Tantra Yoga: Chakram - feel your Chi Meridians

1. Sahasrara (Intuition)

Concentrate your attention on the crown of head and do Sirshasana (headstand) pose – if it is difficult at first you can make it against the wall. Make the wrist-lock grip, press your elbows against the floor in such a way that your elbows shape the equilateral triangle. Place your head in the center of this triangle, straighten your legs and lift feet from the floor. Keep your legs and body in one line. Imagine that energy flows down from feet along your back, neck and head and concentrates in Sahasrara chakra. On the front side of your body energy goes up along the stomach to the legs and feet. Sing the mantra AUM.

Alternatively for beginners:

2. Ajna (Consciousness, will)

Move you body down while keeping your head on the floor. Press your forehead against the floor and place the hands along the body. Concentrate attention in the center of your head. Earth energy goes up along the legs and hands on the front and back sides of the body. Energy from the leg’s meridians goes to the tailbone. From tailbone energy moves to the center of your head and concentrates in this area. Mantra ONG.

3. Vishuddha (Aestetics, speech)

Do Halasana pose (supported Shoulderstand or Sarvangasana Plow pose). If you are an experienced yoga practitioner you can go for an advanced version as it is shown on the drawing. Lie down on the back. Lift straight legs until the torso is perpendicular to the floor, the spine is straight. Hands are on the floor in parallel to each other. Concentrate your attention at the neck-area.  One flow of energy goes up along the stretched legs to the back, rounds the head and concentrates in Vishuddha chakra. Another flow goes along the hands and side meridians to the same area. Mantra HANG.

or:

4. Anahata (Emotions)

Lie down on the back with your legs crossed or in lotus pose. Put hands under the hip joints and bend backward leaning on elbows and back of the head (Matsyasana pose). Concentrate on the center of the chest and observe how energy flows from feet along the back and stomach accumulating in Anahata Chakra. Mantra YANG.

5. Manipura (Business)

Focus your attention on solar plexus and do Mayurasana pose: Press you palms against the floor with the fingers pointing back toward the feet. Bending the elbows bring them together as low down on the body as possible. In order to get the elbows there it can be helpful to bend the knees and walk them forward of the hands.
Leaning forward, extend the legs behind you. Shift weight into the hands and see if you can lift the feet and the head off the floor. Energy goes from the legs and from the head and accumulates in solar plexus area. Mantra Rang.

or advanced:

6. Swadhistana (Sexuality)

Move your attention to the bottom of your stomach and do Pashimotasana pose. Sit on the floor with straight legs, bend forward and grab feet with your hands trying to touch the knees with your forehead. Energy flows along the legs, back, chest and hands accumulating at Swadhistana area. Mantra VANG.

7. Muladhara

(Physical body, health)
Focus your attention on the tailbone area. Lie face downward, place straight hands along the body, clench the fists and leaning on them lift straight legs from the floor (Salabhasana pose).
Energy flows down from the legs and accumulates in tailbone area. Mantra LANG.