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G U I D E T O

Chakras
Your hands-on guide to seven chakras & their meanings.
Learn how to unblock your seven chakras
and live a healthy and vibrant life.

W R I T T E N B Y

Jessica Tracy

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Everything is Energy
Hello all chakra lovers! First and foremost, congrats for taking the first step
towards comprehending the significance of your energetic health.
Your body may seem solid to the touch, but all you really are is pure energy!

You, like everything else in the universe, vibrate and create energy. The notion of
energy fields in the body may sound very unscientific to some people.
But consider this for a moment: your physical body is made out of cells.
Cells are composed of atoms. And according to science, atoms are fundamental
pieces of matter composed of... yes, you got it: energy!

The chakra system is where your body’s energy (also known as prana) is stored.
Chakras are the body’s major energy centers.
The flow of your energy is crucial to your overall well-being, and all of your seven
chakras operate as key valves that regulate it.

Even though all of the seven chakras exist within the e


 nergetic (subtle) body, their
effect on the physical body is substantial.

Just like the brain regulates the physical, mental and intellectual activities of the
nerve cells, chakras tap into the prana energy that is present in all living organisms.

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What is Chakra?
Chakra is a Sanskrit word literally meaning
wheel or circle, and it originates from the
ancient Indian yoga system and the philosophy
of Tantra.

Chakras can be best described as the vortexes


of energy located vertically along the spine, and
they correspond to the spinal plexuses in the
physical body.

Each chakra appears like a disk of light that spins


in a clockwise direction at a different speed.
In your physical body, there are seven major
chakras.

Why Are Chakras


Important?
Chakras are essential components of your
spiritual journey, and knowing them can help you
to better integrate your mind, body, and spirit.

Imagine your body as a vehicle of


consciousness. The chakras can be viewed as
the wheels of life that can move your vehicle in
the direction of enlightenment.

They are the seven gateways to higher


consciousness that will help you to ascend and
reach your full potential.

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What Are The Seven Primary Chakras?
Despite the lack of clarity on the absolute origin of the chakra system, we have got
to admit that the chakra system that has become the most popular in the western
world is the 7-chakra system.

According to this system, these are the seven primary chakras:

Chakra 1 - Root Chakra | Muladhara - Located at the base of the spine. It


01 is associated with energy, survival, stability, comfort and safety. Its ele-
ment is earth.

Chakra 2 - Sacral Chakra | Svadhishthana - Located in the lower abdo-


02 men. It is associated with sensuality, sexuality, pleasure, sociability and
emotions. Its element is water.

Chakra 3 - Solar Plexus Chakra | Manipura - Located in the navel area.


03 It is associated with strength, personality, power, determination and
self-esteem. Its element is fire.

Chakra 4 - Heart Chakra | Anahata - Located in the middle of the chest,


04 over the sternum. It is associated with love, acceptance, compassion and
sincerity. Its element is air.

Chakra 5 - Throat Chakra | Vishuddha - Located in the throat area. It is


05 associated with communication, expression, creativity and inspiration. Its
element is ether / sound.

Chakra 6 - Third Eye Chakra | Ajna - Located in the middle of the fore-
06 head. It is associated with intuition, lucidity, meditation and trust. Its ele-
ment is light.

Chakra 7 - Crown Chakra | Sahasrara - Located at the top of the head.


07 It is associated with knowledge, consciousness, fulfilment and spirituality.
Its element is thought.

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How To Remember Them All?
If you’re learning about the chakra system for the first time and finding it difficult to
remember all of the complicated names, numbers, and places, here’s a small tip:

The colors of the 7 chakras correspond to the seven colors of the rainbow!
The colors of the rainbow, just like chakras in your body, always appear in a specific
order (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet) when the water droplets
disperse sunlight.

The second best way to learn about chakras, would be through chakra charts.
If you don’t feel like reading long and complicated chakra articles or books, these
charts can save you a lot of your precious time.
Chakra charts will quickly increase your knowledge of the seven chakras, especially
if you are a visual learner who prefers to have all information in chronological order.

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Chakra Names & Their Locations


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How Do Chakras Work?
According to Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain beliefs, the seven chakras represent how
energy flows through us in a metaphysical sense.

Just like the brain regulates the physical, mental and intellectual activities of the
nerve cells, chakras tap into the prana energy that is present in all living organisms.
Chakras are usually portrayed as lotus flowers or vivid vortexes of energy
that perpetually spin at varying speeds like wheels. The spin of a chakra is a
complicated interplay that allows energy to be converted from subtle to tangible
and vice versa.

Chakras can spin in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction:


• When chakras rotate clockwise, they release energy from our bodies into the
space around us.
• When chakras spin counterclockwise, they draw energy from our external
environment towards us.

The frequency of our chakra’s vibration dictates the direction of our energy flow
as it either draws energy into or releases it from our body.

If we slowed the chakra’s rapid movement, we would perceive it as a whirlpool with


spinning vortexes inside of it. Each of the main seven chakras has a various amount
of these vortexes. The vortexes would resemble the curled petals of a lotus flower if
we stopped the activity of a given chakra.

This is one of the main reasons why ancient East Indian gurus compared chakras to
lotus flowers and assigned each one a specific number of petals:

4 Petals 6 Petals 10 Petals 12 Petals 16 Petals 2 Petals 1,000


Petals

3. SOLAR PLEXUS 6. THIRD EYE 7. CROWN


1. ROOT CHAKRA 2. SACRAL CHAKRA 4. HEART CHAKRA 5. THROAT CHAKRA
CHAKRA CHAKRA CHAKRA

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How Do Chakras Transmit Energy?
Chakras function as gateways via which subtle energies and information from
higher levels of existence (such as the astral or causal plane) are channeled to us.

They function as regulators and transformers, absorbing, integrating, and


transmitting pranic life-force energy to the subtle body.

The chakras then transport this information and energy through the Nadis and
Meridians, which run throughout the body like a river with an intricate irrigation
system.

Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna are the three major Nadis. However, our entire subtle
body consists of 72,000 Nadis. Through their enormous network, which transmits
prana in all directions, they offer energy to every cell and organ in your body.
All nadis are connected to the seven fundamental chakras that run down our spine.

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Chakras & Three Nadis

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How Do Chakras Get Blocked?
Chakras, like any other gateway or channel, can become blocked, constricted, or
closed. A blocked chakra indicates that energy is trapped or restricted. It’s similar
to a clogged artery in your body.

When your chakras are in balance, your life is in total harmony, and your psychical
and mental health is excellent. The channels through which chakra energy moves
(nadis and meridians) must be opened for energy and information to flow freely
between all of your 7 energy centers.

So how do chakras get blocked?

 hakra blockages will normally manifest in few different ways.


C
Chakra’s function may be:

UNDERACTIVE OVERACTIVE CLOSED

Resulting in too little Resulting in too much Resulting in too no


energy moving in and energy moving in and energy moving in and
out of that chakra. out of that chakra. out of the chakra.

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How To Unblock Chakras?
Most of the chakra healing methods aim to restore balance to the energy flow via
each chakra and, as a result, across the entire subtle and physical body.

Positive intention and willingness to address the past, to feel old wounds, traumas,
and injuries, is the first step toward chakra healing.
Become open to exploring your shadow realms, the dark and frightening areas
where frightening monsters may dwell. Your openness to face things that are
challenging is the key to understanding your path towards healthy chakras. It’s the
path to freedom, health, and bliss after years of hardship.

When you take the effort to clear blockages inside the chakras, your life-force
energy flows more harmoniously and productively in and out. It gets simpler to
connect with your surroundings and reach your goals.

Let’s have a quick look at some of the best ways to unblock your seven chakras:

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1. Meditation

Meditation is probably the most effective method to clear energetic obstructions


from all of your chakras. It is a necessary habit to cultivate if you want to clear the
mind, expand your awareness, and develop the ability to listen to your inner voice.

There are many different forms of meditation, such as:

• Guided Meditation - it allows you to • Vipassana Meditation - it is the


meditate according to the guidance of most ancient Buddhist meditation
a trained practitioner through written technique. Vipassana is the practice of
texts, sound recordings, or even videos. cultivating mindfulness or awareness
It is perfect for beginners. in a systematic and progressive
manner. It is an advanced technique,
• Mindfulness Meditation - it allows which takes many years to master.
you to be fully present and aware of
everything that is taking place around • Mantra Meditation - a practice of
you (sensations, sounds, etc.) repeating a word or phrase during
meditation, which helps you to stay
• Concentration Meditation - it is focused. Great for chakra healing as
designed to help you achieve single- each chakra has its own seed sound.
minded attention which you can direct
at an object such as a chakra location • Active Movement Meditation - Tai
and its color, an image, or your breath. Chi or Yoga are the best examples.

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2. Yoga
The chakras link the metaphysical with the physical world and the practice of yoga
is inseparably related to the chakras.

Yoga encompasses the chakras as a profound journey to spiritual awakening


because that is what yoga has always been about.

Yoga is the gateway to higher levels of consciousness. It is a path for channeling


your spiritual energies into the body and radiating them out into the world.

Physical postures (asanas) and breathing techniques, known as Pranayama in


yoga, can aid in the relaxation of accumulated stress in the body and the alignment
of the chakras.

Check out one of the charts we created to discover how to employ appropriate
yoga positions for each of your 7 chakras:

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3. Breathing
Hindus understand the importance of breath (sometimes referred to as ‘prana’)
and its purifying energy. Certain breathing techniques are beneficial for all of the
higher chakras because they assist with moving the kundalini (life force) energy
from lower chakras to the upper ones.

Here are few amazing breathing exercises for healthy chakras:

• Diaphragmatic Breathing - an easy • Lion’s Breath (Simha Pranayama) -


and powerful breathing technique that another powerful breathing technique
involves contracting your diaphragm that can improve blood circulation
muscle, which separates the abdomen and strengthen the muscles in your
from the chest. throat.

• Gamma Breathing - it consists • Alternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi


of 4 cycles of breathing, where you Shodana) - it is a purifying breathing
alternate between breathing through technique used to release trapped
your mouth and nose. Gamma energy channels in your body and
breathing shifts your brain into a calm the mind. Each chakra has its
gamma state. own seed sound.

• Breath of Fire (Kapalabhati • Wim Hof Method - it is a combination


Pranayama) - a powerful detoxifying of powerful breathing exercises and
breathing technique, which involves cold therapy. It consists of intervals of
a series of short and powerful nose hyperventilation followed by phases of
inhales (exhale is passive). breath retention (breath-holding).

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4. Crystals & Gemstones
It’s commonly believed that some crystals and stones possess high vibrational
energy that may be passed to you and help you balance your energy.

You might be wondering:


So, what is the correlation between chakras and gemstones? How can I use them?

The answer is straightforward: the vast majority of the stones with therapeutic
properties have the same color as the corresponding chakra center!

There are obviously some exceptions here (for example, some of the root chakra
stones are black, and rose quartz is one of the best crystals to balance your green,
heart chakra), but most of the time, you can follow this simple rule when selecting
your chakra stones.

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5. Mantras & Sound Therapy
Each chakra in your body has the accompanying chakra sound, sometimes re-
ferred to as a bija mantra or seed mantra. The rhythmical vibrations created by
reciting these mantras will help to stabilize the uneven vibrations of your 7 chakras:

Mantra sanskrit frequency

Crown Chakra OM 963 Hz

Third Eye Chakra OM 852 Hz

Throat Chakra HAM 741 Hz

Heart Chakra YAM 639 Hz

Solar Plexus RAM 528 Hz


Chakra

Sacral Chakra VAM 417 Hz

Root Chakra LAM 396 Hz

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6. Hand Mudras
Mudra is a symbolic way of communicating with the deity by using different hand
gestures. The word mudra can be translated to ‘seal’, ‘mark’ or ‘gesture’.

Mudras play an important role in many Hindu and Buddhist rituals, and they are
very often used along with mantras (chanting sounds), asanas (body positions),
and pranayama (breathing techniques).

They are extremely easy to use and they can create powerful transformation in your
life by liberating and balancing your prana (life force).

Hand mudras, along with mantras, are 2 easy tools that can help you liberate
energy locked within your chakras and other energy channels (known as nadis).

Prithvi

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7. Massage, Acupuncture, Acupressure
Getting a massage, acupuncture or acupressure treatment is a great way to open
up stagnant energy channels, which go along your meridian lines.

Seven primary chakras run through the spinal column. And each of these chakras
resembles a metaphysical wheel or a disc that vibrates and churns out energy.

When the chakras function properly, they align with each other and the meridians
to ensure a smooth flow of this energy.

As acupoints are directly placed along the meridian pathways, it is but natural that
acupuncture and acupressure can help unblock a malfunctioning meridian.

When a professional applies pressure through needles or fingers, these points can
communicate with the internal organs.

Regular treatment can help smoothen the flow of Qi along the blocked lines and
improve the circulation of energy.

Meridian massage differs from regular massage in that it focuses on the deep
tissues around specific points, mostly acupoints, and works on a person’s
mechanical and reflex actions.

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7 Chakras & Their Meanings
Now that you have a foundational understanding of the seven chakras, their names,
locations, colours, and healing methods, let’s take a look at them one by one.

Learning more about these energy centres can help you to gain a deeper,
multidimensional understanding of yourself.

So let’s look at them more closely.

Crown Chakra
7 Sahasrara

“I KNOW”

Third Eye Chakra


Ajna
6
“I SEE”

Throat Chakra
Vishuddha
5
“I SPEAK”

Heart Chakra
Anahata
4
“I LOVE”

Solar Plexus Chakra


Manipura
3
“I DO”

Sacral Chakra
2 Svadhishthana

“I FEEL”

Root Chakra
1 Muladhara

“I AM”

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1. Root Chakra

• Chakra Number: 1 Root Chakra (Muladhara) is the 1st chakra in your body located
• Sanskrit Name: Muladhara at the base of the spine. It provides the foundation on which
we build a life, and it represents safety, stability, comfort, and
• Meaning: Root Support
security.
• Element: Earth
• Color: Red Root Chakra is the foundation of your entire system on which
the other chakras sit, and it is the place where the Kundalini (the
• Mantra: LAM लं
life force) sleeps, waiting to be liberated and give you the power
• Sound Frequency: 396 Hz to go into the material world.
• Affirmation: I Am
• Location: Perineum Your Root Chakra has the deepest connection to the animal
nature of your physical body and Earth.
• Symbol Petal Numbers: 4
If you do not balance this chakra before you progress to others,
your growth will lack the stability necessary for true growth.

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2. Sacral Chakra

• Chakra Number: 2 Sacral Chakra (Svadhishthana) is the 2nd chakra in your body
• Sanskrit Name: Svadhishthana located around the navel area. The sacral chakra is responsible
for the healthy flow of your emotions, and it deals with your
• Meaning: Sweetness
ability to relate to yourself and others.
• Element: Water
• Color: Orange Sacral Chakra is the main center of your creativity and
emotional intelligence, but the main aspect of the second
• Mantra: VAM व
chakra is sexuality. Sexual energy is one of the most powerful
• Sound Frequency: 417 Hz energies we have in our bodies.
• Affirmation: I Feel
• Location: Sacrum With a balanced sacral chakra, you can allow yourself to take
delight in the pleasure of sex as an integrated aspect of life and
• Symbol Petal Numbers: 6
see intimacy as a form of communication.

Sexuality is our life force and the sacred ritual of union between
people.

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3. Solar Plexus Chakra

• Chakra Number: 3 Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura) is the 3rd chakra in your body
• Sanskrit Name: Manipura located in the stomach area. You can think of the third chakra
as a glowing, yellow Sun, which radiates through the center of
• Meaning: Lustrous Gem
your body and rules all aspects of your personal power.
• Element: Fire
• Color: Yellow Solar Plexus has the biggest concentration of pranic energy
because 72,000 nadis (conduits of pranic energy) meet here
• Mantra: RAM रं
and radiate from this center.
• Sound Frequency: 528 Hz
• Affirmation: I Do It is the center of your personal identity, which rules all aspects
• Location: Solar Plexus of your personality, self-esteem, and ego.

• Symbol Petal Numbers: 10


The main function and purpose of your solar plexus chakra is
transformation. Through the process of transformation, your
solar plexus chakra provides the body with fuel, energy, and
keeps it alive.

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4. Heart Chakra

• Chakra Number: 4 Heart Chakra (Anahata) is the 4th chakra in your body located
in the chest area, and it represents love, acceptance, and
• Sanskrit Name: Anahata
compassion.
• Meaning: Lustrous Gem
• Element: Air Heart chakra acts as a bridge between the body (represented
by the lower three chakras) and the mind (represented by the
• Color: Green
5th, 6th, and 7th chakra).
• Mantra: YAM यं
• Sound Frequency: 639 Hz The heart chakra is home to our spirit, and love is the main
• Affirmation: I Love energy of a healthy heart chakra. Accepting yourself and
practicing self-love will give you a great starting point in the
• Location: Chest
development of a healthy heart chakra.
• Symbol Petal Numbers: 12
The element of the heart chakra is air, which is the most
expansive of the first four elements. Air represents freedom,
openness, and spaciousness. Working with your breath (the
Hindus call the breath prana) is one of the best ways of
restoring balance in your heart chakra.

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5. ThroatChakra

• Chakra Number: 5 Throat Chakra (Vishuddha) is the 5th chakra in our body
• Sanskrit Name: Vishuddha located at the center of your neck, and it represents your ability
to speak clearly and communicate effectively.
• Meaning: Purification
• Element: Sound / Ether The throat chakra is the seat of purification, and the element
• Color: Light Blue associated with Vishuddha is ether, also known as Akasha or
spirit. Ether is a very subtle, non-physical element beyond earth,
• Mantra: HAM हं
air, fire, and water, that separates the material universe from the
• Sound Frequency: 741 Hz astral universe.
• Affirmation: I Speak
• Location: Throat The throat chakra governs communication and is responsible
for shaping our reality and bringing all of our manifestations to
• Symbol Petal Numbers: 16
the physical world. Communication is a rhythmic activity and an
act of connection, which involves both listening and speaking.

Balanced and purified throat chakra will enable your creativity


to be expressed in speech (sound), clear thought, and writing.

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6. Third Eye Chakra

• Chakra Number: 6 Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) is the 6th chakra in your body located
in the center of the forehead, between the eyebrows. Third eye
• Sanskrit Name: Ajna
chakra is your spiritual center of awareness and intuition, and its
• Meaning: Command Centre element is light, which has a faster vibration than a sound.
• Element: Light
The Sanskrit name of third eye chakra is Ajna, which means both
• Color: Dark Blue / Indigo
‘to perceive’ and ‘to command’. People with highly developed
• Mantra: OM ॐं third eye chakra have enhanced visualization abilities.
• Sound Frequency: 852 Hz
• Affirmation: I See Third eye chakra is your main portal, through which you can
obtain higher knowledge and step beyond duality. With opened
• Location: Forehead
and awakened third eye chakra, you will be able to access
• Symbol Petal Numbers: 2 extrasensory perception such as clairvoyance and telepathy.

Third eye chakra corresponds to the pineal gland, which is a


light-sensitive gland that controls your circadian rhythm and
governs the production of a hormone called melatonin.

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7. Crown Chakra

• Chakra Number: 7 Crown Chakra (Sahasrara) is the 7th chakra in your body
located at the top of the head.
• Sanskrit Name: Sahasrara
• Meaning: Thousand Fold Sahasrara means ‘thousandfold’, because the symbol for this
• Element: Thought chakra is a thousand-petaled lotus representing the state of
higher consciousness and divine connection.
• Color: Violet / White
• Mantra: OM ॐं The element of the crown chakra is ‘thought’ and the main
• Sound Frequency: 963 Hz function of this chakra is knowing.
• Affirmation: I Understand
The development of crown chakra ultimately leads to profound
• Location: Top of the Head
transformation, self-realization, and enlightenment.
• Symbol Petal Numbers: 1,000
From the level of the crown chakra, you can learn to transcend
all you have known thus far because it is a meeting point
between finite and infinite.

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Final Words
7 Chakras can be described as beautiful portals through which subtle energies and
information from upper planes of existence (such as the astral or causal plane) are
funneled through to us.

They work as regulators and transformers, receiving, assimilating, and distributing


the pranic life-force energy to the subtle body.

We get a deeper understanding of ourselves and learn how to heal ourselves on all
levels when we connect with the energy inside our chakras.

They form a vertical channel along our spine when they are aligned. Two great
currents of energy travel upward and downward inside this channel: the currents of
liberation and manifestation.

Your openness to face things that are challenging is the key to understanding your
path towards healthy chakras. It’s the path to freedom, health, and bliss after years
of hardship.

When you take the effort to clear blockages inside the chakras, your life-force
energy flows more harmoniously and productively in and out. It gets simpler to
connect with your surroundings and reach your goals.

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Thank You!
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