Connecting with your charkas enables growth, healing and balance to take place in all areas of your being: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. There are seven major charkas in our body. They are seven energy wheels that are each individually related to different organs and systems in our body. Blocked charkas can create problems in all surrounding areas by, unblocking charkas; a person will feel vibrant, radiant and enjoy their life more fully. They are named in descending order as crown, third eye, throat, heart, solar plexus, sacral and root.
Crown Chakra: top of the head.
Keywords: soul, surrender, release and incoming will, bring together our exterior and interior, associated with our divine purpose. Body and spirit are used together, action and understanding become one. We are in alignment with all of the chakras.
Body: pituitary gland, regulator of the endocrine system, brain – cerebellum – skull.
Colours: violet
Sound: Note B.
Element: all elements.
Mantra: Aum.
Third Eye Chakra: above and between the eyes.
Keywords: spirit, completeness, inspiration and insight and command, inner sight projected out to the world.
Body: pineal gland, controls our internal clock day and night, face, eyes, nose and sinuses.
Colours:: purple.
Sound: Note A.
Element: all elements.
Mantra: Am.
Throat Chakra: the neck.
Keywords: expression, responsibility, communication and universal truth, expression and judgment, thinking and feeling come together, changing this world.
Body: thyroid and parathyroid glands, lungs, vocal chords, jaws, neck, and bronchioles.
Sense:: hearing.
Colours:: blue.
Sound: Note G.
Element: ether.
Mantra: Ham.
Heart Chakra: on the physical heart but more towards the center.
Keywords: compassion, feeling, love of God and others, detachment, love and harmony.
Body: blood and circulatory system, endocrine system, immune system, thymus gland, abdominal cavity – rib cage, chest, and skin – upper back.
Sense:: touch.
Colours:: green.
Sound: Note F.
Element:air.
Mantra: Yam.
Solar Plexus: just below the sternum.
Keywords: logic, reason, opinion, psychic, intuition, love, emotion, sexuality, grounding, the energy center of all personal feeling.
Body: spleen, stomach, liver, adrenal glands, gallbladder, pancreas, digestive system and lower back – nervous system.
Sense:: sight.
Colours:: yellow.
Sound: Note E.
Element: fire.
Mantra: Ram.
Sacral Chakra: two fingers below the navel.
Keywords: security, sense of others, creativity, sincerity and personal relationships.
Body: Reproductive system, lymphatic system, kidney – bladder, pelvic area, all liquids and fluids of the body.
Sense:: taste.
Colours:: orange.
Sound: Note D.
Element: water.
Mantra: Vam.
Root Chakra: over the pubic bone.
Keywords: Acceptance, self-preservation, concept, survival chakra
Body: Bones, teeth, nails, legs, arms, intestines, anus and prostate.
Sense:: smell.
Colours:: Red.
Sound: Note C.
Element: Earth.
Mantra: Lam.
The 3 top chakras are yin (right brain).
The 3 lower chakras are yang (left brain).
The heart chakra is the chakra, which balances yin & yang.
When all 7 chakras are lined up perfectly in order you begin to feel profound well-being.