What is a chakra? The word itself means vortex. The
vortex being referred to is the energy centers within our body. There
are seven main chakras; as well as many minor chakras. Here we are only
going to discuss the major chakras. They line up from the base of your
spine to the top of your head. Each chakra deals with specific physical
aspects of a person's body as well as specific aspects of a person's
character and personality. When working with chakra's in meditation you
will need to learn to focus on specific chakra energy that will be used
for healing or just a sense of calmness. Each chakra is found in a
different part of the body.
The Crown
The crown is located
the top of your head and is the energy closest to your brain and
nervous system. Subconsciously this is the area that relates to
perceptions. The crown is purple and is your spirit and spunk.
Brow
The
brow is located on your forehead is works with the temples and forehead
using energy for your own inner spirit. The brow is indigo in color and
is also related to your higher consciousness.
Throat
The
throat chakra is located at the base of your throat and works with the
throat, neck, arms, and hands. It relates to how we hear things and how
we express them. It is our intuition chakra. The throat chakra is
represented by a sky blue.
Heart
The heart chakra is
located at the center of your chest and involves both the heart and the
circulatory system. This gives us our sense of touch and emotion. How
we believe what love is. The heart chakra is associated with green.
This is the main chakra dealing with healing.
Solar Plexus
This
is not only your solar plexus, but your muscle, skin, organs like the
pancreas. It is your eyesight of who you truly are and your ego. The
Solar plexus is yellow and also works with your ability to learn.
Orange or Spleen
The
orange chakra is found in the center of a person's abdomen including
the sex organs but the reproductive system as well. It also controls
our sense of taste and intimate feelings and our sexual feelings. The
color is orange; many will refer to this as the spleen chakra and is
right below your navel.
Root
The root chakra is located in
the perineum area and is associated with teeth, bones, and the lymph
system as well as the lower extremities of the body. It is related to
the way we smell things and how secure and trusting we are. The root
chakra is associated with red.
There are as many thoughts on how
the chakras should be cleansed and re aligned as there are people. The
best advise and meditation that I received in training was to cleanse
my own chakras every morning in the shower. Taking a few minutes while
the cleansing action of water is cleaning the outward to concentrate on
each of the chakra centers, always starting with the 7th chakra (the
crown) and working down to the first chakra (the root) mediating for a
few moments as fingers touch upon the chakra energy center. This simple
action tends to keep my own chakras aligned and cleansed to start each
day fresh.
If your own chakra's are aligned, you will begin to
feel as you practice the shower meditation, that they is a straight
line with no tension around it that connects the chakra's together to
allow the energy to flow through you. As with any self healing or
meditation, it takes practice and repetitive action before anyone will
feel the benefits of daily chakra cleansing and aligning.
