Healing whispers, where mind, body and soul are one
Chakra Balancing
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The chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column from the base of the spine to the top of the head. |
In
new age practices, each chakra is associated with a certain
color. In various traditions chakras are associated with
multiple physiological functions, an aspect of consciousness, a
classical element, and other distinguishing characteristics.
They are visualised as lotuses with a different number of petals
in every chakra.
The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be
associated with interactions of a physical, emotional and mental
nature. They are considered loci of life energy, or prana, (also
called shakti, or chi), which is thought to flow among them
along pathways called nadis. The function of the chakras is to
spin and draw in this Universal Life Force Energy to keep the
spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in
balance.
The seven basic chakras are Sahasrara (crown), Ajna (third eye),
Vishuddha (throat), Anahata (heart/lung), Manipura (solar
plexus), Swadhisthana (sacrum) and Muladhara (root).
Traditional Chinese medicine also relies on a similar model of
the human body as an energy system.
