Chakras for Beginners: What Are The Chakras?
What Are The Chakras?
Many of us often experience feelings of unease, yet we can’t quite put our finger on the source. Despite confusion, some seek to dispel the anxiety with food, drugs, alcohol, sex, shopping, etc.; others simply cast a blind eye toward the situation. However, this is like putting duct tape around a leaky pipe: applying a temporary fix to a potentially growing problem.
When the realization hits that deeper intervention is necessary, many people look to prescription medication or psycho-therapy. Others seek answers in religion, while some choose to concentrate on healing body chakras.
Life is energy, and the chakras are about energy. The energy that pervades the universe circulates through us and helps us experience life. Chakras are centers within the body that store and transmit universal energy.
The chakras have been described as whorls of light that are situated along and in-front of the spine. Picture the lights on an Internet modem. When all the lights are shining steadily, your Internet connection is fast and strong. However, the outage of just 1 light indicates a problem and you can’t connect to the Internet. Chakras operate similarly, although obstruction of 1 chakra doesn’t usually bring one’s functionality to a screeching halt as it would on a modem. The chakras are much more complicated in that blockages could cause us to feel emotionally disconnected or imbalanced, specifically in the area controlled by the “stuck” chakra.
Practitioners of eastern religions assert that true happiness can be achieved when all chakras are open, allowing energy to flow in and out. Everyone has 7 major body chakras:
- First Chakra: Base or Root Chakra
- Second Chakra: Svadisthana or The Sacral Chakra
- Third Chakra: Manipura or Solar Plexus
- Fourth Chakra: Anahata or Heart
- Fifth Chakra: Vishuddha or Throat.
- Sixth Chakra: Ajna or Brow Chakra
- Seventh Chakra: Sahasrara or Crown Chakra
The above pages offer detailed characteristics of each chakra along with healing exercises. If you want to dig deeper, we recommend the book Chakras for Beginners: Honor Your Energy
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