RE: HEALTH: Chakra Balancing

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hi,

This is wonderful! I know I am completely out of whack and would love to feel centered. I wish there was someone close to me that could assist! Not easy to do on your own....wonderful article, thank you

Diana

 

WildMouse [wildmouse]Wednesday, November 13, 2002 11:03 AM HEALTH: Chakra BalancingChakra Balancingby Gayle KirkIt is the discovery and appreciation of our Higher Self and finding theGod within us that is the ultimate goal of the journey through the chakras.The goal of this text on chakras is to help you understand:1.) What are chakras, why are they important, and how do they supportour bodies?2.) Where are the 7 main chakras and what are their related life issues?3.) What are energy blockages or energy imbalances in the chakras?4.) Why do we want to identify and remove energy blocks/imbalances andbalance our chakras?5.) What are some ways you can balance your chakras and your clients' chakras?6.) What is meant by the "kundalini rising"? 1) What are chakras, why are they important, and how do they support our bodies?Our bodies appear to be solid, but, in fact, we are 99.99% empty spacefilled with energetic, vibrating atoms, according to quantum physicists.Our entire body vibrates at a basic frequency of approximately 8 cyclesper second, which is the same frequency as the basic electromagneticfield of the Earth. We are literally attuned to the Earth.Chakras (pronounced “Shock-Ruhs”) are whirling concentrated energycenters. They are measurable patterns of electromagnetic activity forreceiving, assimilating, and transmitting life-force energy to andwithin the body. Chakras receive and transmit energy all the time. Whenperceived clairvoyantly, chakras appear as a colorful wheel or flowerwith a hub in the center, similar to fans with overlapping blades. Chakras are located deep within the center of the physical body next toa hormonal gland along the spinal column. There are three currents ornadis, which flow in and around the spinal column, like the serpentsspiraling around the caduceus (the familiar symbol used by the AmericanMedical Association). The current on the left is the Ida, the feminineforce of passion and emotion. The current on the right is the Pingala,the masculine force of the intellect. Chakras are attached along thespine from the base to the top of the head and are held in place by thecrossing of the invisible Ida and Pingala.Chakras draw in Divine life-force energy (also called “ki”, “chi” or“prana”) from the Universe and distribute this vital energy to thephysical glands and organs in the body and through the bloodstream andnervous system for optimum health and well being. Chakras coincide with the body’s endocrine system. Each chakra has aninfluence over the endocrine glands and internal organs in that part ofthe body where the chakra is located. Sometimes, their influence coversa broader area. The chakras also connect the spinal cord, the autonomic nervous system,and the endocrine system with our subtle body of vibration energy calledthe bioelectromagnetic field or aura. There are two primary electricalsystems in the physical body. The first is the alternating electricalcurrent of the nervous system and brain, which governs our muscles,hormones, and physical sensations. The second is a continuous, electromagnetic radiation coming off ouratoms which allows for an energy exchange between individuals and theirenvironment. Each person’s unique energy field or aura makes up theperson’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual states. Scientistsin the field of energy medicine agree that this vibrating energy fieldstores coded information about our past, present, and future health. Chakras originated in the ancient Hindu system of healing dating back tobefore 2,500 BC. Yogis have used the chakra system for thousands ofyears as an integral part of holistic healing. Every living being,including the Earth has chakras. There are hundreds of chakras withinand around you, but most psychics and healers are concerned with onlythe 7 major ones. Some people are sensitive enough to see or feel the chakras. To try itfor yourself, lie on your back and pass your hand over your frontmidline, from the pubic area to the top of your head, a few inches aboveyour body. You may feel the chakras as intense concentrations ofenergy. You may see the colors of the chakras with your inner eye or third eyeeven if you aren’t looking directly at them. This may be seen easierwith your eyes closed using the inner eye. It may also be easier to tryto see and feel the colors of a friend’s chakras rather than your own. 2) Where are the 7 main chakras and what are their related life issues?Besides their role in maintaining our physical health, chakras alsooversee various life issues. Each of the 7 main chakras reflectsessential aspects of consciousness and governs our lives, loves,learning, and spiritual awakening. The 1st Chakra (Root) governs Physical Needs and Security. The 2ndChakra (Sacral) governs Sexuality, Emotions, and Desires. The 3rdChakra (Solar Plexus) governs Power. The 4th Chakra (Heart) governsLove, Forgiveness, and Compassion. The 5th Chakra (Throat) governsCommunication. The 6th Chakra (Brow) governs Intuition and Reasoning. The 7th Chakra (Crown) governs Spirituality and Understanding. The chakras are interrelated; one affects another. The Root Chakra isthe lowest of the 7 chakras and spins the slowest or resonates at thelowest of the 7 vibration frequencies. The Crown Chakra is the highestof the 7 chakras and spins the fastest. Each chakra is also a different color. The colors are similar to arainbow and go from Red (Root) - Orange (Sacral) -Yellow (Solar Plexus)- Green (Heart) - Blue (Throat) - Indigo (Brow) - Violet (Crown). 3) What are energy blockages or energy imbalances in the chakras? Imbalances in the chakras are known as energy blocks. When there isunreleased emotion such as fear, anger or guilt accumulated from pastexperiences or when there’s been a lack of nurturing, love, andencouragement during the developmental period, the energy flows lessfreely to/from the chakras. Whenever a person blocks an experience, he/she blocks the flow of energyto/from their chakras. The chakras become blocked, clogged withstagnated energy, spin irregularly or backwards or can even becomedistorted or torn. When the chakras are functioning normally, each onewill be open and spinning properly to metabolize the particular energiesneeded from the universal energy field. If you were to completely think thoughts of love and faith, your body'senergy would flow smoothly between and around the chakras. You wouldprobably feel happy and healthy. Fearful thoughts negatively affectyour chakras' ability to function. They cause the chakras to becomedirty, shrunken or swollen. That is why you may feel out of sorts orlethargic and not know why. Obsessive thoughts cause the chakras toenlarge and become out of proportion. When there is an energy imbalance in the chakras, the chakras tend toclose down starting at the top chakra (Crown) and moving downward to theRoot. Many people close down the top three chakras (Crown, Brow, andThroat) by the time they are three years old as a reaction to thedisbelief of their parents and society in nature spirits, spiritfriends, and past lives. During the teenage years, the Heart or 4th Chakra often closes down orbecomes blocked because of pain and rejection from parents, peers, andlovers. The Solar Plexus or 3rd Chakra may close down or become blocked whenparents and society force teens into molds they don’t fit. By the time many of us reach adulthood, we have closed down all but thefirst 2 chakras (Root and Sacral) and even those often have imbalancesdue to energy blocks. The closure or imbalance/energy blockage doesn’t usually occur inresponse to a single event. It’s the repetition of similar eventswithout relief that eventually closes off the chakra or causes theimbalance/energy blockage. After high school, there is usually less pressure to conform and somepeople begin to reverse the process and start opening their chakras. Usually the Solar Plexus/3rd Chakra opens before the Heart/4th Chakraand so on successively upwards towards the Crown. But this isn’t alwaystrue. Some people don’t need to work on their higher chakras. It’stheir lower chakras that need balancing. When your childhood andadolescence have been healthy and nurturing, you may be balanced andopen in every chakra. 4) Why do we want to identify and remove energy blocks/imbalances andbalance our chakras? Yogis knew that a person’s illness often first manifests in the chakrasbefore the physical body. They knew that no one could be completelyhealed if the chakra system continued to be out of balance. When thereis a blockage or imbalance in one part of the chakra system, it has animpact on all the other chakras. Imbalances occur when there is too much or too little energy flowingthrough the chakras. By understanding how each chakra affects aparticular body function and life issue, it is possible to identifywhere a chakra is malfunctioning. Various techniques can then be usedto balance the chakra system and restore health in the individualphysically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.Holding negative thoughts causes chakras to become dirty with dense,dark energy. This prevents chakras from providing sufficient vitalenergy for the body. Unbalanced or “blocked” chakras create a wholerange of mental, emotional, and physiological conditions. Some say we come into this life with a certain set of life challengesalready factored into our chakras. This partly determines our attitudesand behaviors. Many therapists believe that the imbalances in our chakras are in partfrom our childhood and cultural experiences. They say that one of theways we try and protect ourselves is by closing down the relevant chakraso we won’t feel those uncomfortable emotions. It is a defensemechanism. 5) What are some ways you can balance your own chakras and your clients'chakras? There are many ways to balance the chakras and clear any energyblockages/imbalances. Some useful therapies and tools are: ChakraBalancing, Inner Child Retrieval, Intuitive/Spiritual Counseling,Spiritual Healing, Mediumship, Past Life Regression. There is also Strong Desire, Clear Intention, Love & Forgiveness,Prayer, Sound, Massage, Dowsing, Yoga, Reflexology, Astrology, Reiki,Meditation, Visualization, Toning & Chanting, Healthy Diet & Exercise,Tuning Forks, Music, Crystals & Gemstones, Aromatherapy, FlowerEssences, Oils, Perfumes, Incense, Color, Affirmations, Introspection,and Journaling. We are made up of vibrating atoms, which appear to those who can sensethe subtle energies as color and sound. Color and sound are forms ofenergy, which vibrate. As the vibration of sound becomes higher andlighter, the sound is transmuted into color. Color is visible sound. Both color and sound affect the chakras, especially when used together. Each of the chakras or energy centers is associated with a specific toneof the musical scale and with a specific color. Certain music and tonescan help heal energy imbalances in the chakras by assisting the body torelease unwanted thoughts and feelings and to come into its naturalstate of balance and harmony through deep relaxation and entrainment. When our physical, emotional, mental or spiritual bodies are out ofvibrational harmony and sound and color are projected into the chakras,correct vibrational patterns can be restored enhancing overall wellbeing. Sound produces changes in the autonomic, immune, endocrine andneuropeptide systems.Quartz crystals amplify, transform, store, focus, and transfer energy. They are used in microphones, radios, TV equipment, watches, lasertools, and computers. Crystals may have profound affects on the organs,tissues, and cells as well as the circulatory, endocrine, and metabolicsystems. When thought energy interacts with a crystal, those thoughtsare changed to harmonic forms, which change brainwave frequencies andcan alter consciousness. Thus, positive intention or affirmationcombined with crystals can provide wonderful healing results. The laying-on-of-hands as in Spiritual Healing, Reiki, and TherapeuticTouch have also been found to be extremely effective in balancing thechakras when done by a knowledgeable, trained, and experiencedpractitioner. The willingness of the client to surrender to the Divine,to ask Spirit for assistance, and to willingly release and receive, isparamount to allowing Spirit to work. Chakras can also be helped backinto balance during hands-on healing through entrainment. The bodywants to vibrate at a healthy resonance and will readily move from anout of balance state towards a healthy state when healing energy isavailable. Lower chakras spin slower than those in the upper body and head. Lowerchakras relate to issues of the material world, while your upper chakrasrelate to more spiritual issues. The direction chakras spin is oftendescribed as clockwise, although some say they spin in alternatingdirections and vary in the direction depending on if you are a man or awoman. The concept of open or closed chakras is an oversimplification sincethere are really varying degrees of openness that can be experienced indifferent chakras. Even though we may be able to assign some illnesses,ailments, and emotional/mental imbalances to the chakras, there areinterpretations that defy categorization and require intuition forunderstanding. When the energy in a chakra is deficient, it can be treated with colorvisualization of that chakra's color or the opposite color called theantidote color to create balance. If the energy in the chakra isclearly excessive, it can be treated with the antidote color as it isvisualized into the chakra as thought energy. For example, if a baby’sskin is too red, it is overly excited and could lead to conditions suchas heart troubles and high blood pressure later in life if it becomeshabitual. You can help the baby and mother to relax by encouraging themto wear blue clothes, listen to soothing music, bringing in blueflowers, using blue light in the home, and other “blue” techniques. The antidote for excessive red is blue and the antidote for excessiveblue is red. The antidote for excessive Orange is indigo and viceversa. The antidote for excessive yellow is violet and vice versa. Ifsomeone has excessive sexual energy (Sacral/2nd Chakra imbalance –chakra color orange), the antidote would be indigo which would help makethe person feel less nervous. An alternate treatment would be to use yellow which strengthens theSolar Plexus/3rd Chakra – chakra color yellow and puts that person morein touch with his or her own gift which enhances their feelings ofself-worth and makes the person less desperate for a sexual partner. The personality will usually reflect the energy of the highest openchakra or the chakra with the most energy and focus. Illnesses andailments respond well to treatments using color visualization incombination with the other chakra balancing techniques alreadymentioned. Other ways to use color vibration to help balance the chakras are bywearing clothing and jewelry with specific colors or by having certaincolors in your home and office. Surround yourself with various colorsof nature and flowers for balance as well. You can even ingest colorvibrations as a food or juice or as colored water. Visualize the colorsthrough your inner vision and absorb them as colored light. Through oursense of smell, we can also breathe the color essences or vibrationsinto our bodies through Aroma-Therapy. 6) What is meant by the "kundalini rising"? Your body’s energy system is extremely powerful and should be takenseriously. The journey of energy upward through the chakras is spokenof as “kundalini rising”. According to Hindu tradition, when you arespiritually awakened to the Divine and your Higher Self, kundalinienergy pierces each chakra from lowest (Root/1st Chakra) to highest(Crown/7th). The person is then said to have achieved enlightenment. It is the discovery and appreciation of our Higher Self and finding theGod within us that is the ultimate goal of the journey through thechakras. The goal of yoga is to awaken the kundalini to rise up the spine,awakening each chakra until it reaches the crown. When you inhale,energy moves up the Ida and when you exhale, it energy moves down thePingala. Yoga teaches the student to bring the breath to the centralchannel, which goes through the center of the spine. The kundalini isaroused and rises through the chakras to the crownwhere it triggers the pineal and pituitary glands. It causes a rush ofenergy and a brilliant experience of cosmic consciousness oftendescribed as seeing the Pure White Light and having a sense of totalidentity with All That Is. This is a glorious experience ofenlightenment for one who has been well prepared through spiritualdiscipline. Preparation is essential and usually takes many lifetimesto reach. When we are completely developed in consciousness and are fullyawakened, we will finally be free from the cycle of re-birth and death. As Jesus said, "He that overcometh, I will make a pillar in the Templeof my God, and he shall go out thence no more." GAYLE KIRK49 Hill Road, # 31Belmont, MA 02478617-489-7717E-mail: GomikirkWebsite: http://www.neholistic.com/gaylekirk© Gayle Kirk, 2000 Resources & References: "The Book of Chakra Healing” by Liz Simpson“Anatomy of the Spirit” by Caroline Myss, Ph.D. “Chakra Clearing” by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D. “Chakras for Beginners” by Naomi Ozaniec "The Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary” by June G. Beltzer, Ph.D. "Wheels of Light" by Rosalyn L. Bruyere “The Chakras” by C.W. Leadbeater “Wheels of Life” by Anodea Judith, Ph.D. “Hands of Light” by Barbara Ann Brennan “Color and Crystals A Journey through the Chakras” by Joy Gardner-Gordon“Healing with Color & Sound” Presented 2/2000 by Charles Paul Curcio & Marshall Smith of the Patricia Hayes School of Inner Sense Developmentat Delphi University in Georgia ***http://www.neholistic.com/articles/0064.htm**************************************************WWW.PEACEFULMIND.COM Sponsors Alternative Answers-HEALING NATURALLY- this is the premise of HOLISTIC HEALTH. 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