Chakra Awareness will help you to be more aware that you are much more than a physical being, adds enormous wisdom and depth to your self-awareness and self-consciousness. This is achieved not by simply learning about this from books or other people but more so by experiencing first-hand, by direct perception, the energy that flows through and around your body via energy pathways called nadis which feed into the chakra system.
It can be experienced first-hand:
- during meditation
- during prayer/contemplation
- during yoga
- during bodywork treatments
- during energy balancing sessions
- when focusing during creative activities
The perceptions of this energy can be in the form of:
- ‘seeing’ light (even when eyes closed)
- warmth, heat (and occasionally cold)
- physical reactions such as jumping, twitching, coughing, sighs and deep breaths
- emotional release
- feeling an energy current flowing through the body
- buzzing or tingling in the body
- a sense of deep peace, calm or ‘drifting’ within
- ‘hearing’ of ringing, buzzing or other sounds
Chakras Awareness-An Introduction
To appreciate the chakra system, we must first understand that as well as being physical in nature, our body also has various energetic bodies occupying the same space and emanating out from it (the Aura) for metres! There are 7 energy bodies, in total, each vibrating at its own frequency. These energy bodies interweave with one another, starting from the physical body, and going outwards. The 7 ‘bodies’ are Physical, Etheric, Astral (also known as Emotional), Mental, Causal (also known as Spiritual), Monadic and Divine.
Underlying and supporting every activity of the physical body (e.g., muscular, skeletal, immune, organ, brain, and nervous system), the energy system forms a matrix or blueprint which the body uses to sustain as well as heal itself. This energy has been given various names in different cultures, for example, Prana, Chi, Ki, Life Force and Vital Force. This energy connects throughout the body via channels called nadis, which feed into the 7 main energy centres, commonly called the Base, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye and Crown chakras.
These 7 main chakras are linked up and down the spine by 3 major intertwining energy channels called nadis, the ida, pingala and Sushumna. There are also thousands of minor chakras and thousands of secondary nadis throughout the body.
The chakras permeate through all the energy bodies, not just the physical, and are focal points for the receiving, accumulation, and distribution of the various forms of subtle energies from within and around us and enabling them to be utilised by the body.
‘Chakra’ is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheel’. These ‘wheels’ are in constant rotation, and their vortex-like activity helps to activate the energy in the chakras and helps facilitate its distribution to the body parts associated with each specific chakra, (see diagram )When a chakra is not functioning optimally the energy flow is disturbed, and the organ systems and body parts served by that chakra will be affected. These disturbances show up as symptoms. Overall good health is supported by the harmonious flow of energy through our chakra system. However, the chakra system’s functioning may become sub-optimal for many reasons.
All our energy systems benefit from the positive effects of healthy food, exercise, sunshine, water, a healthy environment, relaxation, meditation, and sleep, and most importantly positive thoughts, attitudes, healthy relationships, and a connection with a higher power – some call this ‘power’ the Divine, God or Spirit.
Optimum energy flow is significantly diminished by negative, limiting, and stressful thought patterns, holding on to past resentments, anger, and guilt, as well as excessive worrying about the present moment or the future. Our chakra system gives us ideal ‘observation points’ for looking into ourselves and observing what ‘lessons’ are here for us to learn right now, (i.e., we will get specific symptoms in specific areas).
Much of this information is from my book, Chakra Wisdom Workbook which is available in the shop:
https://www.chakrawisdom.com.au/shop/
If you have any questions, please contact me.
‘It is far easier for me to find
peace in the world when
I am at peace with myself.’ Chakra Wisdom
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