I have a mind that is ALWAYS seeking, wanting to learn, why, how, what, where...LOL. It can be maddening... but I love it. It is who I am. :) I get it from my Papa, who recently passed. I truly feel like I am on a path of Awakening. Hey...it's just a part of the journey. And I want to enjoy the ride...
Anywho...my newest interest is the 7 Chakras. I've always enjoyed #meditation, so this practice caught my interest. I tried out a YouTube meditation on this topic this morning, and felt GREAT. FYI, if you are interested the video is in the previous post of my blog. ;)
The 7 Chakras or "energy sources in our body":
1) ROOT CHAKRA
Location: Tailbone
Focus: survival ($, food, independence)
Symptoms of imbalance: Lower back pain, constipation or diarrhea, knee pain, gout, rage and anger, fear, egocentricity, spinal cord dysfunction, lethargy, exhaustion, addictive personality, not grounded, financial difficulties.
2) SACRAL CHAKRA
Location: 2 in below navel
Focus: abundance, well being
Symptoms of imbalance: Lack of sexual desire or passion, sterility, infertility, jealousy, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, miscarriages, sexual addiction, sexual diseases, creative blocks.
3) SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA
Location: upper abdomen
Focus: self-worth, EGO
Symptoms of imbalance: Need for excessive control and power, fears, stomach ailments, anger, nightmares, aggressive behavior, ulcers, feelings of victimization, lack of self confidence, bulimia, obesity, anorexia, isolationism, indigestion, feeling overwhelmed.
4) HEART CHAKRA
Location: center of chest
Focus: love, joy
Symptoms of imbalance: Heart attacks, poor circulation, angina, high blood pressure, self hatred, asthma, lack of independence, acting naïve, suffocating others in loving and giving, lack of compassion, intolerance, weak immune system, lack of joy,
5) THROAT CHAKRA
Location: throat
Focus: communication, expression
Symptoms of imbalance: Sore throats, laryngitis, fear of public speaking, too talkative or too shy, the need to be an expert, inability to tell the truth, inability to speak one’s opinion, thyroid disease, anxiety, hyperactivity, lack of creativity, nightmares.
6) THIRD EYE CHAKRA
Location: forehead, between the eyes
Focus: intuition, imagination
Symptoms of imbalance: Astronaut personality, spacey, too logical or too abstract, too many thoughts at once, migraines, forgetfulness, inability to remember dreams, inability to meditate, visualize or connect with inner guidance on the higher levels, poor eyesight, tension, inability to concentrate or stay focused.
7) CROWN CHAKRA
Location: top of head
Focus: beauty (in & out), spirituality, bliss
Symptoms of imbalance: Inability to connect to physical world, confusion, headaches, hallucinations, mental illness, worry, dominant ego.
Each of the 7 Chakras has a specific color associated with it:
Above and between the eyebrows- Indigo
Base of Throat- Blue
Centre of Chest-Green
Below the Navel- Yellow
Above the Navel- Orange
Base of the Spine- Red
Symptoms of Chakra Imbalance
The Chakras are energy centers within our spiritual bodies, that are connected to our physical bodies. When one or more of the chakras are in a state of imbalance, the mind/body health becomes compromised since imbalanced chakras are those that have blocks. A blockage in the chakra comes from traumatic or negative experiences during a lifetime that have not been released. Negative thoughts or belief patterns will also cause blocks. Many times, one does not even know there are blocks, until the body suddenly demonstrates symptoms. Note that once the body is showing a physical symptom, the chakra has been blocked for some time. Although many believe that an illness causes a block in the chakra, it is really the other way around. The chakras are enabling healing by allowing the body to speak to the mind in many wonderful ways. Once the concept of Chakra Balancing is understood as a valid healing method, as every message saying something is off balance in the body or mind is received by the brain, the easiest and most efficient recourse would be to go into a Healing Chakra mode. These healings can be carried out by oneself, or by a qualified healer. There are many, many healing techniques available today to be learned or experienced that will clear and release blocks in chakras. Some of the better known are Meditation, Reiki, Crystal Healing, Reflexology, Acupuncture, Yoga, Acupressure, and Emotional Freedom Technique (otherwise known as EFT or Tapping).
It is known that as of today, there are hundreds of chakras in and around the bodies, with apparently new ones appearing as Universal Awareness becomes more developed. There are the major seven that are used for healing and balancing. The following information will focus on each of the seven, and what may occur when each is in a state of imbalance.
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Ways to Vitalize Your Chakras for Better Energy Health
1.
Patch your base chakra energy leaks
When there is a leak, you have to
patch it. Many people are energy-depleted because they are not able to hold
enough life force energy or “chi”. In this energy condition, you are flushing
energy down and away from you, much like a toilet flushes water down. In order
to maintain good energy health, you want energy spiraling up into your base
chakra. Here’s one way you can do it in 4 easy steps:
- Close your eyes and imagine you can see the energy
leaking out of your tailbone.
- Imagine a patch large enough to cover the leak.
- Place the patch over the leak.
- Imagine you can go beneath the energy and reverse the
flow to spiral it up into your body through your tailbone.
2.
Open up your crown chakra
Why is this important? Life force
energy is also fed to us through our crown chakra. The crown chakra is located on the top of your head. We
maintain a higher life force energy when our crown chakra is open and active. When the crown chakra is closed or
weak, we feel a lack of vitality and direction in our lives. As a result we
look to others rather than our own spiritual compass for guidance.
Here’s a simple, but very effective
way to open up your crown chakra to receive energy in abundance:
- Place the finger tips of each of your hands on the top
of you forehead where your hairline starts. Your fingertips should be
touching.
- Now pull your fingertips away from each other as though
you were opening up your crown.
- Move your fingers 2 inches above the starting point and
repeat the same movement.
- Do this over the entire crown of your head until you reach the nape of your neck. Take 3 deep breaths to anchor in this opening.
3.
Activate your third chakra
Disruption of the flow of your life
force energy occurs when a chakra is frozen or weak. It is common for
individuals to have a frozen or weak third chakra. The third chakra
represents your will, power, confidence and sense of self. This results in
a lack of confidence and will to move forward enthusiastically with towards
your goals. The third chakra energy wheel is located 2 inches above the navel
in the solar plexus area. These simple steps will help you activate your third
chakra effectively:
- Rub your palms together swiftly creating static
electricity.
- Place the palm of your right hand on your solar plexus,
rotating your palm in a clockwise direction while repeating: “I am
powerful, I am the will of creating what I want.”
- Repeat these steps 2 or 3 more times.
- Your chakra energy is one of your most powerful and important energy systems.
The
Postures of Yoga That Can Clear The Chakras
When you struggle with
your frame of mind entirely it becomes muddled and spacey. When you become
angry with a simple thing, you have to control yourself. Sometimes you realize
that your confidence is getting lost, you cannot emphasize your goals and
objectives. You can find some specific alternatives as you have to balance the
root Chakra. The balancing of Chakra can help you get back in confidence. You
can overcome your terror; you become calm and you can turn your pessimism into
optimism. While talking about the root chakra, it seems stunning and
somehow it is complicated. The foundation Chakra is the base of other Chakras.
When the base Chakra becomes unbalanced, the rest Chakras become unstable as
well.
While balancing the root of base Chakra,
the imagination of red color is needed as the red color shines at the ending
part of the spinal cord. In this location, the energy center is
available. One needs to meditate simply as you need to draw a picture
brighter red luminosity at the base area of the spinal cord. It is the final
beginning of the rinsing and balancing the foundation Chakra. Dancing is
another way that can help balance this Chakra. When you like to be a passionate
and good dancer, use this opportunity perfectly. You can improve your dancing
skills and the physical activities. This way can help you release the
endorphins and accumulate the good sense of energy. Along with music, you can
practice dancing as it makes balance the throat Chakra.
Yoga sounds an unbelievable solution as you
would like to balance any Chakra including the foundation or base Chakra.
Finding a good number of the Yoga postures can help you balance and cleanse the
root of Chakra. There are some Yoga postures as it can compare to the posture
of the tree. Move in a close association with the red visualizing process. The
pose of tree is extremely useful for balancing the foundation Chakra. While
concentrating on the meditation of balancing the root Chakra, it relates to the
concentration of tree posture as you act alone. You are to make sure that you
link the earth fully during the time of posing this Yoga. You need to employ
the core.
When you take a shower it appears a base Chakra
cleaner astonishingly. It is important to love a shower. If you bath mindfully,
it appears a fantastic form of meditation for the root Chakra specifically. As
you take a nice shower, have a walk outside as it can strengthen the balancing
the base Chakra. Having a concentrated walk can provide the energy center a
fantastic alternative to rinse itself as you focus each step deeply. When you
pay attention to each step of your walking, your mind will have a break from
the troublesome ideas or issues as these can cause the stress and make your
foundation Chakra to come into a balancing state. The imbalanced and obstructed
circumstances in light of the seven prime Chakras, the people can derive the
benefits from the Chakra balancing periods with the help from a knowledgeable
energy healer.
The petals, sounds, co-relationship, powers or
sounds of men are to derive in the Chakras. It is a fact that the life of
a human being is depending on the Chakras. It is becoming an entire science and
it introduces the Kundalini Yoga. The body of a human is a complicated system
that includes the huge energy systems. The limited eyes of human beings
do not detect these energy systems. Parna or life force powers the energy
vortices of Chakras. Overcoming the blockages of energy in the
Chakras can help us Kundalini energy to through our body, mind and
soul. This process helps refresh and uplift our minds and bodies towards
the new heights. The postures or Asana are the specific positions of the
physique or body as these are used to stimulate the direct energy for energetic
and physical condition of the body. Using Kundalini Yoga can make the Chakras
become clear. Asana are helpful to open the flow of Pranic. The root
Chakra or the first Chakra appears as Muladhara. It is for survival,
foundations and fear. The Asana is Crow pose.
The second Chakra is the Sacral Chakra,
Svadisthana and it is about the relationship, desire or creation. The Asana is
frog pose. The heels are to be together and the fingers are to be on the
ground. Breathe through the nose; your knees are to be straightened. Breathe
out with the help of the nose while squatting down. Manipura is the third
Chakra as the Solar Plexus. It is in the willingness and action. It is the
Asana for stretching pose. The head is to be lifted and the feet are also to be
lifted six inches from the ground. The arms will be brought up while facing
palms. Look at the toes and take a breath of fire.
The fourth Chakra is the heart Chakra, Anahata
and it indicates love. The Asana is Camel pose. The fifth one is the
Throat Chakra, Vishuddha as it means communication. The Asana is the
Cobra Pose. The sixth Chakra is the third eye, Ajna and it indicates
wisdom and intuition. Guru Pranam belongs to Asana. The seventh Chakra is the
Crown Chakra, Sahasrara. It is the seat of soul, transcendence. Asana is Sat
Kriya. Take sit onto the heels. One needs to stretch the arms over your head
and straight the elbows. Hug the ears. Interlock all the fingers other than the
index finger as you can extend this one. The right thumb for men is to be
crossed in a left motion and for women it is to be over the right. Sing ‘sat
nam’ harmonically. While chanting Sat, you need to pull and release the navel.
Pick the energy over the spine. Close your eyes. All Chakras are
co-related and the process is holistic. For Kundalini Yoga, one cannot handle
one Chaka as the rest is needed.
I'm excited to study this deeper and apply it to my life!!
Xo,
Annie
---Don't forget to try out the 7 Chakras Meditation in the post below!!
---Don't forget to try out the 7 Chakras Meditation in the post below!!
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