Chakra meditation is a style of meditation which involves focusing on energy points within your body called Chakras. Your chakras are said to be like swirling vortexes of energy, and correspond to various of your physical body parts and attributes. The individual chakras are responsible for different aspects of life and experience, and proponents of chakra meditation and manipulation claim that you can solve and improve many of your life situations by improving your energy flow, and specifically by focusing on a certain chakra connected with whatever challenge you are facing.

Chakra meditation evolves from a concept originating in ancient India. Ithelps in understanding and freeing our natural energy systems, and sometimes uses colors to create harmony and balance within the body. The word Chakra comes from the Sanskrit word “cakra,” which in English means “wheel” or “disk.” Over the years, chakra meditation has been adapted in many parts of the world. At present, there are many people living in North America and Europe who are practicing this type of meditation technique to get rid of stress and heal their bodies from the effects of stress.

There are nine primary chakras involved in the common models, although some deal with many more. By working with your chakras, you can alleviate many physical symptoms and maladies you may be experiencing. An Ayurvedic doctor can determine much about you from examining your energy flow.

• First is the muladhara which is said to be centered in the tip of the tailbone and is associated with the basic drives – sex, survival and security.
• The second is the swadhisthana which is centered in the lower abdomen, and is said to be the center of unconscious emotions and of physical sensations.
• The third chakra is the manipura at the navel, which is the center for dynamism and is where you feel your direct feelings. This is where you will get a ‘gut’ feeling, whether good 9a hunch) or bad (gut-wrenching emotional pain).
• The fourth chakra, at the solar plexus, is the manas/surya, associated with thought, reasoning and reflection.
• The fifth chakra is the anahata, at the heart, which as you might expect is the seat of love, but also of respect.
• The sixth chakra is the vishuddha, located in the upper chest, and associated with a sense of structure or purpose.
• The seventh chakra is the lalata at the throat, and controls self-expression and personal sovereignty.
• The anja at the brow denotes wisdom and manifestation, and is the eighth chakra.
• Finally, the sahasrara, divided into three parts, is uppermost, extending from your head into your surrounding life force, and is rarely worked on in chakra meditation, for the simple reason that the vast majority have so many blocks in the lower chakras that they rarely reach the uppermost chakras in meditation work. Reaching this chakra is said to involve your higher consciousness and feels like utter bliss.

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