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.

Hindu philosophy has not neglected the inner life however and keeps spiritual awareness live even in a rapidly more technologically advanced world.

In truth, our bodies are made up of seven primary and many thousands of secondary Chakras. Chakra is a Sanskrit word for Wheel of Light, and the theory is that these Chakras rotate and continuously send off vibrations in a healthy human being.

An imbalance in one's chakras will cause an imbalance in the physical health as well. Chakra Balancing is something which is important to maintaining good physical, mental and spiritual health.

One way to think of Chakras is as the "gates" by which energy moves in or out of the body. These are the foci of our life energy. The primary Chakras are located along the central line of the human body ? the spine; from its base to the top of the head, these seven primary Chakras accept and transmit universal energy.

What causes distortion in the Chakras?

If there is a blockage of one or more of the Chakras, energy will decrease and not flow properly as a result. This will cause health and spiritual problems to manifest in the body.

Chakras' optimal functioning can be impaired because of a number of factors, such as stress, toxic exposure, lack of exercise, an unhealthy diet, being sick, being under stress, being unable to express emotion, disconnection from a higher source, cultural conditioning, emotional injury, childhood trauma, holding beliefs that are inconsistent with central truths, and so on.

Chakra balancing is the Real Key to Better Health and Happiness

While the ideal is for all Chakras to function completely and stay in balance with each other, this is not always the way things pan out in reality. People have always put effort into correcting distortion and placing their Chakras into a harmonious balance. Self-healing is in fact based, at least in part on Chakra balancing.

Our shapes, glandular processes, continuing physical ailments and negative thoughts and behaviors can easily be changed through Chakra balance. Balancing allows these limitations to be overcome, and those who constantly work towards achieving harmonious Chakra functioning will attain as a bi-product a healthy mind, body and soul.

Chakra balance can have very good effects:

* An overall sense of happiness and inner peace

* Good physical and mental health

* Coming into balance with the inner and out world

* Being sexually content without being lustful

* A better connection to and understanding of your emotional states

* Enhanced capacity to express love

* Spiritual growth and increased maturity

* Spiritual healing through higher patterns of consciousness, awareness, and acceptance

* Having a heart that is kind and affectionate

* Achieving wonderful confidence levels without being overly confident

* Being able to realize the true self

How can you accomplish Chakra Balancing?

You can balance the chakras in many ways. You can use one or more of the following methods to achieve success when you balance your chakras.

* Medicinal Therapies i.e. Reiki,

* Yoga (including breathing exercises) and meditation

* Physical activity and exercise

* Color/Light Therapy

* Use of crystals or gems

*Utilization of hands and pendulums in balance

* Aromatherapy

* Touch Therapy

* Adopting optimistic outlook

* Binaural sound frequency techniques

* Daily affirmations and hypnosis

Using these techniques and bringing our Chakras into balance makes our bodies act as depositories for energy which we take in and give out on a steady basis.

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.

Attaining the Chakra balance may seem Utopian, but the journey towards its realization allows us to live better and with a natural vibrational state that is beneficial long term.