Welcome to the #PracticeWithClara Podcast where Clara and Stephanie discuss philosophy, yoga, and all things related to the practice. In this episode, we interviewed Erin Moon, a fellow yogi, anatomy teacher, and reiki practitioner. We also went into the 7th chakra, the crown chakra, and its themes. Here's more on what we talk about in this episode: 0:56 - Special Guest, Erin Moon For the 7th chakra we interviewed Erin Moon, an instructor of anatomy, yoga, therapeutics, reiki, and the co-founder and director of the World Spine Care Yoga Project. 2:40 - 5 Questions to Greet our Guest We asked Erin 5 random questions to give our listeners a bit more understanding of who Erin is and what she embodies. 10:04 - Sahasrara, Crown Chakra, Themes Reading from Anodea Judith's Wheels of Life, and discussion on the key themes of the 7th chakra, the crown chakra. 16:58 - Where Individual Meets Collective Consciousness The crown chakra is the space where the individual self meets the collective consciousness or the divine. 20:47 - Surrender and Trust at the 7th Chakra Why we surrender to receive the wisdom and why trust is so important when we work with the 7th chakra. 22:28 - Anatomy of the 7th Chakra Erin shares the anatomy and subtle properties of the crown chakra, and what occurs biochemically in the body. 26:18 - How We Belong, Joining the Collective Examining how we interact as a collective, physically, or consciously, while honoring our own unique expression. 33:15 - Removing the Binary: Patience in Process Why we should take a moment to examine our lives outside the traditional binary forms and having patience for our ongoing process. 35:44 - Yoga Anatomy versus Yoga Philosophy What we learn in the physical breakdown in our bodies; balancing the esoteric aspects of yoga with the anatomical to preserve the alignment and safety of our practice. 42:11 - Dropping into the Parasympathetic Nervous System The benefit of a slower-paced, restorative practice in reaping the benefits of the body dropping into rest and a digest mode. 44:20 - The Constant Force of Evolution Moving with the constant change of the world, and how to hold things lightly as we move towards our goals. 45:43 - Yoga Therapeutics: What is Your Function? Asking what we hope to do, on a larger scale, and the function we wish to have in our lives. 52:30 - Pronoia versus Paranoia Elevating our conscious awareness in how we place positive energy in the world and have faith in the support of the universe. You can watch the full version on the #PracticeWithClara App (TV, Mobile, Tablet) Download on your favourite App Store: https://practice.clararobertsoss.com/programs/crown-chakra-featuring-erin-moon Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or wherever you like to listen :) Join the conversation on our facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/practicewithclaracommunity #philosophy #yogatalk #yogapodcast #crownchakra #intuition