Each chakra is associated with different body parts, emotions and life areas, so in balancing each chakra, you will be giving energy and help to any issues or problems you have. There are too many areas to discuss in one article, but very general associations are shown below:

• ROOT CHAKRA – Survival, Security, Energy, Trust, Power to achieve. Part of body – Skeleton, Legs, Bones, Spine, Large intestine
• SACRAL CHAKRA – Feelings, Self-awareness, Self-love, Creativity. Part of body – Kidneys, Bladder, Sexual organs, Reproductive system
• SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA – Personality, Self-respect, Self-confidence. Part of body – Digestive system, Small intestine, Skin, Nervous system
• HEART CHAKRA – Love, Compassion, Sharing, Forgiveness. Part of body – Heart, Chest, Lungs, Arms, Hands, Circulation
• THROAT CHAKRA – Creative self-expression, Communication, Inspiration. Part of body – Throat, Neck, Nose, Mouth, Teeth
• THIRD EYE CHAKRA – Intuition, Understanding, Insight, Realization. Part of body – Eyes, Ears, Base of skull, Nervous system
• CROWN CHAKRA – knowing, wholeness, perfection, enlightenment, unity. Part of body – Upper skull, Skin

There are different methods of balancing the chakras.  Some people use colored crystals, as the energy vibrations of colours aids balancing.  Essential oils can be used for their healing vibrations.  Visualization is powerful, as thought is energy.   Affirmations made while chakra balancing create positive feelings.  Whichever methods are used or combined, chakra balancing offers very positive results – improving your health and making you feel good about yourself.

The word chakra is Sanskrit, and many believe it translates to “spinning wheel,” referring to the seven energy centers within the body that psychics and seers view as spinning vortexes. Each vortex is associated with a gland and system in the body, a color of the rainbow, a symbol, tone, a note in the musical scale, and a type of consciousness. The chakras run up the chakra column. As they ascend up the spine, they ascend in levels of complexity and spirituality, yet every chakra is important. Those lower on the scale are the foundation, and are equally important as the upper chakras. The relative balance of the spinning chakra vortexes, what healers often describe as more “open” or “closed,” is in direct relationship to the health of the individual at that level of consciousness. Various exercises, meditations, therapies, and rituals can be used to balance and align the chakras, thereby balancing and aligning your health and awareness.

As this material comes from the Hindu traditions and has been translated into Western consciousness, various additions, subtractions, and reinterpretations have occurred. You can find conflicting systems and associations between chakra experts and healers. Most associate the chakras with the seven major colors of the rainbow, starting at the bottom with red and ascending in color from orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. In some traditional Hindu lore, the chakras are not on the color scale, and chakras such as the heart are associated with the color red and the solarplexus with gray. Modern channeled New Age systems have wildly different colors for the energy systems of the next age, and have added many more points to the simple, seven-chakra system. For many, the experiences of the chakras are somewhat subjective, so as you learn to work with them, let your own experiences inform you. Ground yourself in the basic and be open to new ideas and experiences.