Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning spinning wheel. These are a system of seven energy centers located along the spine. Among other things, each chakra corresponds to an area of the body, a set of behavioural characteristics and stages of spiritual growth. Practicing yoga and focusing your energies during different postures can help you to harmonize your chakras and get all the wheels spinning in the same direction and speed. Understanding how to fine-tune and control your chakras through yoga, reiki and meditation can help bring balance and peace to your mind, body and spirit.
There are seven major chakras, each associated with a different part of the body along the spine, from the perineum to the crown of your head. Each chakra is associated with a particular body location, a colour, a central emotional/behavioural issue, as well as many other personal aspects, including identity, goals, rights, etc.
The seven chakras are:
-Muladhara- base of the spine
-Svadhisthana- abdomen, genitals, lower back/hip
-Manipura- solar plexus
-Anahata- heart area
-Vishuddha- throat
-Ajna- brow
-Sahasrara- slightly above the top of the head, the cerebral cortex.
Through the movements and postures of yoga, you can learn to focus your concentration and energy on and from the various chakras in your body. This can allow you to compensate for areas that may be out of sync with the rest of your body or not active at all.
By harmonizing the energy among all seven of the chakras, balance can be achieved. Using other modalities of physical healing and personal and spiritual development like Reiki can also help you to understand the function of chakras as it relates to your health and wellbeing.
The spiritual energy known as Kundalini energy, in its dormant state, can be visualized as a coiled-up snake resting at the base of your spine, the location of the Muladhara chakra. Since the chakras act as generators supplying and regulating the flow of energy through your system, controlled and purposeful focus can empower you to do this consciously!
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