When first discovering the chakra system and learning of the connection these subtle points have with many aspects of physical, emotional, and psychological health, many people have the tendency to fret. They take the whole matter too seriously and automatically assume their chakras are not healthy, need cleaning, etc.

It’s certainly possible that a long-term health problem can be treated with chakra knowledge. But if you’re basically a healthy person please don’t start obsessing over the state of your chakra system; this will cause real problems.

You should approach exercises like chakra breathing & visualization, chakra color therapy, toning, and other chakra meditations with a light spirit. Embrace these practices with joy and a positive attitude.

Your goal is to love and empower your subtle energy system, not to bring stress and worry into your chakra centers. So lighten up and even have fun when you are meditating or working with your subtle energies.

Combine exercises like yoga, basic meditation, emotional freedom technique, and other breathing and channeling methods with your chakra focal work for best effect. But never bring stress into your sessions; always have the best in mind before you start and then clear your mind to allow the peace and clarity of the moment during your actual sessions.

There is a very simple and effective method for integrating color therapy into your life: You can drink solar colored water to bring different color harmonies into your body and energy field.

I have seen many different teachers reference this, ranging from Indian, to Chinese, and even Hawaiian instructors. Having tried it myself I can attest to the power of this method.

The effects could be purely psychological, or they could be metaphysical. I am of the opinion that it makes no real difference which is true, and in fact I suspect both are at play.

Here’s how it works:

Find yourself one or more deeply colored glass bottles. Ideally you’ll find a red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple bottle.

Using one color per day, fill a bottle up and let it sit in the sun for at least one hour. Then take the bottle inside and proceed to use the water throughout your day.

You can sip it, cook with it, or even rinse with it. While doing so be sure to visualize the appropriate color and integrate any other applicable breathing or mantra exercises.

For instance you would use an orange bottle for opening the sacral chakra, and apply the visualizations and mantras correlating to this center.

Some advocates say you can use moonlight instead of sunlight.

When you consider the water experiments performed by the Japanese scientist Emoto the power behind colored water treatments becomes obvious. In numerous properly documented scientific experiments, Emoto demonstrated that sending intentions into sealed containers of water actually changed the molecular structure of that water and resulted in specific shapes appearing consistently in crystalized specimens.

Open your mind and try this exercise a few times.

Each major chakra has a color associated with it. The minor chakras may also have colors but I can’t say for sure because I don’t know.

It’s also worth pointing out that traditionalists and modernists have different opinions on the exact colors for the seven major chakras. This is perfectly fine, because true spiritual disciplines recognize the paradox of life:

It is entirely possible for two different realities to occupy the same space and time.

So don’t get hung up on descrepancies you might find while studying the chakra system. Just have fun and empower yourself.

Some healers I have spoken with even say you should let colors come to you intuitively and not worry about any color charts. This too makes a lot of sense.

But for purposes of this article, here is the color system I learned and still use with my chakra meditations:

Base Chakra - Red

Sacral Chakra - Orange

Solar Plexus Chakra - Yellow

Heart Chakra - Green

Throat Chakra - Blue

Third Eye Chakra - Indigo (think of a mixture of blue and purple)

Crown Charka - Purple

Note that different writings and teachers assign different values to each color; i.e. deep red, brilliant yellow, grass green, etc.

But you just need a basic color chart to start working. When you are visualizing your chakras or doing specific breathing/yoga exercises, visualize your body being filled with the appropriately colored energy; some students also imagine their breath is the given color and watch it come in and out with their meditation.

As with any subtle energy channeling, the way you respond to this will be an individual experience. And of course to learn more about the chakras visit our complete chakra system Website.