| When working with energy it is very important to | | | | and back of the solar plexus Chakra. |
| ground your-self and to set up a protected space. | | | | Then move the light into the naval Chakra and |
| If you're familiar with the positions of the Chakra | | | | then feel the light radiating out of the front and |
| system on the physical body, you can begin to | | | | back of the navel Chakra. |
| practice opening and closing of the Chakra's. | | | | Moving the light down into your base chakra and |
| The Chakra's will open and close naturally, but in | | | | moving down your grounding cord and into |
| most people they tend to be either too open or | | | | Mother Earth. |
| too closed. Regular practice of these exercises will | | | | When you feel it's time to finish, imagine the light |
| help to restore balance and your Chakra's will | | | | moving back up your grounding cord into the base |
| open and close naturally according to the | | | | chakra, then on up into your naval Chakra and |
| situations that you find yourself in. | | | | imagine the naval Chakra closing down. |
| I find that most people can visualize a Chakra | | | | Imagine the light moving up into the solar plexus |
| Centre as a rose flower. When the Chakra is | | | | Chakra, and the solar plexus closing down. |
| closed, you can imagine the Rose as a small tight | | | | Move the light up into your heart Chakra and |
| bud, in perhaps a golden colour. If you wish to | | | | slowly close this Chakra. The light moves up into |
| open a Chakra you can imagine the bud opening | | | | throat Chakra and the throat Chakra slowly |
| up and the petals unfolding. You may wish to try | | | | closes down. |
| this exercise and see if it's suitable for you. You | | | | Move the light into the third eye Chakra and |
| can use the Reiki energy to balance and | | | | imagine this Chakra closing down. |
| harmonise the Chakra's as well. | | | | Then move the light back into your crown Chakra |
| To begin with the opening and closing of the | | | | and feel this Chakra close, as the light moves on |
| Chakra's sit down in a quiet safe space ground | | | | out of the top of head. |
| and centre yourself. | | | | As well as well as doing the exercise by calling |
| Find the physical location of the base Chakra at | | | | light down from above, you can also bring white |
| the root of the spine, opening downwards. | | | | light up from the center of the earth. |
| Imagine this Chakra as a beautiful golden Rose | | | | This method involves bringing light up through |
| bud, and then imagine the rosebud slowly unfolding | | | | you're grounding cord into each of your chakra's |
| and the petals opening out. | | | | and then back down again, closing each Chakra as |
| You can then move up the rest of the Chakra | | | | the light moves down. Don't forget to ground |
| system and imagine the Chakra's opening in this | | | | yourself and check your protection when you |
| way. See if you can feel any sensations as you | | | | have finished the meditation. |
| work with your chakras in this way. | | | | You can also concentrate on each of the Charka's |
| If you wish to close your energy centers down, | | | | separately in a meditation session. |
| then imagine the Golden Rose flower shrinking | | | | For example if you feel you have a weakness in |
| down into a tiny bud. Regular practice of this | | | | a certain Chakra, you can meditate on that |
| exercise will be very helpful. | | | | Chakra either by running light through it, or by |
| Another way to work with the chakras is to run | | | | using that chakra's complimentary colour to calm |
| light through them. This helps to clean them and | | | | or energise it. To do so is helpful if you can have |
| to energise and balance them all. To work with | | | | some colours that relate to the Chakra sit in a |
| light to energise the Chakra's sit comfortably | | | | meditative space grounded and protected and |
| either on the floor with your spine straight or in a | | | | concentrate on the chosen colour. |
| chair with you feet firmly on the ground. | | | | If you feel you have a block with your solar |
| Ground yourself into Mother Earth, and set up | | | | plexus Chakra, find or imagine a yellow colour to |
| your protection. | | | | energise it, or a violet colour to calm it. |
| Taking a few slow deep breaths into your lower | | | | To meditate with colours in this way imagine that |
| abdomen. Relaxing gently, imagine a beautiful | | | | you are surrounded by the chosen colour and |
| White or Gold light above your head. Feel the light | | | | see it as a fine mist. With every breath you take |
| entering your crown chakra, see if you can any | | | | imagine you are breathing in this colour. When you |
| sensations of this energy. | | | | have finished, imagine this mist turning back to |
| Imagine the light flowing from your crown Chakra | | | | white and breathe this in for a few minutes. |
| into your third eye Chakra and radiating out from | | | | Colours have a very strong effect on our |
| both the front and rear of this Chakra. | | | | energies and emotions, if at any time you feel |
| Then move the light slowly down into throat | | | | any distress when doing colour breathing, just |
| Chakra and feel the light radiating out of the front | | | | imagine the coloured mist changing to white and |
| and back of your throat Chakra. | | | | breathe this in for a few minutes to restore |
| Move down to your heart Chakra feel the light | | | | balance. |
| radiating out of the front and back of your heart | | | | I hope you have found this Guide useful and |
| Chakra. | | | | informative. Taken from the booklet:- |
| Then move the light down into your solar plexus | | | | A-Guide-to-the-Chakras-Protection-and-Grounding |
| Chakra and feel the light radiating out of the front | | | | Jules. |