Chakra healing a beginner’s guide to self healing techniques that balance the chakras ( PDFDrive com )

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whoalwaysbelievedinme.


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ALOOKAHEAD
Chakrahealingisapowerfulartthatcanimproveyourlifeineveryway
—I’mexcitedtosharemyloveofchakraswithyousoyoucanlearnto
healyourselffromwithin.
InPart1,I’llintroducetheconceptofchakrassoyoucangetagood
foundationonyourenergycenters.Thisisagreatplacetobeginifyou’re
newtochakrasandneedanentry-leveloverview.
Ifyou’rereadytodiveintomoredetailedmethodologiesforeach
chakra,flipaheadtohere,wherethedifferentchakrachartsbegin.If
you’recurioustolearnaboutthevariouswaysinwhichpeoplework
withchakras—frommeditationtoyogatocrystalhealing—browsethe
“HarnessingYourChakraPower”sectionstartinghere.
Whetheryouknowitornot,yourchakrasareanimportantdriving
factorineveryaspectofyourdailylife.Part2addressescommon
imbalancesthatmanifestonphysical,mental,emotional,andspiritual
levels,anditoffershelpfultechniquestobeginhealingtheseimbalances,
onechakraatatime.
Tolearnmoreaboutwhichofyourchakrasmayneedbalancing,turn
tohereandlookforthesymptomsorailmentswithwhichyoumaybe
struggling.
Onceyou’veidentifiedwhichchakraorchakrasyou’dliketobalance
orheal,beginworkingthroughthechakrahealingtechniquesthatstart
here.
Ihopeyoufindthatthelessonsinthisbookbringyouclosertoliving
thelifeyouwanttolead.Happyreading—andhappyhealing!

CONTENTS
Introduction

THEPOWERFULCHAKRASYSTEM
1

AnOverviewoftheChakras

2

WorkingwiththeChakras

HEALINGYOURCHAKRAS
3

CommonSymptomsandAilments
Addiction
AdrenalFatigue
Anger
AnorexiaandBulimia
Anxiety
AsthmaandAllergies
BackPain
Cancer
Codependency
Conflict
Constipation

Depression
DigestiveIssues
DisconnectionfromSelfandOthers
Fatigue


Fear
Grief
Guilt
Headache
Hemorrhoids
HipPain
Infertility
JawPain/TemporomandibularJoint(TMJ)Pain
LegPain
Loneliness
NeckPain
Neuropathy
PanicAttacks
Sciatica
Self-Hate
SexualAbuse
SexuallyTransmittedInfections(STIs)
Shame
SinusPain
SkinIssues
StomachPainandDisorders
Stress
ThyroidDisorders
UterineFibroidsandCysts

WeightIssues
4

HealingRemediesandTreatments
TheRootChakra
TheSacralPlexusChakra


TheSolarPlexusChakra
TheHeartChakra
TheThroatChakra
TheThirdEyeChakra
TheCrownChakra
HealingMultipleChakras
AppendixA:YogaPoses
AppendixB:Crystals
Resources
References
Acknowledgments
AbouttheAuthor


INTRODUCTION
Whenmynewpatient,Ms.B,firstwalkedintomyoffice,Icouldfeelher
disappointmentwithwhereshewasinlife.Wheneveranewpatient
walksthroughmydoor,I“listen”towhattheirchakrashavetosay.
Ms.B’sinitialappointmentwasacupuncturetreatmentforstressand
anklepain.Asalicensedacupuncturist,IuseTraditionalChinese
Medicine.Ibeganbyfeelingherpulseandreadinghertonguetoassess
thehealthofherorgans.But,aswithmostpatients,somethingdeeper

thanphysicalissuesbroughtMs.Btomydoor.Iknewtherewasmore
thatMs.Bwantedtoaddressthananklepainandstressfromherjob—
evenifshedidn’tyetrealizeitherself.
Igrewupasanempath.Thoughyoumighthavefirstheardthisterm
—rootedinthewordempathy—itisusedtorefertosomeonewho
intuitivelyfeelswhatothersarefeeling,almostasiftheywerefeelingit
themselves.Likemanyothers,Ididn’timmediatelyunderstandwhatan
empathwasorhowtoembracemyintuitivegifts.Iwasoftendismissed
byothersasbeingoverlysensitiveorawkward.So,inanefforttofitin,I
disconnectedfromthatpartofmyself.Clearly,thissensitivitythingwas
causingmeproblems!Butwhenweshutourselvesofffromwhowe
reallyare,ourbodiesoftenbecome“talkative”throughphysical,
emotional,mental,and/orspiritualsymptoms—untilwepayattentionto
themandrectifythesituation.
AsMs.BandIdiscussedhermedicalhealthandthesymptomsshe
wasseekingtreatmentfor,Isensedshewascarryingfear.Not
coincidentally,shesoontoldmethatshefeltcreativelystifledatherjob,
whichshehated.Shereallywantedtobeayogainstructorandwrite
abouthealingandholisticwellness,butshewasscaredtostrikeouton
herown.Shedidn’ttrustherinnerwisdom,andwasmovingthroughlife
identifyingwithpastpains—painsthatwereholdingherbackfromthese


goals.
Throughacupuncture,Reiki,crystalwork,andlotsofcompassion,
Ms.Bsoonblossomed,balancingtheemotionsshehadn’tbeenallowing
herselftofeel(whichwerekeepingherfromfeelingjoy),andhonoring
thewaysshewantedtocreativelyexpressherself.Shequitthejobshe
hated,completedheryogatraining,andstartedwritingforawellness
website.Andbytheendofourtreatments,heranklepainhadresolved.

Afterawhile,shewasonlycominginformaintenancecare.
LikeMs.B,weallcreatestoriesforourselves—storiesthatinform
howweliveourlives.Whilesomeofthesestoriesmaybetrue,mostare
usuallyoutdated.Oftentimes,wecarrythepainfromthesefalsestories
inourbodies.Morespecifically,wecarrytheminourenergycenters,
otherwiseknownaschakras.Bylearningwhatweeachcarryinour
individualenergysystems,wecanempowerourselvesondeeplevelsto
transformintotheradiantcreaturesweweremeanttobe.Andthatisthe
purposeofthisbook—tofamiliarizeyouwithwhatyou’recarryingin
yourchakras,soyoucanhealyourselffromwithin.
Whetheryou’renewtotheworldofchakrasandenergyhealingand
needafoundationalprimertogetyoustarted,oryoualreadyhavea
deepknowledgeofthesystemandwantarefresheronthebasics,this
bookwillhelpyouhealyourself,throughunderstandingandcareof
yourchakras.



InPart1,youwillbuildyourfoundationofknowledgeaboutthe
chakrasystem.Chapter1introducesyoutotheuniquequalities
andpowersofthesevenmajorenergycentersinyourbody,so
youcanbetterunderstandwhyit’simportanttokeepthem
balancedandfreeofblockages.InChapter2you’lllearnabout
thedifferenthealingtechniquesthathavebeendevelopedto
keepthechakrasystemhealthy.Learningaboutthesedifferent
techniquesmayhelpyoufigureoutwhichhealingmethodsuits
youbest.


1

ANOVERVIEWOFTHECHAKRAS
Inthischapter,I’llintroducethechakrasystem—whatchakras
are,howtofeelthem,howtheywork,somemythsand
warningsaboutchakrahealingwork,andhowtosafelyengage
withyourenergycenters.You’lllearnabouteachchakra’s
individualcharacteristicsandthepossiblecausesforenergy
blocks,aswellaswhathappenstoyourphysical,emotional,
mental,andspiritualhealthwhenyourchakrasarein—orout—
ofharmony.

WhatAreChakras?
Youarealreadyfamiliarwithyourphysicalbody.Youknowhowitfeels
toflexorextendanareaofyourbody;thatyourmusclesareattachedto
yourbones;thatyournervessignaltoyourlimbs,torso,andhead;and
thatwhatyoueatanddrinkaffectsyourhealth.Intheseways,youcan
alreadyseehowaspectsofyourphysicalbeingareconnectedtoeach
other,andhowyourperceptionsthroughtouch,smell,taste,sight,and
hearinginformeachother,creatingyourlifeexperiences.
However,yourphysicalbodyisnottheonlybodyyouhave.Whether
you’restudyingchakrasorquantumphysics,youcometolearnthat
everythingisenergy,withitsownvibrationalfrequency.Fromthemost
basicatomsthatcreateourcells,organs,bones,muscles,andbodily


systemstothemostexpansiveplanetinthesolarsystem,everythingis
madeupofenergy.Andthatenergyhasmanynames:qi,ki,chi,prana,
mana,Odicforce,bioplasm,andlifeforceenergy,amongmanyothers.
Theenergybodyisthehumanenergyfieldthatextendsbeyondthe
physicalbody.Muchasyourphysicalbodyconsistsofmanylayers—
yournervoussystem,musculature,andskeletalsystem—withintricate,

overlappingfunctions,yourenergybodyalsoconsistsofmany
interactinglayers.Likeyourphysicalbody,eachlayerservesaspecific
purposeandthelayersworkcollectivelyasone.Together,thelayersof
yourenergybodyarecalledyouraura.Youraurainteractswithyour
physicalbodyaswellasyourenergycenters,orchakras.
ThewordchakraisderivedfromtheSanskritwordcakra,meaning
“wheel.”ItwasfirstmentionedintheVedas,ancientHindutextsthat
datetoaround1,500BCE.Throughouthistory,manycultures—including
theEgyptians,Hindus,Chinese,Sufis,Zarathustrians,Greeks,Native
Americans,Incas,andtheMaya,amongothers—haveallknownthese
energycenters,orthechakrasystem,tobeareflectionofthenaturallaw
thatexistswithintheuniverseandanintertwinedcounterparttoour
physicalselves.
Chakrasareenergyvortexesthatexistwithineachofus.Theseenergy
vortexestransportenergyfromtheuniversearoundyouintoyouraura
andbody,aswellasbetweenthephysicalbodyandthelayersofyour
aura.Youcanthinkofyourchakrasystemassimilartoaspiritual
bloodstream.Bloodcarriesoxygen,nutrients,andhormonesthroughout
thebody;helpsregulateandbalancethebody;andprotectsthebodyby
removingwasteproductsandclottingwhenthebodyisharmed.Much
inthesamewayyourbloodstreamconnectsandsupportsyourmany
otherphysicalbodilysystems,yourchakrasystemconnectsandsupports
yourphysicalselfandyourenergyself.
Alllivingthings—humans,animals,plants,trees,eventheEarth—
haveachakrasystem,alivingsystemofenergyvortexes,thatexists
withinthem.Therearesevenmajorchakrasinthebody,aswellas
severalminorones.Eachoneisassociatedwithspecificorgansand


glands,physicalfunctionsanddysfunctions,andemotional,mental,and

spiritualissues.We’llgetintomorespecificsabouteachlaterinthis
chapter.
Whenwegetintouchwiththeenergywithinourchakras,weconnect
withourselvesmorefully,andlearnhowtohealourselvesonalllevels,
creatingtrueholistichealing.Thisiswhymindfulness-basedpractices,
suchasmeditation,helpconnectthemindwithbodyandspirit,why
certainphysicalactivitiescanhelpclearyourheadandfeelmore
centered,andwhycultivatingyourspirithealsyourmindandbody.
Itisallconnected.

FEELYOURCHAKRAS
Togetintouchwithyourenergy,holdyourhandsoneinchapart,palmsfacingeachother.Get
familiarwiththewarmthandenergyexchangebetweenyourhands(ourhandscontainminor
chakras).Separateyourhandsslightly,“stretchingout”theenergybetweenyourpalms.Then
bringthemclosertogetheragain,condensingyourenergy.Repeatafewtimes,playingwiththe
energybetweenthepalmsofyourhands.Don’tworryifyoudon’tseemtofeelanythingatfirst.
Relax,clearyourmind,andcontinuethepractice,remainingopenandintunewithyourself.
Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwithyourenergy,youwillnotonlybeabletonoticethewarmthof
yourhands(whichwillincrease,evenwhenyourhandsarefartherapart),butalsoaslightenergy
chargebetweenthem.Withtimeandpatience,you’llbeabletofeelthischargemorestrongly,
evenwhenyouseparateyourhandsfartherapart.
Youcanfeelyourmajorchakras,too.Forinstance,tofeelyourheartchakra,placebothhandsat
thecenterofyourchest.Takeaslowsteadybreaththroughyournose.Feelthewarmthandinner
glowunderneathyourhands.Youarenotonlyfeelingyourheartbeat,orthecoursingofyour
blood,butalsothesensationofyourheartchakraexpanding.
Feelit?Congratulations,youarenowgettingintouchwithyourchakras!Ifyoudon’tfeelanything
yet,don’tworry.Withtimeandpractice,yoursensitivitywillincrease.


ThePowerofChakrastoHeal

Knowledgeofchakrasforhealingandenlightenmentisancientwisdom
—wisdomthathasbeenknowninmanyancientculturesforcenturies.
Morerecentinterestinchakrasisbecausewearestartingtofeel,more
andmore,thatfocusingsolelyonourphysicalhealthisnotbringingus
completewellness.Despitethemanybreakthroughsofmodern
medicine,somethingstillfeelsmissingor“off,”eventhoughwecan’t
quiteputourfingeronit.
AsthedaughterofaWesternphysician,IamfullyawareofWestern
medicine’scontributionstohealth,andappreciateitsvalue.Igrewup
readingmyfather’smedicalreferences,andlearnedthatthehumanbody
isprettyamazing.Evenso,Ibelievepeoplecollectivelyarestartingto
realizethatsomehow—evenifwedon’tunderstandit—otherfactorsmay
influenceourcurrenthealthchallenges.
Whatifyoulearnedthatmanyofthephysicalsymptomswe
experience(barringeventslikecaraccidentsandotherdirectphysical
trauma)couldbeprevented,simplybecausemanyofourphysical
symptomsareexpressionsofwhathasn’tbeenaddressedintheenergy
body?
Enterthechakras.
Whenourchakrasareinbalance,ourlivesareincompleteharmony
andourhealthisgood.Ifachakrabecomesblocked,wewilleventually
experienceemotionaldistressordisease.
Becauseeverythingisenergy,whenwehealandmaintainourenergy
body’shealth—throughmodalitieslikeacupuncture,Reiki,meditation,
yoga,andqigong,amongothers—andmakebetterlifestyleanddiet
choices,weactuallyhealissuesthatmaycomeupbeforetheymanifestin
thephysicalbody.

MYTHSABOUTCHAKRAHEALING

Beforewegetintothespecificsofthechakrasystem,Iwanttodispel
somemythsaboutchakrahealingwork.
Myth1:Chakrahealingisanoutsidejob.Whetherornotyoureceive
outsidehealingassistancefromapractitionerinyourchakrahealing
journey,intheend,youaretheonewhoisthehealerofyou,notsomeone
else.ThisissomethingIalwaystellmypatients.EventhoughImay
sometimesusetheterm“healer”inconnectionwithwhatIdo,healingis
alwaysaninsidejob.Whilehealingpractitionerscanguideyouonyour
journey,weareeachresponsibleforourownhealing.
Myth2:Chakrahealingisaffiliatedwithaspecificreligion.Although
theoriginalsourcesofthechakrasystemcamefromreligioustexts,
chakrahealinghassinceexpandedtoreachabroaderunderstandingand
practice,andisnowembracedbypeoplefrommanywalksoflife.
Cultivatingchakrahealthhasbecomeanimportantpracticeformanyon
aspiritualpath,andisnotassociatedwithreligion.
Myth3:Chakrahealingisaformofdemonic,ordark,ritual.True
chakrahealing,doneright,isquitetheoppositeofdemonic.Youare
infusinglight,awareness,andconsciousnessintoyourbody,mind,spirit,
andheart—allofwhichdispeldarkness.

CHAKRAHEALINGWARNINGS
Whenengagingwithhealingyourchakras,thereareafewthingsyou
shouldrememberasyoubegin.
Bepatientwithyourself.Ioftenfindthatthosewhoarejuststartingto
getintouchwiththeirchakraslosepatiencewiththemselvesvery
quickly.Often,theybegintojudgethemselvesasfailuresiftheydon’tsee
immediateprogress.Pleaserememberthateveryoneisdifferent,
everyonehastheirownperfecttimelineoftheirpersonalunfolding,and
everythingishappeningexactlyasitshould,includingyourhealing.

Chakrahealing,whetheritisbeingcultivatedtoaddressaspecificissue
ortoattainenlightenment,isaninnerexploration,notagoal.Becauseof
this,justaswithphysicalhealing,chakrahealingisnotsomethingyou
cansimply“speedup.”However,receivinghealingtreatmentsandother
techniquescanclearoutenergeticdebrisandbringyourenergycenters
moreintoharmony.Transformationtakespatience.Becompassionate
withyourselfasyoubloom.
Donotpushyourselfpastwhatiscomfortable,orforceyourenergy.
Whenpeopleareeagertoconnectwiththeirchakras,theyoftenpush
themselvespastwhatiscomfortable.However,youmaysoonfind
yourselfwithaheadache(literally!).Assoonasyoustartfeelingsome
resistance,takeabreak.
Gethelpfromahealingpractitionerwhenit’snecessary.Youcan
accomplishalotonyourown,butsometimesguidancecanbehelpful,
especiallyifyoufeellikeyou’rehittingawallinyourhealingjourney,or
thepainmanifestedisaffectingyourqualityoflife.Ifandwhenyou
decidetogethelp,makesurethepractitionerislicensedorcertifiedin
theirmodality.Checkthemoutthoroughlybeforemakingan
appointment.Ensureit’llbeagoodfitforyou,andthatyouwillfeelsafe.

ChakraBasics
Thefoundationofthechakrasystemconsistsofsevenmajorchakras
withinthebody.Theyeachserveapurposeandareallinterconnected.


Theupperthreeareconsideredthespiritualchakras.Thespiritual
chakrasfocusonourconnectiontotheDivine,aswellasourHigherSelf
—thatversionofourselfthatistappedintoourpurestexpressionoflove,

wisdom,andpower.Thelowerthreechakrasareconsideredthephysical
chakras.TheygroundusashumanbeingsonEarth.Boththespiritual
andphysicalchakrasareconnectedinthecenterthroughtheheart
chakra.

ACTIVATINGYOURKUNDALINI
ENERGY
Kundalinienergyistheprimal,enlighteningforcethatawakensallofyourchakras,oftenaround
thesametime.Weallhavethisenergy,butit’susuallydormant,lyingquietlyandcoiled(likea
snake)atthebaseofthespine,orrootchakra.
YoumayhaveheardthatworkingwithchakrascanawakenthisKundalinienergy,andit’strue—
startingtoopenone’schakrasdoesgiveapossibilityofthathappening.However,it’sunlikelythat
theKundaliniwouldawakensuddenly,afterreadingabookortryingafewchakrahealing


techniques.Theprocesstypicallyoccursoveraperiodoftime,anditusuallyhappenswithpeople
whohavebeenactivelyandregularlycultivatingitintheirlives,perhapsbypracticingKundalini
yogaorbyregularlyreceivingorperformingenergywork.
Whendonesafely,gradually,withsupervision,andwhilecultivatingyourspirit,awakeningyour
Kundalinienergycanbefullofjoy,profoundconsciousness,andheightenedpsychicandintuitive
sensibilities.Forthisreason,thosewhoseekenlightenmentoftentrytoactivateitthroughvarious
practices,includingKundaliniyogaandmeditation.
However,iftheKundalinienergyawakensspontaneously,throughyogaorotherwise(suchas
interactingwithsomeone,likeaguru,whoseKundalinihasalreadybeenawakened),andyou
aren’tfullypreparedforitorhaveblocksinyourchakras,theenergycangetstuck.Itcanbevery
difficulttomanagethepainfulphysicalsymptomsbroughtonbythemassiveenergyshooting
throughoutyourbody.Insomecases,theseintenseenergysurgescanleadtheunprepared
initiatetomentalandemotionalinstability.WhenyourKundalinienergyhasbeenspontaneously
awakened,andyou’renotpreparedforit,findingagoodspiritualteachertohelpyoumove
throughitiscrucial.

Inaddition,activatingyourKundaliniisnottheonlywaytosummonyourchakrapower.Indeed,
arousingKundalinienergyhasstoodthetestoftime.However,otherpathstoawakeningyour
chakrasaremoregentleandpleasant.


THEROOTCHAKRA
Thefirstofthephysicalchakrasistherootchakra—thechakra
largelyresponsibleforhowsafeandsecureyoufeel.

WhentheRootChakraIsOutofHarmony
Whentherootchakraisoutofharmony,thereisaninabilitytotrust
nature.Wealsofeelungrounded,feeldisconnectedfromMother
Earth,haveissuesaroundtribalbeliefs(ouridentityinrelationship
totribalconsciousness)orfamilywounds,donotfeelsecureinthe
knowledgethatourmostbasicandprimalneedsarebeingmet(such
asfood,shelter,clothing,andlove),functionoutoffear,andfeel
unsafe.

WhentheRootChakraIsInHarmony
Whentherootchakraisinharmony,weareprofoundlyconnectedto
nature,feelgrounded,trustinthenaturallaws,andareabletomove
withtheebbandflowoflife.Wealsocomefromaplaceof
understandingthatwewillalwaysbeprovidedfor,thatweare
connectedtoourtribalconsciousnessandfamilyinhealthyways,
andwefeelsafe.
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