The Power of the Chakras

The following is excerpted from Spiritual Clearings: Sacred Practices to Release Negative Energy and Harmonize Your Life (North Atlantic Books 2009) Chakra Assessments The word chakra means "wheel" in Sanskrit. Chakras are the body's subtle energy vortices. They have been identified in many ancient cultures. The first chakra is located at the base of the spine. The second chakra is located in the gonads area below the navel. The third chakra is located in the solar plexus above the navel. The fourth chakra is located a little to the right of the heart area. The fifth chakra is located in the throat area. The sixth chakra is located between the eyebrows, just above the bridge of the nose. The seventh chakra is located at the top of the pineal gland and controls the upper region of the brain. All seven chakras are interdependent and develop gradually after years of yoga and meditation practices. Each chakra nourishes a specific endocrine gland, which energizes different body structures.

Chakras - Aligning Your Chakras Chakra: Index | Basics | Symbols/Names | Primary 7 | Exercises | Foods | Meditations What Are Chakras? Chakras are our energy centers. Evaluating the Health of Your Chakras Having your chakras evaluated by a trained practitioner is a good way to get a better understanding of how your body functions on an energetic level. Keeping Your Chakras in Proper Alignment When your back or hip gets out of alignment you will make a trip to the chiropractor's office for a spinal adjustment. Learning More About Chakras Crash Chakra eCourse This seven lesson ecourse will allow you to explore the seven primary chakras individually as well as offer you general information regarding the complete chakra system. Beware of Frauds Offering to Fix Your Chakras for an Extravagant Price If you are not familar with chakras, being told that your chakras are out of alignment can be frightening.

The Spiritual Chakra 8 to 12 The Spiritual Chakra 8 to 12 back to healing index This article is from the Hermes Reality Creator Series Books and or upcoming books Besides the normal Chakra Energy System there exists an extended chakra system, which is just now coming into humanity's awareness. The present understanding of the chakra system gives you seven plus one (foot to crown). The first chakra group (zero to seven) are meant to help you with your development in regards to the Earth; they help you to become one with the planet. One of the things that the extended chakra system aids in is the breaking down of the self within the confines of time and space. Now to continue, each spiritual chakra, besides aiding in your own energy development and well being, helps you to touch a particular portion of this more vast Universe. There is a kind of pattern to this opening, if you were to observe it from a perspective of time. Sometimes a particular spiritual chakra will not awaken. You see! To next article in series --->

Sacred Centers - The Chakras Portal - Pathways for Personal and The Chakra System originated within the yoga traditions of India, most specifically the Tantric period, circa 500 – 1000 AD. Therefore, yoga is an ideally designed practice to not only train your mind and body, but to access your chakras. The word yoga means yoke or union, and one can see how the chakra system represents the structural aspect of that yoke — the means through which mind and body, mortal and divine, connect. In that way yoga is the prime tool for accessing this sacred architecture of the soul. The postures listed below are grouped according to chakra. They are a guideline and by no means exhaustive. Seane Corn recently told me…”Anodea, you have had a huge influence on me personally as a student and the impact it has had on me as a teacher. We have two audio recordings of yoga practices: The Chakra Balancing Kit includes a set of seven chakra based sun salutations, with variations for each chakra as a morning practice. Chakra One: Muladhara Bandha: Mula Bandha Color: red