Returning Home to the Heart
February 10, 2008
This is the time of year where people give flowers, candy and gifts to their loved ones in the name of Valentines Day. Let us understand the evolution of human love in relation to the Chakra system. In the distant past, sheer necessity brought us together in first chakra consciousness. Think of the pioneer couple on the wagon train traveling across the country to start their own homestead. Their relationship was one of survival: work the farm, till the field and have children to help with the non-stop physical workload. Not a lot of romance when relationship comes from the consciousness of the first chakra.
Fast forward to the Victorian era. The Victorians really invented romance: the angst and drama of unrequited love, love from the wrong side of the tracks (Romeo and Juliet). Think of famous books like Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre, and Lady Chatterley’s lover. This is second chakra consciousness; coming together from a longing to merge with another human being, passion, animal sexual attraction, fantasy, no boundaries and very messy.
Third Chakra consciousness is all about personal power and the little ‘s’ self. Dynamics of submission and domination prevail. Relationships become more like business arrangements. You do this for me, and I will do this for you. Secretly, we may view our partner as our enemy and spend our days just waiting to be betrayed.
As we enter into the Aquarian Age, we are being called to move from 3rd chakra consciousness into 4th chakra consciousness – the area of the Heart.The first 3 chakras are very personal. We ask the question, “What‘s in it for me?” With the 4th chakra, we begin to use the language of “we”. There is no ‘you and me’, there is only ‘we’. This is the first time we see that the person in front of us is just as important as we are – we are one.
While there are certainly challenges and lessons, there is no duality or conflict in the area of the heart. There is finally the recognition of the other person is me. Relationships become powerful tools for healing and wholeness.
We will create a deep and conscious experience of this heart-centered love in the upcoming workshop, Yoga for Aquarian Relationships.
When: Saturday, February 16, 2008
Where: Yoga West – map
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Cost: singles $40, at the door $50couples $70, at the door $90
Register at Yoga West — 604-732-9642
Singles Welcome ! All expressions of Relationship welcome !
Bring your “non-yogi” partner – The Yoga is suitable for the most “inflexible beginner” !
Haribhajan Singh
