What are Chakras?
Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning spinning wheel. These are a system of seven energy centres located along the spine. Each chakra corresponds to an area of the body, a set of behavioural characteristics and stages of spiritual growth. How does Reiki realign and balance your chakras? Receiving and practicing Reiki can help you to align your chakras and get all the wheels spinning in the same direction and speed. Understanding how to fine tune and control your chakras through Reiki and meditation can help bring balance and peace to your mind, body and spirit.
Get to Know your 7 Chakras
There are seven chakras, each associated with a different part of the body along the spine from the perineum to the crown of your head. Each chakra is associated with a particular body location, a colour, a central emotional/behavioural issue, as well as many other personal aspects including identity, goals, rights, etc.
The seven chakras are:
- Muladhara- base of the spine
- Svadhisthana- abdomen, genitals, lower back/hip
- Manipura- solar plexus
- Anahata- heart area
- Vishuddha- throat
- Ajna- brow
- Sahasrara- top of head, cerebral cortex.
Finding Balance
Through the hand placements during a Reiki session, the Reiki practitioner aims to bring balance and energy to and from the various chakras in your body. This can allow you to compensate for areas that may be out of sync with the rest of your body or not active at all. By balancing the energy among all seven of the chakras, balance can be achieved.
Emotional & Physical Wellbeing
This spiritual energy is known as Kundalini energy and in its dormant state can be visualized as a coiled up snake resting at the base of your spine, the Muladhara chakra. Since the chakras act as valves or pumps regulating the flow of energy through your system, Reiki can be extremely beneficial in realigning your chakras. This can bring about great benefits to you in your physical and emotional wellbeing.
