Grounding: Mulabandha

I've been talking about Mulabandha a lot in class recently. Mulabandha is the energy lock we control with the pelvic muscles. The chakra itself is called Muladhara. This root chakra is of utmost importance in Ashtanga yoga, and in the chakra system as a whole. Just as every building needs a stable base, a strong root chakra supports those above it. We humans are vertical creatures, an unusual orientation in this world, and one that stacks the chakras in a vertical column. Our Kudalini energy lies sleeping in Muladhara. Through yoga & bandha control, we can awaken this energy and help it move upward, through each of the chakras, toward its original source, the Whole. Grounding ourselves through Muladhara and extending energy up the spine, we become a vertical bridge between earth and sky, an energy conduit. With this transcendent energy flowing in us and through us, we can really feel and deeply understand the inter-connectedness of all things. We can see that we are much more than our roles, our lables, our possesions and our thoughts. Enlightenment is right here, if we ground ourselves long enough to look around.