| 10 years ago when I used the word chakra | | | | controlling the immune system. The heart centre |
| people would look at me as though I had a two | | | | is associated with love. However this chakra can |
| heads. | | | | also carry heartache and bitterness, grief, pain and |
| As yoga and energy healing has moved to a | | | | fear. Balancing the heart centre is the purest form |
| more mainstream position, the word chakra is | | | | of healing. By connecting with love energy you |
| now known by many. The word chakra is | | | | can release all negativity and replace it with new, |
| Sanskrit meaning wheel of light. | | | | fresh energy strengthening this chakra. |
| Within the body we carry 7 charkas or energy | | | | The Throat Centre (the colour of sky |
| centres. These 7 centres are gateways or portals | | | | blue)-Located in the throat, physically this charkra |
| in which the universal energy can enter our body | | | | governs the thyroid gland, neck, ears and |
| filling us with health and vitality. | | | | respiratory system. This chakra is responsible for |
| When these chakras are healthy they provide us | | | | communication through our spoken word and how |
| with energy and everything seems to flow easier | | | | we express ourselves to others. When this |
| into our lives. | | | | chakra is healthy, you are able to openly and |
| When the chakras are blocked we can feel | | | | honestly express yourself. When we feel we |
| discombobulated, drained and lethargic. By healing | | | | cannot express ourselves truthfully it clouds this |
| and balancing these 7 chakras it can renew our | | | | centre. If you have been honouring your beliefs |
| energy and heal all aspects of self. | | | | and speaking your truth, this centre will be in |
| The seven chakras are as follows: | | | | balance. If you have been ignoring your voice, or |
| The Root Chakra (the colour of deep rich | | | | using silence this centre may be off balance. |
| red)-Located at the base of the spine. It is | | | | The Third Eye (The colour of indigo)-Located in |
| responsible for our connection to the earth plane | | | | the middle of the forehead, this chakra is |
| and this basic physical reality of life. The root | | | | responsible for a deep level of being that we call |
| chakra balances and heals the reproductive | | | | the spirit. It is related to the act of seeing. Both |
| organs, legs, tailbone, feet and adrenal glands. | | | | physically and intuitively. when this centre is |
| Balancing this chakra it fills you with a new sense | | | | balanced you become more aware of your |
| of security, courage and self confidence. | | | | inter-connectivity and oneness with all of |
| The Sacral Chakra (the colour bright orange)-This | | | | existence. |
| chakra located, just below the navel, influences | | | | The Crown Chakra (The colour of violet or |
| the spleen, reproductive system and the lumbar | | | | white)-Located on the very top of the head, |
| plexus. This chakra controls clear thinking and | | | | shaped like a lotus flower opening. Physically this |
| creativity. This chakra offers us the opportunity | | | | chakra governs the pineal gland, the head and |
| to acknowledge our issues regarding control, | | | | central nervous system. This chakra connects us |
| especially in our relationship with others. It is also | | | | to the universal energy. The greater eternal |
| where your creativity emerges from. | | | | reality that lies beyond our finite existence. It is |
| The Solar Plexus (the colour of sunny | | | | this centre the moves us to complete |
| yellow)-Located in your stomach, just above your | | | | enlightenment. Being the highest chakra, it |
| navel. This chakra governs the stomach, liver, | | | | connects us with highest knowledge. This leads us |
| small intestine digestion, the pancreas and skin. | | | | to the realization of our own divinity and our |
| This intuitive chakra is the source of "gut feeling. | | | | enlightenment. By balancing and clearing this |
| The signal to take action or avoid something. By | | | | chakra it allows inner communications with our |
| strengthening this chakra you can begin to trust | | | | spiritual nature to take place. Opening this chakra |
| the signals that you receive from it. The solar | | | | also activates the entry way for universal life |
| plexus is also responsible for the health of our self | | | | force to enter our bodies and be dispersed |
| esteem and self worth. When this chakra is | | | | downwards to the lower 6 chakras. |
| functioning optimally our self esteem and our | | | | So how does one balance their chakra system? |
| intuitive skills are enhanced. | | | | Yoga and meditation are both excellent tools to |
| The Heart Centre (the colour of emerald | | | | get the energy flowing into your chakras and to |
| green)-Located within the chest, this chakra | | | | recharge and re-balance your life. |
| governs the thymus, lungs, and responsible for | | | | |