What are Chakras? Chakra is the sanskrit word meaning “ wheel.” Chakras are energy centers located in your energy field that connect your body to your energy field. There are seven major chakras that correlate with physical locations in your body. Though information is presented about each chakra as if they are separate entities, they all interact and work together. Now imagine this……. “Your chakra system is a tube that runs from the base of your spine to the top of your head. Visualize seven valves or gateways along that tube. Energy is now flowing up and down that tube as all the gateways are open to allow an optimum amount of flow. Visualize that one gateway is closed just a bit, which affects the diameter of the pipeline in area in that it becomes more narrow. That little adjustment changes the whole flow of energy as the other gateways are affected and have to compensate for that unbalance. Take a few deep breaths and allow that breath to fully open the gateways to allow your energy to flow easily and fluidly throughout the tube. “
The following is a chart that can be utilized to understand the seven major chakras and corresponding concepts.
| Chakra | Color | Corresponding Location on the Physical Body | Corresponding Body Parts and Systems | Main Concepts | Related Elements | Affirmation |
| 1st | red | Coccygeal Plexus | Base of Spine, legs, bones, feet, rectum | Grounding, feeling safe and secure. Relationship to your tribe (family, religion, community) | earth | The right: to have! Affirmation:“I am safe, secure and grounded to the earth.” |
| 2nd | orange/peach | Sacral Plexus | Pelvic area, abdomen, lower spine, hips, bladder | Creativity, sex, relationships | water | The right: to feel! Affirmation:“My feelings and emotions are balanced and flow freely.” |
| 3rd | yellow | Solar Plexus | Stomach, upper intestines, liver, gallbladder,kidney, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen middle spine | Self confidence, self esteem, self respect, vitality, | fire | The right: to act! Affirmation:“I am strong and powerful and move in right action |
| 4th | green | Cardiac Plexus | Heart, circulatory system, shoulders, arms, breasts, diaphragm, thymus gland | Self love, love for others, the ability to both give and receive love, compassion, forgiveness | air | The right: to love and be loved.! Affirmation:“I am open to giving and receiving love.” |
| 5th | blue | Pharyngeal Plexus | Throat, thyroid, parathyroid, neck mouth, teeth, & gums, esophagus, hypothalamus | Authentic Communication, self expression, the ability to take in and put out information | Sound | The right: to speak and be listened to.! Affirmation:“I am able to speak my truth and to be surrounded by people who will listen.” |
| 6th | indigo | Carotid Plexus | Brow, third eye, brain, nervous system, eyes, ears, nose, pineal & pituitary gland | Psychic abilities, imagination, the ability to see beyond illusion to the truth. | light | The right: to see the truth.! Affirmation:“I have the ability to see the truth both in myself and others.” |
| 7th | Violet or white | Cerebral Cortex | Muscular system, skeletal system, skin, top of head. | Wisdom, knowledge, spirituality, connection to the spiritual world, trust, faith | Pure consciousness, thought | The right: to know! Affirmation: “I am connected to spirit and cosmic consciousness.” |
Information adapted from and Recommended Reading::
- Anodea Judith & Lion Goodman. Creation is Ecstasy! Novato, CA: Sacred Centers, 2008
- Anodea Judith & Selena Vega. The Sevenfold Journey. Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1993
- Carolyn Myss. Anatomy of the Spirit. New York, New York; Harmony House. 1996
- Rosalyn Bruyere. Wheels of Light. Sierra Madre, California: Bon Productions,1989
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