The Science of Auras and How Yoga Affects Your Energetic Field

Hello, energy seekers!

Have you ever walked into a room and felt the energy of the space shift? Or have you ever left a yoga class and found that buzz, that particular feeling of peace and radiance, and felt like it simply follows you wherever you go even after you roll up your mat? That awesome feeling is not solely in your head; it’s the vibrational energy of your energetic field, which is your aura.

For years, mystics and healers have talked about the luminous energy that envelops us, but when we think about it in the context of our everyday lives, it can feel a little too “woo woo” for most of us to take seriously. Here’s the thing: your aura is real, it is scientific, and it is very much in your control to keep yours healthy and vibrant. It’s an electromagnetic field that emanates from every being, and remember, the quality of your energy field reflects the quality of your physical, mental, and emotional health.

Are you ready to get a little nerdy about your energy? This article is about merging ancient knowledge with a modern understanding of your body. In this week’s blog, we’ll break down exactly what an aura is, take a closer look at the fascinating world of chakras, and most importantly, demonstrate how your consistent yoga practice is the most powerful and practical way you can maintain a vibrant, balanced, and strong energy. Let’s get into it!

What is an aura, & let’s take a scientific glance?

First off, let’s obliterate the “woo-woo” stigma. Auras are simply the electromagnetic field emanating from every living thing. It’s like a personal energy bubble. Everything is energy, including us. This field is made up of the vibrations surrounding your physical body (including density, weight, and genetics), your emotional state, and your mental clarity. This is how you can sometimes just feel a person’s mood without them having to say a word, because you tap into an energetic field of quality. 

A healthy, balanced aura is often described as bright, clear, and expansive; however, our aura can be blocked or off-balanced based on stress, sickness, and negative emotions. And this can make it feel heavy or chaotic. The best part is you have direct control over this!

The Connection: Yoga, Chakras, and Your Energetic Field

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This is where the true magic of your yoga practice comes to life. Yoga is more than just a physical practice of bending and flexing; it is a way of strategically balancing the energy in your body. The secret is your chakras—the seven major energy centers that run along your spine. 

Visualize your chakras as circular centers of energy that swirl with color. Each chakra corresponds to different glands, organs, and emotional states. When these centers are open and flowing regularly, you are in great shape, and your aura may represent this health. Yoga can:

• Release Blocked Energy: When you hold a pose, you release physical tension, which releases blocked energy.
• Stimulate Energy Flow: There are many different yoga poses (asanas) that are specifically designed to activate mind and body energy flow at your chakras. Think of yoga as a manual reset for your energetic body.
• Increase Prana: By moving, you are taking in and circulating prana (your life force) through your breath and reenergizing your aura, which is a source of energy for your body. 

How Specific Yoga Poses Influence Your Aura

Every pose serves a purpose beyond just the physical. Here are a few examples of how they function on your energetic field:

• Heart Openers (Cobra, Camel): These dynamic poses open your heart chakra, bringing qualities of compassion, love, and connection. When the heart chakra is opened, the aura feels warm and welcoming.
• Twists (Revolved Chair, Spinal Twist): Twisting poses are amazing for detoxification. They help to wring out tension and stagnant energy from the body, creating a clear and bright aura.
• Grounding Poses (Mountain, Warrior II): These poses help to ground at a deep level in the earth, bringing in sensations of stability and security. Feeling stable throughout your body creates a strong, grounded basis for your energetic field and shields you from the chaos of the external world.

The Power of Your Breath (Pranayama)

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If asanas are the keys to opening your chakras, then pranayama (yogic breathing techniques) is the master key. Your breath is the vehicle for prana—the subtle, life-giving energy that fills and sustains your aura. 

• Deep, Conscious Breathing: Simply breathing deeply and slowly calms your nervous system and immediately changes the quality of your energy.
• Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhana): This is a very powerful practice for balancing the two hemispheres of your brain, as well as the ida and pingala nadis (energy channels), which are correlated with the health of your aura.

Meditation: Your Aura’s Best Friend

While asanas and pranayama get the energy moving, meditation is where you refine it. When you sit in stillness, your awareness shifts inward, and you connect more with your subtle energy. Meditation helps to:

• Purify Your Field: Just like your mind gets clearer in meditation, your energetic field becomes increasingly organized and purified. 
• Build Radiance: A regular meditation practice builds a sense of inner peace and calm. When this sense of peace exists within you, it naturally emanates outwards, producing an aura that is both expansive and calm.

Final Thoughts: Shine Brightly, Inside and Out

The next time you get on your mat, we hope you feel a deeper awareness of your practice. It is so much more than a physical practice; it’s a journey of an individual being. By mindfully creating your yoga poses, or asanas, along with your breathing techniques and allotting time for meditation, you are the conscious creator of your reality! You are consciously cleansing, balancing, and strengthening the energy field around you from the inside.

Think of your aura as a lighthouse, illuminating the world on a subtle level that you aren’t even aware of. When you are aligned in your chakras, and your prana is flowing rhythmically and freely, you exude an ease and well-being that is perceptible to those around you. It is far more than feeling good on your mat; it is you moving through the world with a strong, adaptable, vibrant, and expressive aura that has an audience and influence on the people around you. 

Your practice is an investment in all of who you are—body, mind, and spirit. As you continue to show up for yourself, do so with awareness not only of the stretch in your hamstring but also of the amazing, unseen encasement of energy—your energy field. Continue to practice, breathe, and watch as your inner light transforms into a magnificent, beautiful aura that you can feel and that others will certainly detect. It is time to let your inner light shine!