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Chakras
Chakra means Wheel in Sanskrit.
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The body has spinning energy centers that look like spinning wheels and are called, Chakras.
As with all things in our reality, they are linked to sound, light and color.
To heal, is to bring the chakras into alignment and balance
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then understand the nature of creation and your purpose in it.
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It's all in motion in the alchemy of time.
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In Hinduism and its spiritual systems of yoga and in some related eastern cultures, as well as in
some segments of the New Age movement -- and to some degree the distinctly different New
Thought movement - a chakra is thought to be an energy node in the human body.
The word comes from the Sanskrit "cakra" meaning "wheel, circle", and sometimes also referring
to the "wheel of life". The pronunciation of this word can be approximated in English by
'chuhkruh', with ch as in chart and both instances - the commonly found pronunciation 'shockrah'
is incorrect.
The seven main chakras are described as being aligned in an ascending column from the base of
the spine to the top of the head. Each chakra is associated with a certain color, multiple specific
functions, an aspect of consciousness, a classical element, and other distinguishing
characteristics.
The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be associated with interactions of
both a physical and mental nature. They are considered loci of life energy, or prana, which is
thought to flow among them along pathways called nadis.
In Mysticism, a Nadi (plural: Nadis) is an energy channel in which prana energy flows and
may connect chakras. I