Understanding How To Use Chakra

Many people are unsure of what a Chakra is. A chakrah is a point on the human body that connects to the energy of life. The word itself is derived from a Sanskrit word that means a constantly spinning wheel or sphere of aural energy that a man has. Many traditional Hindu writings suggest that there are over 85,000 points of Chakra throughout a person's body. Although, there are seven Chakras that are more important than all of the rest. These Chakras exist from the bottom of the spine all the way up to the top of the head.

The seven main chakra?s are as follows; solar plexus/stomach chakra, heart chakra, third eye/brow chakra, crown chakra, naval/sex chakra, base or root chakra and the throat chakra. What these major chakra?s do, is they take energy from a persons surroundings and help to transmit these energies to a person?s body. It is said that they can directly impact the activities of a person in such areas as: psychological, emotional, spiritual or mystical, and even corporeal.

There are many explanations about Chakras but there is one main definition that is tied in with all of the explanations. It is not known if it comes form the point of view from Chinese medicine, an individuals point of view, the study of psychology?s take on it all, where the conscious and unconscious though process is concerned or the Hindus mystical explanation.

This happens specifically because each one of the major chakra glands works with a specific endocrine gland within our bodies. If there is an imbalance in the function of a chakra this will effect our physical and emotional state of well being. It will also create a disturbance in the endocrine gland that is associated with that specific chakra.

This is due to the seven major chakra?s being connected to the in endocrine gland that is found in our bodies. Even the smallest imbalance of can take it?s toll on our emotional state as well as our physical state. When an imbalance occurs it can create a disturbance in the way a person behaves and that is directly linked up to the endocrine gland.

It is important to make sure that you keep a good balance and with your chakra?s keeping in mind what is listed above. You can use that as your starting point of. Many people believe that a great deal of major illnesses as well as ailments, are related to a person?s Chakra. Even though a person may not show physical manifestations of an illness right away, they may notice a change in their emotions. Things from a person?s childhood can stick with them and affect them in such ways as spiritual, physically and even emotionally as they get older.

Many people feel depressed because of horrible emotional experiences that they were put through throughout their life. You must realize that this is one of the major causes of having an imbalance in one of the seven major chakras. Many people often try to forgot bad events that have happened to them, but it is extremely important that you come to terms with these events. Bad emotions release toxins all the way down to the cellular level. This is why it is important to eliminate bad emotions and being healing yourself with chakra.

A good way to heal your body is your shop pro. There are things that you can do that will directly affect your chakra?s and when a function in our lives. You can try such techniques as color therapy, aromatherapy, Reiki healing, the use and of gemstones or crystals and even in a pendulum has been known to help.

There are many people that like to do yoga classes which help with their breathing as well as their physical exercises. Yoga is good for maintaining the balance of the chakra in the body as this helps a person to focus.

Some of the other methods used to heal a chakra are meditation which will help a person to keep their mind. Other methodologies of chakra healing are meditation (keeping the mind focused on an object of thought or awareness for a certain period of time), guided visualization (done with the aid of audio tapes or CDs to promote natural healing and relaxation techniques to reduce stress, promote relaxation and harness the power of the mind).

Despite the fact that we can not physically see or touch our chakras, they can work independently to sustain our body.

The human body has to be healthy and fed properly in order for us to have balanced chakras. There are foods that help maintain the balance of each of the seven primary chakras.

Your root chakra thrives on fruits that are sweet as well as various nuts, seeds and cinnamon. You will want to go with root-type vegetables that are high in protein for your root chakra. If you want to feed your solar plexus chakra then you will want to go with such things as starches like bread, cereal, pastas and even dairy products. Minty spices are also good for the solar plexus.

Take care of your heart chakra with green leafy vegetables. You can also go with a green tea which can help flush things out. For your throat chakra, you?ll need to push fluids. Fruit juices and water are very good for this, especially juices that have apples or peaches.

Eating blueberries, drinking wine, and grapes makes our brow chakra extremely nourished and much more sharper. It also helps improve our physical abilities.

The center of our emotional being is called the crown chakra which needs to be detoxified. This is generally done through fasting. Some people prefer to do a ritual inhalation which can be done through the use of natural herbs as well as incense.

By always trying to keep our chakras healthy we are being healthy in general. By doing this this makes us become more in tune with our surroundings and helps with other elements with living in the metaphysical world that we live in.