Have you ever noticed that you tend to touch your belly after a delicious meal that has you blissed out? Or that your eyebrows furrow when you are angry? Do you recall that lump in your throat the last time you cried?
Why do we subconsciously associate our emotions with certain parts of our body? This is not a coincidence. It is because we have various 7 chakras in our body!
What are 7 chakras in Body?
When translated, chakra means ‘wheel’ or ‘circle’. A chakra is nothing but a point of sensation in our body. This point, alternately, gives us pleasure and pain.
Many symbols have been used since ancient times to represent chakras, such as a wheel or a flower-like lotus. However, there are no objects present at these points. They are simply points where our prana (life force energy) accumulates within the body.
The 7 Main Chakras in Body
Of the 109 chakras in the body, there are seven main chakras. They are:
- Muladhara Chakra - at the base of the spine, just above the anus
- Swadishthana Chakra - behind the genitals
- Manipura Chakra - in the belly button region
- Anahata Chakra - in the heart region
- Vishuddhi Chakra - near the thyroid
- Ajna Chakra - in the region between the two eyebrows, right in front of the pituitary gland
- Sahasrara Chakra - at the crown of the head
Why Activate the Chakras in Body?
You might have noticed that all these seven chakras lie along the spinal cord. When the prana is dormant in these seven chakras, negative emotions tend to come up in us.
Activating all the seven chakras can open up a whole new dimension of life. As each of the chakras is capable of throwing up positive as well as negative emotions in us, it is important to activate the chakras so that we evoke positive emotions.
Regular spiritual practices such as meditation activate the chakras.
Meditation to activate the 7 chakras
When we meditate, the mind settles down, and we get in touch with our inner Self from where we can channelize the prana.
Meditation can propel the prana, which is lying dormant in the Muladhara Chakra up to the Sahasrara Chakra, with the spinal cord acting as a pipeline.
When even a tiny particle of energy reaches the Sahasrara Chakra, we experience bliss and absolute joy.
Activating the seven chakras has been the main pursuit of spiritual seekers over the ages. Are you also curious about how to activate the seven chakras?
