Today we are finally going to get to the bottom of the mysterious chakra system. There are seven main chakras that interact with the biological body. Chakra means wheel in Sanskrit and, in this case, the word…
Manipura – The Solar Plexus Chakra
Place your hands just below your sternum. Feel the rise and fall of the breath of life. This is the place our hands naturally fly to if we are feeling nervous and need to calm down…
Swadisthana – The Sacral Chakra
Located just one inch below your navel is a little wheel of energy known as the sacral chakra. Swadisthana, which means abode of the vital force, is the centre of your pleasure, creativity, sensuality, nurturance and…
Anahata – The Heart Chakra
We have now reached the halfway point in our journey of discovery concerning the seven main chakras of the body. Anahata, our fourth chakra, sits just over our heart and keeps our bodies and minds in…
Visuddha – The Throat Chakra
“Ask and ye shall receive.” This is the message of the fifth chakra, Visuddha, in all its gleaming, blue glory. Of the seven main chakras in the body, it is the gateway to the spiritual and…
Ajna – The Third Eye Chakra
Situated in the middle of your forehead, right between your brows, is the sixth of the seven chakras. The third eye chakra – or Ajna as it is called in Sanskrit – is the centre of your deep…
Sahasrara – The Crown Chakra
At last we come to the final of the seven main chakras, or energy wheels, of the body. The seventh chakra is the crowning glory of the system. And last definitely doesn’t mean least when it…
Beyond the Chakras
There is more to the body than meets the eye. Even cutting edge physics has figured out that your skin is not where you end and the environment begins. We are creatures made of physical matter…