know deep down to be true. How then, can we learn to trust ourselves?
Alas that is the beauty of the yogic journey and a most lovely process for all individuals willing to look deeply into themselves and find the strength to see and trust the wise woman (man) within. Only then, can we see through our third eye with stark clarity.
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