Chakra treatments are based upon the belief held for thousands of yeas in Eastern philosophies, that the universe and everything in it is made up of energy and that includes people. For optimal health and happiness, these energies need to be connected, free flowing and in balance. It is this flow and balance that is maintained through chakra treatments. Even serious illness can be cured through these treatments.

Chakras of the Body

There are seven main chakra points situated around the body. Each of these is situated on an energy path around the body. Therefore, each chakra is responsible for certain aspects of the body and certain moods and characteristics too. It is important to know which chakras to work on to release the chakra energy to deal with specific issues that you may be experiencing. However, it is important to remember that chakra treatments are truly holistic, working on the entire body and strengthening the connection to the entire universe.

What Chakra Treatments are Available?

There are a number of alternative therapies which can be used to free up and balance the energy flow through the chakras. Here are just some of them:

Reiki

Reiki is a very good way to balance your chakras, and also to energize the chakras, healing the body and mind of many ailments. The universal life force is channelled through the Reiki instructor’s crown chakra and from their palms, into the clients receiving the Reiki therapy.

Chakra Massage

Chakra massages, using hot stones placed on the chakra points, helps to improve the flow of energy through the body. Often the stones used in this massage are made of the minerals associated with each specific chakra.

Color Therapy

Color therapy is a natural, holistic approach to balancing the universal energy through the chakras. The basis of using color therapy with the chakras is that the different chakras all resonate to different frequencies which link to the frequencies of the color spectrum. These colors act as switches to activate the chakra energy in all the physical and emotional systems through the chakras.

These are just three examples of chakra treatments. There are more ways to activate and balance the universal energy but these will get you started on the path to holistic physical and mental wellbeing.

The Sanskrit word ‘chakra’ means ‘wheel’ or ‘disk’ and some have gone further, to term the system of chakras running through the human body ‘the wheel of light’. That is an apt description as, according to Eastern philosophy, there is powerful energy spinning and rotation through the chakras of the whole body.

What are Chakras?

Chakras are points on this energy system which are stimulated for chakra healing in a variety of alternative energy therapies. Opening up your chakras to allow the energy to flow is fundamental to good health and a tranquil mood.

Why do they matter?

For a person to be in good health, it is essential that the energy flow is balanced throughout the whole body, so chakra healing is based upon balancing the energy flow through the chakras of the body. This healing can be performed by professionals but you can also do this for yourself. Even balancing chakras for beginners is not difficult if you know where your chakras are and how to balance them.

Healing through Chakras

Chakra healing is a holistic therapy which can help with a variety of physical and emotional issues. There are seven main chakras, and several minor ones, from which energy flows all around the body and out into a person’s aura. All begin at the head and flow like channels to the ground, connecting the person to the Earth is a truly holistic and universal way.

Certain earth elements, minerals and colors are associated with the different chakras of the body and different alternative therapies work with the chakras in different ways, all aimed at achieving a balance and free flow of the universal energy around the body and out into the universe.

Self awareness is essential to this type of healing as you learn to balance your energies and create a harmonious whole within all areas of your mind and body. Therefore, chakras can be balanced through a variety of methods like yoga positions, meditation, and physical manipulation of the chakras.
Chakra healing is a way of achieving total physical and mental health. There are several ways you can progress toward this ideal state, once you know where to locate the chakras, and the effect that each chakra has.

The crown chakra has the rather beautiful alternative name of the ‘thousand petalled lotus’. This multi-layered image is very appropriate as this chakra is at the very center of our super-conscious minds and so can be profoundly influenced by chakra meditations. It represents pure consciousness and is, as you may expect, situated on the very top of the head. It is through this chakra that we link to the universe. As such, it is through this chakra that we accept the energy of the universe into our bodies.

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The crown chakra is thought to lead us to transcendental consciousness. Therefore, it operates power over the brain and the central nervous system, which is why it can be so effectively balanced through meditation.

Energizing your Crown Chakra

Achieving full transcendental conscious takes years of practice and even many yoga experts do not achieve this; however, there are things you can do to increase the energy flow and balance through your crown chakra.

The way to begin is with a basic meditation which will open up your crown chakra. This is very often blocked as we are unwilling to accept the energy of the universe into ourselves.

Meditation

To do this, you need to sit comfortably and ensure your spine is straight. This is because all the man chakras are located along your spine and central nervous column, so freeing up the energy relies on allowing free passage along this channel. This is much easier if you are sat up straight.

Put the first hand you think of on the top of your head, focusing your mind on your crown chakra situated there. Take some deep breathes or do specific breathing exercise you have learned in working with your chakra healing. As you do, focus on the energy in the chakra at the top of your head. You should soon start to feel the energy there. If it helps, thinking of a bright purple light that is shining in your crown chakra.

Opening up your crown chakra and allowing the energy to flow allows you to become at one with the universal energy, heightening your spiritual consciousness; therefore, many things are possible through meditation.