Science and technology have made great strides. However, there has been one very negative unforeseen side effect of this great progress ? people have either forgotten their spiritual needs or have relegated them to the background.

The Hindus, on the other hand, believe that spiritual healing is important even amidst the growth of technology and science.

Our bodies consist of seven primary and literally thousands of secondary chakras. In Sanskrit, "chakra" means "wheel of light." According to this theory, chakras rotate and vibrate continually in a body that's healthy.

Chakras that become unbalanced result in an imbalance in the body, and health suffers as a result. When Chakras are balanced, the body attains a state of health, spiritual enlightenment and inner peace.

Chakras are called Entrance Gates of the Aura which includes and presents life-force energy through central points. Located along the central line of the body the seven primary Chakras go from the bases of the spine to the top of the head. They transmit energy to the universe, nature and other people as well as communicate energy from those same bodies.

What causes the chakras to become distorted?

When one of your Chakras is blocked, energy cannot properly flow throughout your body. This can cause problems in the area governed by this Chakra; including vital organs! It is important to keep your Chakras in proper balance for this reason.

There are many things which can cause Chakra distortion. A poor diet, illness, stress, toxins and pollutants, a sedentary lifestyle, cultural factors and many more things can all lead to a distortion on the Chakras.

Chakra balancing is the Real Key to Better Health and Happiness

It is a very widely held but utopian belief that chakras always function completely in harmony. Therefore, humans have always tried to correct this erroneous belief and seek to strike a fine balance between the chakras. Chakra balancing loosely incorporates the idea of self-healing.

The chakras can easily control behavior, thoughts, physical ailments, glandular procedures, and body shapes. By balancing the chakras, we ensure that limitations nonetheless work in tandem with achieving a healthy mind, body and soul.

Usually, positive effects of chakra balancing include:

* Overall happiness and calm (inner peace)

* Individual strength and physical health

* A better awareness of one's own body

* Being sexually content without being lustful

* Awareness of inner feelings at the ethereal level

* Enhanced ability to attract and to express love in your life

* Spiritual growth and ongoing maturity

* Being able to attain spiritual healing through higher patterns of acceptance, awareness and consciousness

* A kinder and more affectionate nature

* Increased confidence without manic periods of overconfidence

* Realization of one's the True Self

How Does One Achieve Chakra Balancing?

One can accomplish chakra balancing in several ways. You can use any one of the following methods to successfully balance your chakras – or you can use more than one.

* Medicinal therapy including Reiki

* Yoga (including breathing exercises) and meditation

* Physical exercise

* Light and color therapy

* Crystals and Gems

*Utilization of hands and pendulums in balance

* Aromatherapy

* Using touch therapy

* Maintaining an optimistic and positive outlook

* Using sound frequencies that are binaural

* Daily affirmations and hypnosis

Because our body is a receptacle for energy, we release and dispose of this energy through our organs and are replenished in kind with new energy.

Chakra balancing helps ensure that this energy is stored and used optimally by the body; all essential body cells and organs get equal shares of this energy.

When you're optimized in this way, you have health, happiness and inner peace naturally. In balancing your chakras, you simply bring them back to their natural state of frequency and vibration.