teacher training fall 2007  September 14th-16th,  October
5th-8th, and 12th-14th,  November 10th-16th,  December
13th-16th.  my email address   Monday, February 26, 2007  Third
chakra (Manipura)  Color: yellow Function: confidence, strength,
responsibility, courage and empowerment. The third chakra is the
energy source of one's individual power, a person’s self-esteem
and level of confidence. This energy channel is situated in the
solar plexus. It corresponds with the fire element in the body,
similar to ayurveda’s (Indian holistic medicine), pita or fire
constitution. Fire is needed in the body for digestion and
assimilation, both on a physical and mental level. Fire
increases one's sense of personal power bringing clarity and
confidence into individuals and burns away dullness and
stagnation. The third chakra stimulates a sense of individual
identity, separated from one's group identity, and allows one to
come into their ego. From the strength of being rooted and
grounded in group identity, and from the sec