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Do You Understand Chakra Meditation?
Present in the body of every human being, the
chakras are the focal points for our energy. We may or may not be
aware of them, but our chakras have an effect on our lives, whether
for good (as when they are in alignment) or when they hold us back
from getting the most out of our lives (such as when they are out of
alignment or blocked).
Chakra comes from the Sanksrit word for energy.
Although the concept comes to us from the Hindu faith, our energy
centers care little what, if any religion we ourselves may practice.
Energy is instead a universal force possessed by every person. The
physical manifestation of the path through which this energy flows in
and out of our auras is the Chakras.
Ensuring that your chakras are aligned will
allow you to better understand yourself; in body, mind and spirit.
Most people are unbalanced, with their chakras being unaligned. Chakra
meditation is for that reason a very useful practice. You must first
know where your chakras are and their function in order to begin
chakra meditation.
Your chakras are sited in vital areas such as
your heart and your head. The organs which are in the area of these
chakras are used to control the energy of the chakra and are as such
directly affected by their chakra. There are seven chakras in the
human body.
Located at the base of the spine, the Root
Chakra is the first of the seven. This chakra represents our body as
well as our relationship to it. Your health and constitution are
connected to this chakra – this chakra is also the one which helps us
to understand how we connect to the world outside of ourselves. This
chakra's color is red.
In the lower abdomen is out second chakra, the
Navel Chakra. Representing our physical drives toward love, pleasure
and sex, as well as giving and receiving, this chakra is where you
will feel generosity, harmony and selflessness, as well as some acts
of creativity. The color of this chakra is orange.
The third chakra is the Solar Plexus Chakra,
located just below our chests near the diaphragm. This chakra
represents our will and our ability to change and transform. Our own
control over our personal energy is governed by this chakra. This
chakra is also the source of self discipline and acts as a check upon
the ego. This chakra's color is yellow.
Fourth is the Heart Chakra, located at the very
center of our chests. Unsurprisingly, this chakra represents our
feelings of love, understanding and compassion. The Heart Chakra
governs love which is beyond the physical. The color if this chakra is
green.
The fifth chakra is the Throat Chakra, sited
between the chin and the sternum. This chakra governs communication.
The Throat Chakra lets us understand the power of honest speech to
convey truth, kindness and wisdom. The color of the Throat chakra is
sky blue.
Also known as the third eye, the sixth chakra is
called the Brow Chakra and is located in the forehead, between the
eyebrows. This chakra is responsible for insight, imagination and
intuition. This is the chakra which lets you look inward to examine
your own soul. Peace of mind and an experience of the divine is also
located here. This chakra's color is indigo.
The seventh and final chakra is the Crown
Chakra, located at the top of the head. This is the chakra which
directly relates to the mind and spirit. The Crown Chakra is what
allows us to examine our own consciousness and our place in the
universe. The higher self is related to the Crown Chakra, whose color
is violet.
Knowing the location and function of each chakra
will assist you in chakra meditation. There are meditations which you
can use to align all of your chakras and meditations which focus on
one chakra at a time.
Chakra
Meditation Revealed
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