Going beyond the physical body, one enters the world of energy and chakras. CHAKRA as translated in simple language means “a wheel” or “a complete circle”. These are the energy points which help us with all the physical, emotional, psychological, mental and spiritual tasks that we tend to look forward. They are non-physical in nature. For an easy and smooth life, all these chakras should be perfectly aligned so that energy can flow through them. Briefly, we will look into the 7 major chakras with this article.
ELEMENT: Earth
COLOUR: Red
POSITION: At the base of the spine
DISTURBING ELEMENT: Fear
OVERVIEW: This chakra helps bring STABILITY in one’s life. The energy flow gets disturbed at this centre because of fear. The more you are afraid of something, the weaker this chakra gets.
KUNDALINI ENERGY: In our mother’s womb, it was this energy that helped create our physical body. This energy kept us alive without oxygen, without breathing. Once we are born into this world, this energy coils up and sits as a reservoir just above the MOOLADHAR CHAKRA and below the SWADISTHAN CHAKRA until activated.
ELEMENT: Water
COLOUR: Orange
POSITION: Four fingers below the navel
DISTURBING ELEMENT: Guilts
OVERVIEW: This chakra is responsible for the fulfillment of our desires, whatever their nature may be. It gets disturbed when we get into regrets and guilts relating to our past experiences.
ELEMENT: Fire
COLOUR: Yellow
POSITION: Four fingers above the navel
DISTURBING ELEMENT: Shame
OVERVIEW: This chakra helps boost our confidence. It strengthens our digestive and immune system. It acts as a junction box through which energy is circulated in whole of the body.
When we give a lot of importance to other’s opinions about us, shame and self doubts set in and weakens this centre.
ELEMENT: Air
COLOUR: Green
POSITION: Center of the chest
DISTURBING ELEMENT: Jealousy/Hatred
OVERVIEW: This chakra is responsible for bringing in love and compassion in one’s life.
Emotions like irritation, anger, jealousy disrupts the flow of energy through this centre leaving you feel unloved.
ELEMENT: Space
COLOUR: Sky blue
POSITION: Throat
DISTURBING ELEMENT: Doubts/ Intentionally hurting others with bad speech
OVERVIEW: This chakra helps in bringing clarity in life. It takes us from duality to oneness and is responsible for clearing our doubts.
ELEMENT: Space
COLOUR: Dark blue
POSITION: Between the eyebrows
DISTURBING ELEMENT: This chakra preserves itself when other chakras are dis-aligned. Hence, doesn’t get affected.
OVERVIEW: This chakra is responsible for one’s connection with their higher self(spirituality). Once activated, it is responsible for increased intuitions and synchronicity.
ELEMENT: Space
COLOUR: Violet/White (as experienced by some)
POSITION: Top of the head
OVERVIEW: This is the point where one is stated to have achieved enlightenment. There is no specific technique to boost it, energy flows from third eye to this on its own.
The energy has to rise from the bottom of our body, penetrating all the chakras to reach this chakra, and is commonly referred to as “moksh or nirvana” or “union of Shiva and Shakti”.