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| What is
a Chakra? |
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Originating
from within the ancient yoga systems of India, chakras refer to the
spinning vortices of energy created within us by the blending of consciousness
and the physical body. Through this combination, chakras become centers
of activity for the reception, assimilation and transmission of life
energies. Technically, the word is from the Sanskrit language and translates
as wheel or disk. We can think of them as spheres of energy radiating
from the central nerve of the spinal column. There are seven major chakras within each of us, arranged vertically, from the base of the spine to the top of the head, centered through the middle of the body . They also correspond to glands in the endocrine system. Archetypally they represent the elemental forces of earth, water, fire, air, sound, thought and light. Numerous other correspondences have been attributed to the chakras, such as colors, sounds, deities, gemstones, herbs or planetary influences. I like to think of the chakras as the anatomy of the energy body, that highly influential life force that we cannot necessarily see, but always can feel. |
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