You may even request a healing for someone else, but we will need permission from them for me to ethically be able to provide the healing.  If you are unable to ask for, or if the person in need of the healing is unable to communicate their permission for the healing, we can still move forward with the healing.  There are two ways in which this can be done.  I can seek permission on the etheric level.  If I cannot obtain an answer in a clear manner this way, I can send the healing with the clear intent that it be accepted by free will only. I would also add that if the person refuses the energy, it will instead go toward healing the the Earth or to somebody else who needs or wants a healing.  This is win-win for everyone!

There is nothing special you need to do to prepare for the healing.  I would send you an email after the healing has been completed, telling you the date and time of the healing so you could make not of any sensations or feelings you noted during that time, or any changes you noticed afterward. (I would love any feedback that you are willing to share, as well! You can even leave your comment at the bottom of this page if you’d like.)

If you are interested in a healing, or have any questions, please contact me at becki@luminearth.com .

Please note that that I do work and have three children, so it may be a day or so after the request before I can provide the free healing.  I will definitely let you know the date and time it was done, and can communicate beforehand if that helps your situation.

Wishing you an abundance of love, peace and joy,

Becki

P.S. Soon I will be offering training on how others can become attuned to Reiki to help heal themselves and others, so if you are interested in that at a later date, please let me know!

LEARN MORE ABOUT REIKI

Awaken the Healer Within has to be, by far, the best book on energy healing that I have ever read.  Yet his book is not merely about energy healing.

The book digs to the core of the human condition–to the fact that

“All emotional trauma of the past is held in the cells of the body as a form of energy. The trauma is the creation of the diseased body. It starts with our mental perceptions and then moves into our emotional response to these perceptions, and then into our physical body.”

This is the basis of all pain and dis-ease in the body. Mark’s teachings show you how to sense this energy and how to redirect the energy for healing. This method can be used to heal yourself, others, and even your pet… whether they are in the same room or hundreds of miles away. It doesn’t matter.

Reading this book will also make you take a long, hard look at yourself to anlayze how you became who you are today through recurring conditioned reactions relating back to one or two casual moments in your life.  You have the power to alter these reactions and change your life for the better. You can become aware of and attune with the divinity within you.  Awaken the Healer Within will show you how.

Awaken the Healer Within is full of reader-friendly meditations and exercises that anybody can utilize to learn how to heal themselves and others.  There is one in particular, an exercise to relieve a headache, that was so simple that it worked for me on the first try! Another one of the exercises, “The Grounding Exercise”, I now use on a daily basis.  It is quick and simple, and really works! Included are meditations and exercises for Spiritual Focus, The Divine Self, Grounding, Conscious Awareness, Energy Stablizing, and more. All of the exercises and meditations used in the book are conveniently listed in the “Quick Reference Section” in the back of the book for easy access during the learning process.

I have already read the book twice, finding helpful information on the second read that I somehow missed the first time around.  Why not get a copy and take a look for yourself? I’ll bet you be glad you did. I am!

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mark Earlix is a nationally known teacher, healer-intuitive, author and ordained priest. Using his gift of healing he has helped or taught thousands of people over the past 40 years how to transform their lives.

During this time he has continued to study and was initiated into two Gnostic schools. He says his gift of healing is available to all and he teaches or uses his unique techniques in experiential workshops, his writing. and individual appointments.

Mark has appeared on numerous TV and radio stations across the country and has been on the Board of Directors for the Mind, Body, and Spirit Foundation. He has presented nationally at such organizations as Whole Life Expo, Association for Research and Enlightenment, Mind Body Spirit Conference, Unity Churches, The Himalayan Institute, Whole Health Expos, R.C.P. Relapse Prevention Center, B’nai B’rith, Infinity Foundation, Borders Books, and Barnes and Noble.

Mark currently resides in Nashville, TN. He teaches his healing techniques thru his Apprenticeship Program. Mark continues to see clients in the Nashville area at the Center of Symmetry and also works with people in phone sessions.

Mark has published Awaken the Healer Within (a guide to self-awareness and spiritual healing empowerment) and Take My Life (Uncommon Guidance for Everyday Life). His first book, Creator, The Revelation of Healing Yourself and Others is no longer in print. Mark also has two meditations CD’s produced in alliance with Nightingale Conant and three spiritual exercise CD’s. He is finishing his third book Intuition that should be published in 2012.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

HEALING IS A GIFT AVAILABLE TO ALL

Put The Power of Healing To Work In Your Life And Change The Way You Feel And Live. In This Book You Will:

• Learn about the mind of disease
• Discover how healing can be broken down into simple laws of application
• Learn to apply healing for physical and emotional well being of yourself and others

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: PREPARATION

CHAPTER 2: THE BEGININING

CHAPTER 3: IT’S ALL WITHIN SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT

CHAPTER 4: SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY

Part I: Everything is Energy
Part II: Synchronicity The Law of Cause and Effect
Part III: Understanding Self Seeing and Believing
Part IV: Free Choice or Mass Mind Which Do You Listen To?
Part V: Hearing Self Speak

CHAPTER 5: MEDITATION AND DIRECTED MEDITATION

Part I: Meditation
Part II: The Breath During Meditation
Part III: Body Position During Meditation
Part IV: Music or Silence
Part V: The Experience of Meditation
Part VI: A Focusing Exercise
Part VII: Directed Meditations
Part VIII: Meditating for Answers
Part IX: After Your Meditation
Part X: The Retrospective Exercise
Part XI: Frequently Asked Questions About Meditation

CHAPTER 6: INTUITION, AWARENESS AND KNOWING

Part I: Developing Conscious Awareness
Part II: Awereness is Your Tool
Part III: Conscious Prayer
Part IV: Everything Happens for Our Purpose

CHAPTER 7: UNDERSTANDING HEALING

Part I: Introduction to Healing
Part II: The Law and The Truth in Action
Part III: Genetic Code, An Important Concept
Part IV: How Emotional, Psysiological Patterns Become Established in Us
Part V: Realize Your Place in Healing
Part VI: Using Your Many Senses With The Energetics of Light

CHAPTER 8: GETTING READY TO HEAL

Part I: The Focus in Healing
Part II: How To Focus Your Thinking for Healing
Part III: What Are The Mophic Fields and Auras? What Do They “Look” Like?
Part IV: Disease Body and How It Looks
Part V: Using Scanning for Healing
Part VI: Scanning and Time Lines
Part VII: Healing Happens as You Scan
Part VIII: Frequently Asked Questions About Scanning and Healing

CHAPTER 9: TRUST & LOVE

Part I: Fear No More
Part II: Down Time is Given to Us

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO CREATOR MEDITATIONS
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE TO CREATOR EXERCISES

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“Joyful growth happens when the River of Joy from our heart center is aligned with the River of Life and saturated with Love of the Universe that fills our whole being and every particle and form of our existence. When the River of Joy flows freely and in alignment with the flow of this current lifetime and when our intentions serve the highest good in synch with the Universal Love, then with an amazing ease we experience the peace, joy, health and secure feeling of always being provided and cared for. In that state of existence our creative and vital forces join in harmony, propelling us into a bright and enjoyable presence.

No matter how small, every spark of Light you create and release flies out into the Universe creating and seeding change and healing that ripples through the fabric of the Universe.

Living your personal truth is one of the greatest contributions you can make to the world. Your personal truth – the real loving truth hiding in the corner of your heart – is the force that serves the greatest good with grace and gentleness, while carrying you across the path of your personal journey with ease and smooth flow along the banks of your River of Life.

Your personal truth, when aligned with your passions and your intentions, is a powerful force that creates vitality, growth, love and prosperity in everything and everyone it comes into contact with. It is a force that cannot be judged, but can only be observed, felt, experienced and known.

A wise teacher once said, “Be reminded that your life is not a linear existence. River of Joy is not linear and your flow of life is not linear either. You are a multidimensional being which is manifested even in this physical reality from where most of you evaluate your existence. No one is just a father, or just a mechanic, or just a doctor at any one point in time. All of you manifest many different dimensions of your being and multiple dimensions of your life. Those who get lost and disconnected from feeling their personal River of Joy and from living in alignment with their personal truth appear extremely powerful in one or two aspects, but completely lost and vulnerable in most others while failing to allow happiness to color their experiences.”

Jump-start the flow of Joy!

Listening to your heart can lead you back into the alignment with your personal truth and your River of Joy.

Rhythm of your heart’s song is speaking to you. Listen. Every day, dance to your heart’s song in many ways. Laugh!”

~ Daniela Sales, 2011 (Copyright © 2011 Daniela Sales. All rights reserved.)

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In Health,
Abundance, Love and Light,
Daniela Sales

daniela@bodyandmindstl.com

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The goal of healing touch is to utilize the energy reaction between the practitioner and the subject to restore balance to the subject’s energy field.   Healing touch is often called energy healing, and there are many different types.  Some examples are Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch, Natural Touch, Hands of Light, and others.  Many of these forms of healing may sound “New Age”  or “Quackery”  to some, but in fact they have been around since ancient times.

Primitive shamanic healers and medicine men/women used healing touch and the power of the psyche to heal all types of ailments.  These ancient healers combined the mystery of healing with the “magic” and superstitious beliefs of their particular cultures  to provide a positive outcome for all.  More of this can be learned by researching anthropological research and  fossil evidence in reference to healing.

As far as world religions in history are concerned,  references to healing with touch can be found in the Christian religion as expressed through biblical texts.  The Old Testament tells of how Elisha and Elijah were credited with being able to heal others and how Moses healed using the “power of God”.   In the New Testament there are many writings about Jesus performing healing miracles, and  also of Jesus telling his Disciples to “Go forth and heal”.  In the Islamic religion, the Old Testament stories are the same as in the Christian religion, and later Mohammed the Prophet was depicted as a healer who encouraged others to heal as well.  Hinduism is an ancient religion whose healing touch tradition is believed to be the precursor to modern Indian/Ayurvedic medicine.  Buddhism teaches that healing encompasses not only the physical body, but also the mental and emotional bodies (energy), and that all healing must first be spiritual (energy).  Also, in the Buddhist story of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the knowledge of Healing is considered the First Enlightenment on the path to full Enlightenment.

In the world today you can also see healing touch being used in religion.  Catholics have their throats blessed by the Priest in the winter and the Church offers the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.  (Interestingly, as of 2009, U.S. Catholic Bishops have banned the healing touch practice of Reiki from their institutions.)  The religious practice of “Laying on of Hands”, often called “Faith Healing” is currently  used and most commonly associated with Christianity.  The healing is claimed to be brought about by religious faith.  This occurs through the use of prayers and/or rituals to create divine intervention in initiating spiritual and literal healing along with the power to correct disease and disability.  This conviction of divine intervention in illness or healing is always directly related to a particular religious belief.

Years ago, healing and medicine were a blend of religion and science.  It was only within the last couple of centuries that they became separated as they are today.  As religious belief systems become more open-minded and science discovers and learns more about quantum energy, medicine and healing will soon come full circle and body, mind, and spirit will be treated and healed as one.

Sources:

• Catholic Bishops in US Ban Japanese Reiki. (2009, March 30). Retrieved September 19, 2011,
  from The Guardian:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/31/us-catholic-bishops-reiki
• Faith Healing. (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2011, from www.wikipedia.org:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_healing
• Reiki I.  (n.d.). Plant City, FL: Healing Today.
• Taking Charge of Your Health. (n.d.). Retrieved September 11, 2011, from Healing Touch: http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/healing-touch

Read the Article I’m Trying “Natural Hypnosis”

Kimberly Thomas is a professionally trained, certified hypnotist practicing in the Nashville, TN area. As a Certified Hypnotist and member of the National Guild of Hypnotists, Kimberly follows a strict standard of professional ethics and client confidentiality. Kimberly is also a professional member of the Tennessee Hypnosis Association. Kimberly utilizes a holistic, intuitive approach to her practice. As a professional hypnotist Kimberly finds that the most effective way to help create change is to honor the mind, body, and spirit connection.

Visit the Kim Thomas Hypnosis Website
 

While I appreciate the fact that everyone wants to magnify their effect on the world with their expertise, it can be problematic. It is difficult to mass produce positive outcomes via commercialization by what is learned through hands on training and diligent research. Certainly you can affect your own psychological well being by such things as listening to meditation music, reading great books, or getting advise over the internet. You can even buy a myriad of self help tapes ranging from Toni Robbins to the Dali Lama. But when it comes to true and professional hypnosis therapy, as a certified hypnotist, I personally recommend the in-person approach. Don’t be deceived by individuals that want to cash in by treating hypnosis like fast food. Just drive up and for less than five dollars you get a great meal. Really? Nothing is easy. Everything worthwhile requires time, dedication and commitment to evoke true effect thus creating accurate and effective outcomes. It is analogous to going on WebMD.com to get a comprehensive diagnosis for a chronic illness. When you go to WebMD.com for free advice, you will find a disclaimer that states..Do not consider WebMD User-generated content as medical advice. WebMD understands that reading individual, real-life experiences can be a helpful resource, but it is never a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified health care provider.  

When it comes to true hypnosis therapy, I recommend that you contact a certified hypnotist to receive optimum results. 

From my own personal practice I can say that I spend a great deal of time before the session preparing. And then I spend as much time talking to the client before and after the session as I do the session itself. I think this is the critical difference. A true hypnotic session requires specialized questions tailored to the unique situation of that client. And then immediately after a question is answered, there could be a thousand different directions that you can take. I use intuition and careful listening to quickly determine where we go from there. A phone hypnotic session is the next best thing because you can at least determine where to go by the voice of the client. However, I pay very close attention to the body language of the client. I can visually see when we are going somewhere that is uncomfortable and it allows me to modify my approach to the next step in the process. I have even had clients begin to itch during a session which believe it or not, is a common effect under regression hypnosis when the client is dealing with difficult memories or situations. So that is why I think that a tape session for hypnosis could have some positive effect on the individual, I still maintain that it is no substitute for an in-person session.

-Kim Thomas

(Thank you Kim for sharing this information!)

I hope that you found this information interesting and useful! I am working on getting more information and comparisions from other practicing hypnotists in the near future, so be sure to check back!

When I clicked on the link, I directed to a page that asked me to sign up for a newsletter to receive the the free downloads.

I did so, and within minutes the “Natural Tranquility” download was in my inbox, along with a welcome letter and instructions.

I downloaded it and gave it a try.  I was amazed at how it worked!! The download showed up on my iPod as being 26:16 in length.  I only remember the first few lines, then the last few coming back out of ”the trance-like state”.  The next day I felt pleasantly more relaxed than usual!  I’m going to keep working with this, and keep you updated as I go along.

According to my introductory email, I am supposed to receive the other two Natural Hypnosis albums following on each week.

I think I’m really going to like this!  I am also going to see if I can get “the inside scoop” on just how hypnosis works, how to find a good hypnotist, and the rundown on the different methods of hypnosis from some certified hypnotists in the area.  Check back soon,  I’ll keep you posted!!

Here’s the offer I recieved, in case you want to try the free downloads for yourself:

Dear Becki,

I have a exciting free gift for you today – 3 FULL hypnosis audio downloads (which usually sell for $44.91)!

I don’t know anywhere else which gives away 3, full length hypnosis downloads, but this is exactly what my friends at Natural Hypnosis are offering:

http://www.naturalhypnosis.com/l/free-hypnosis?l=794523

Their style of hypnosis is fresh, and, you guessed it, NATURAL.

They believe that anyone can experience the benefits of hypnosis and that it is often over complicated and mystified by some websites / hypnotists, and to prove it they are offering 3 of their albums for free, for a limited time only.

This way, you can experience the benefits of hypnosis for yourself, in the comfort of your own home:

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If you have tried hypnosis before then I know you will be impressed by the quality of these albums, and the powerful natural style of their hypnosis.

If you are new to hypnosis, then listening to these albums will at first just feel like you are having a conversation with Brennan, the hypnotist… but before you know it you will slip into a natural trance like state and be experiencing the benefits of of natural hypnosis – benefits which can help you to relax, grow in self belief and confidence, gain greater focus, not to mention lose weight, stop smoking and much much more…

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To your success,

Jim McElwee
The Unexplainable Store

p.s. I can’t recommend this highly enough, this is real, professional hypnosis, written and recorded by Beverly Hills hypnotist Brennan Smith Cht. Brennan graduated with Honors at the Hypnosis Motivation Institute in California and eventually became a member of the teaching staff, and he is also an ex Executive Board Member of the American Hypnosis Association – a position he held for 4 years before moving on to his own private practice in Beverly Hills.

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Read the Article Inside Hypnosis:  Why Sessions in Person Provide Optimum Results

by

Hello,

Hope all is well with everyone, I’m still kicking. Learning to let go of the old and welcoming the new.

I have been asked on occasion basically if I Practice what I preach and I think I have made it clear before that unfortunately I do not always. These “something to think about’s” are not only meant for you they are for me also.

Thought I’d give us something to think about at this time. Of course I’m never really sure if anyone’s really out there or not.

Walk in Beauty,
Leo ‘Circling Bear’

In life, there appear to be those who do not know, and who do not know that they do not know. They are as children. Nurture them.

Then there appear to be those who do not know, and who know that they do not know. They are willing. Teach them.

Then there appear to be those who do not know, but who think that they know. They are dangerous. Avoid them.

Then there appear to be those who know, but who do not know that they know. They are asleep. Wake them.

Then there appear to be those who know, but who pretend that they do not know. They are actors. Enjoy them.

Then there appear to be those who know, and who know that they know. Do not follow them.

For if they know that they know, they would not have you follow them. Yet listen very carefully to what they have to say, for they will remind you of what you know.

Indeed, that is why they have been sent to you. That is why you have called them to you.

Remember if someone wants, needs, or will have you follow them, then you better be asking yourself why. 

Do not bow to false idles for they will not look the same when you stand back up,  grasshopper… smile. 

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer one approaches; great leaders resemble them also but not in that order????

“When passing by a mirror, notice the frame. . . “

“Failure is merely the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” ~Henry Ford

“A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is finished, no matter how brave its warriors or how strong their weapons.” ~Tsistsistas, Cheyenne

Learn More About Leo ‘Circling Bear’

If you have never practiced yoga before, it would be a good idea for you to find a qualified teacher to help you with the basics before trying these yoga stretches and poses.

Hopefully this will encourage you to practice yoga and bring more balance into your life!! 

Muladhara:  The Root Chakra (Chakra 1 – Red).  The Root Chakra is located between the tailbone and the genitals, in an area medically termed the perineum.   It  relates to your basic physical needs — safety, security, and survival.  The Root Chakra, when functioning at optimum capacity, is the chakra that makes you feel “grounded”.  People with healthy Root Chakras feel connected to all that is around them—feel “one” with the planet, people, and all living creatures. 

Yoga Poses to Help Strengthen and Balance the Root Chakra:

• Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
• Vrksasana (Tree Pose)

Svadhisthana:  The Sacral Chakra (Chakra 2 – Orange).  The Sacral Chakra is located between the belly button and the sex organs.  This chakra controls your ability to experience pleasure and regulates your sense of taste, creativity, sexuality, and sensuality.  When it is properly balanced, the Sacral Chakra helps energy flow from the lower chakras up into the higher ones.

Yoga Poses to Help Strengthen and Balance the Sacral Chakra:

• Upavistha Konasana (Wide-Angle Seated Forward Bend)
• Supta Baddha Konasana (Bound Angle Pose)

Manipura:  The Solar Plexus Chakra (Chakra 3 – Yellow).  The Solar Plexus Chakra is located between the solar plexus and the belly button.  This chakra provides energy to follow your own unique path in the world. Dynamic and charismatic people have well balanced  Solar Plexus Chakras. 

Yoga Poses to Help Strengthen and Balance the Solar Plexus Chakra:

• Paripurna Navasana (Full Boat Pose)
• Bhastrika Prayanyama (Breath of Fire)

Anahata: The Heart Chakra (Chakra 4 – Pink and Green).  The Heart Chakra is located in the area of your heart and forms the center of the entire chakra system.  It forms a connection between your basic needs (lower chakras) and your spiritual desires (higher chakras).  It controls your ability to love others, and love yourself as well.

Yoga Poses to Help Strengthen and Balance the Heart Chakra:

• Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
• Setu Bandha (Bridge Pose)
• Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)

Vishuddha:  The Throat Chakra (Chakra 5 – Blue).  The Throat Chakra is located at the base of your throat and controls your ability to communicate.  This chakra is closely tied with your sense of hearing, meaning when you have a balanced Throat Chakra you will be an excellent listener as well as a wonderful speaker.  

Yoga Poses to Help Strengthen and Balance the Throat Chakra:

• Ustrasana (Camel Pose)
• Salamba Sarvangasana (Supported Shoulder Stand)

Anja:  The “Third-Eye” or Brow Chakra (Chakra 6 – Indigo).  The “Third-Eye” or Brow Chakra is located at the center of the brow and helps you perceive life imaginatively and intuitively.  It controls how your ability to visualize and fantasize, artistic creativity and perception, your dreams, and the like. 

Yoga Poses to Help Strengthen and Balance the Third-Eye or Brow Chakra:

• Bhastrika Prayanyama (Breath of Fire)
• Savasana (Corpse Pose)

Sahasrara:  The Crown Chakra (Chakra 7 – Violet, Gold and White).  The Crown Chakra is located at the top of the head and is a portal to spiritual enlightenment and infinite wisdom.

Yoga Poses to Help Strengthen and Balance the Brow Chakra:

• Savasana (Corpse Pose)

Source:  Tolliver, G. (2005). Chakras Book. Philadelphia: Running Press.

Go to Previous Article:  Understanding Your Chakra System

Here we will take a closer look at each of the individual chakras and provide a bit of insight as to how they function and what you can do to help keep them in balance.

The Root Chakra (Chakra 1 – Red)

In Sanskrit, the Root Chakra is called Muldahara. It is located between the tailbone and the genitals, in an area medically termed the perineum.   It is relates to our basic physical needs — safety, security, and survival.  The Root Chakra, when functioning at optimum capacity, is the chakra that makes you feel “grounded”.  People with healthy Root Chakras feel connected to all that is around them—feel “one” with the planet, people, and all living creatures. 

Certain activities can negatively affect your Root Chakra.  Things that alter your sense of security such as financial distress, travel and illness can weaken your  Root Chakra.  If your Root Chakra is underactive you may experience low self-confidence, low self-esteem, worry, sluggishness and weight gain.  People with overactive Root Chakras are often preoccupied with money and shopping, and may be “control-freaks”.

Physical exercise is an excellent method of balancing the Root Chakra.  Some activities that naturally balance this chakra are tai-chi, walking in the woods, gardening and yoga.  These work well because they relax the mind while strengthening the body—making you strong while at the same time accepting your body’s power and wisdom.

The Sacral Chakra (Chakra 2 – Orange)

In Sanskrit, the Sacral Chakra is called Svadhisthana and means sweetness.  It is located between the belly button and the sex organs.  This chakra controls your ability to experience pleasure and regulates your sense of taste, creativity, sexuality, and sensuality.  When it is properly balanced, the Sacral Chakra helps energy flow from the lower chakras up into the higher ones.

Major life issues and belief systems can negatively affect the Sacral Chakra.  These include but are not limited to taboos, stress, and past sexual traumas.   If your Sacral Chakra is underactive, you will experience things like fear of pleasure, creative blocks and sexual disinterest.   Problems like sexual addiction and substance addiction/abuse are signs of an overactive Sacral Chakra.

Balancing the Sacral Chakra can be done by making sure you experience pleasure daily.  Creative stimulation, enjoying fine foods, healthy sex and intimacy, and dance are all excellent activities for balancing this chakra.   If one has experienced past emotional or physical trauma, therapy may needed to bring the Sacral Chakra back into full balance.

The Solar Plexus Chakra (Chakra 3 – Yellow)

In Sanskrit, the Solar Plexus Chakra is known as Manipura.  This means “lustrous gem”.  It is located between the solar plexus and the belly button.  This chakra provides energy to follow your own unique path in the world. Dynamic and charismatic people have well balanced  Solar Plexus Chakras.  If your Solar Plexus Chakra is overactive, you will be overly focused on things like wealth and power, or have issues with perfectionism.  Restorative baths, stretches and back bends will help bring an overactive Solar Plexus Chakra back into balance.  If this chakra is underactive, you will listless and passive.  This can be balanced by deep belly laughs, taking educated risks, and small acts of bravery.  Yoga poses that open up the stomach area can also help.

The Heart Chakra (Chakra 4 – Pink and Green)

In Sanskrit the Heart Chakra is called Anahata.  This chakra is located in the area of your heart and forms the center of the entire chakra system.  It forms a connection between your basic needs (lower chakras) and your spiritual desires (higher chakras).  It controls your ability to love others, and love yourself as well.

If your Heart Chakra is underactive, in your relationships you may feel like a martyr and bury your emotions for fear of rejection.  If your Heart Chakra is overactive, you may experience jealousy or try to control loved ones. 

The best way to balance your Heart Chakra is to experience love by maintaining healthy, fulfilling relationships.  Love and be loved.  Yoga poses that open the chest can also help balance this chakra.

The Throat Chakra (Chakra 5 – Blue)

In Sanskrit the Throat Chakra is called Vishuddha, which means purity.  It is located at the base of your throat and controls your ability to communicate.  This chakra is closely tied with your sense of hearing, meaning when you have a balanced Throat Chakra you will be an excellent listener as well as a wonderful speaker.   If your Throat Chakra is overactive you may have trouble concentrating when others talk.  You may also have trouble with speaking too fast or talking too much.  If your Throat Chakra is underactive, you will have difficulty communicating and won’t be able to express your thoughts, needs and desires.

Some excellent methods for balancing the Throat Chakra are maintaining purity in your lifestyle and diet, listening to music, and drinking enough water.  Yoga poses and moves that stretch the throat also help balance this chakra.

The “Third Eye” or Brow Chakra (Chakra 6 – Indigo)

In Sanskrit this chakra is known as Anja.  It is located at the center of the brow and helps you perceive life imaginatively and intuitively.  It controls how your ability to visualize and fantasize, artistic creativity and perception, your dreams, and the like.  People who are very insightful and/or are doing well in creative or therapeutic professions usually have very balanced Third Eye Chakras.   If your Third Eye Chakra is overactive, you may experience headaches, nightmares, or lack of concentration. You can balance an overactive Third Eye Chakra with yoga, meditation, and sleep.   If your Third Eye Chakra is sluggish, you may experience loss of memory, problems with your eyes, and have trouble visualizing.  You can balance an underactive Third Eye Chakra by using positive visualization, dream journaling, meditation, yoga, and hypnosis.

The Crown Chakra  (Chakra 7 – Violet, Gold and White)

In Sanskrit the Crown Chakra is called Sahasrara.  It is located at the top of the head and is a portal to spiritual enlightenment and infinite wisdom.  Great thinkers, artists, and visionaries most often have well balanced Crown Chakras.

If your Crown Chakra is overactive, you may find yourself over-intellectualizing, experience delusions of grandeur and maybe even be psychotic.  If your Crown Chakra is underactive, you may find it difficult to think for yourself, feel disconnected spiritually, or feel apathetic.

The best way to balance your Crown Chakra is through meditation.  It is also important to remember that in order for the Crown Chakra to operate at peak performance, all other chakras must be in proper alignment. 

Source:  Tolliver, G. (2005). Chakras Book. Philadelphia: Running Press.

The lowest chakra, called the “root chakra”, relates to basic physical needs such as survival and security.  Moving upward through the body, the chakras correspond with more refined functions such as love, communication, psychic ability, and spirituality.

The chakras are supposed to spin in harmony and form a holistic system.  They must be balanced for you to feel your best and experience optimum energy and potential.  When any one chakra is spinning too slow, to fast, or in the wrong direction, your equilibrium is compromised and you are thrown out of balance.  This weakens your life force and can damage your health, confidence, ability, and contentment. 

THE SEVEN CHAKRAS

1.  The Root Chakra (Muldahara)

• Color:  Red
• Element:  Earth
• Sense:  Smell

2.  The Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana)

• Color:  Orange
• Element: Water
• Sense:  Taste

3.  The Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)

• Color:  Yellow
• Element:  Fire
• Sense:  Sight

4.  The Heart Chakra (Anahata)

• Colors:  Pink and Green
• Element:  Air
• Sense:  Touch

5.  The Throat Chakra ( Vishuddha)

• Color:  Blue
• Element:  Ether
• Hearing

6.  The “Third Eye” or Brow Chakra (Anja)

• Color:  Indigo
• Element:  Light
• Sense:  Intuition

7.  The Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)

• Colors:  Violet, Gold and White
• Element:  Thought
• Sense:  Beyond Self

There are many ways to regain balance in the chakra system.  Chakras can be rebalanced with energy healing, sound therapy, light therapy, crystals, meditation, binaural beats, yoga poses, and lifestyle changes.  In future articles, we will be covering some of these methods and other forms of energy healing. 

Until then, enjoy becoming acquainted with your chakra system!

Read  ”A Closer Look at Your Chakra System:  How it Works and How to Find Balance”

Source:  Tolliver, G. (2005). Chakras Book. Philadelphia:  Running Press.