Chakra Therapy - Balancing With Colors and Sound

Definition of Chakras

Chakra (which in Sanskrit is spelled Cakra, the "c" being pronounced as a "ch") is a Sanskrit term which means spinning wheel or vortex. Today, the modern usage of the word is "Wheel of Light," although originally it was used to refer to a chariot wheel.

Seven Chakras

Interestingly, the ancient healers' description of the Chakras or Energy Centers first studied and written about 2600 years ago has proven to be anatomically correct. The location of the 7 Chakras which everyone has, correspond to our bodies as follows:

• The first five are the five main nerve ganglia of the spinal column where the nerve endings form junctions. At the nerve ganglia, nerves from different organs and parts the body join the spinal cord.
• The other two are the upper and lower areas of the brain.

Each Chakra is also associated with one of the seven endocrine glands. Thus each organ, the entire body and its functions are connected to our Chakras by the nerves which generate out from them and by the endocrine glands associated with them.

Chakras and Vibration

Everything moves, from atoms to planets millions of light years away. Electrons move around the nucleus of an atom. Planets revolve around their suns. Everything moves and therefore everything vibrates.

Where there is vibration, there is sound.

Every part of our body vibrates at a specific sound frequency. Each of the seven Chakras has a specific sound associated with it. Colors also vibrate at a specific frequency. And each Chakra has a color associated with it.

That is why the use of color and sound can return balance to our Chakras causing restored health.

The Key To Health and Healing

Chakras are associated with our physical, mental and emotional states.

When energy does not flow freely from the Chakras, the body does not function properly. We need to reestablish the free flow of energy in order to heal.

The key to health is for our 7 Chakras to be in balance. Through stress of any kind, physical, emotional, psychological, our Chakras can become unbalanced or out of tune. Eventually, disease can result. returning our Chakras to balance can heal our diseases. Or better yet, keeping our Chakras in balance can keep us healthy physically, emotionally and psychologically.

Each Chakra or Energy Center is governed by a specific sound and a specific color.

As we expose our body to different color and sound vibrations with Chakra therapy, our bodies absorb that vibration, changing our own body's energy vibrations which can bring our Chakras energy back into balance.

Applying Sound Therapy To Our Lives

Chakra Products

Singing Bowls can be used to apply Sound Therapy to our lives. Singing bowls come in specific notes. The sounds generated by these bowls have tones and over tones that can actually be felt in every cell of your body.

A convenient and economical way to apply Chakra Sound Therapy is though Sound Therapy CDs. Simply turn on the CD and listen.

For musical selections, see Chakra Music.

For a selection of reference books on Sound Therapy and Color Therapy see Books.

For a Chakra chart selection, see Charts.

Applying COLOR  THERAPY to Our Lives

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Seven Chakras

When we are exposed to different colors, that is, different color vibrations, our moods, emotions and physical state can be altered. Different colors have different, specific mood and emotion associations. Read more about color meanings.

We can rebalance our Chakras by exposing our bodies to color in many ways from the clothes we wear, the colors in our homes or even the food we eat. We can also take a relaxing color bath or wear color glasses to efficiently absorb the color vibrations we need into our body.

When our Chakras are balanced, every color of the rainbow is evenly displayed through our entire body.

Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Color
Or Sound Therapy?

There is no need to be concerned about exposing your body to too much of a particular color or sound when you try to achieve balance. Your body will absorb as much as it needs and no more. It is like a bucket of water that will simply overflow when it is at its capacity.

Your body will usually let you know when it has absorbed enough of a particular color or sound. You simply will not have a desire for more.

Read more about color.

The Meaning of the Seven Chakra Points Diagram

Crown Chakra

Crown – 7th, Seventh Chakra

Color: Violet

Musical Note: B

Location : Top of the head

Parts of the Body: The brain, The nervous system

Endocrine Gland: Pineal Gland.

Third Eye

Third Eye (Brow) – 6th, Sixth Chakra

Color: Indigo

Musical Note: A

Location: Central Forehead

Part of the Body: Carotids, Temples, Forehead

Endocrine Gland: Pituitary Gland

Throat Chakra

Throat - 5th, Fifth Chakra

Color: Blue

Musical Note: G

Location: Throat

Part of the Body: Throat, Neck, Arms, Hands. Brachial or Cervical Plexus

Endocrine Gland: Thyroid Gland

Heart Chakra

Heart – 4th, Fourth Chakra

Color: Green

Musical Note: F

Location: Center of Chest

Part of the Body: Heart, Circulatory System, Lungs, Chest. Cardiac plexus

Endocrine Gland: Thymus Gland (controls the immune system)

Solar Plexus Chakra

Solar Plexus – 3rd, Third Chakra

Color: Yellow

Musical Note: E

Location: Solar Plexus

Parts of the Body: Solar Plexus, Large Intestines, Stomach, Liver, Other Organs of the Solar Plexus, Muscular System, Skin

Endocrine Gland: Pancreas

Navel/Sexual Chakra

Navel (Spleen, Sacral) – 2nd, Second Chakra

Color: Orange

Musical Note: D

Location: Abdomen Center

Parts of the Body: Lumbar Plexus, Reproductive System, Sexual Organs

Endocrine Gland: Gonads

Root Chakra

Base (Root) – 1st Chakra

Color: Red

Musical Note: C

Location: The Perineum (the point between the sexual organs and the anus)

Parts of the Body: Prostate Gland (men), Bladder, Elimination System, Lymph System, Skeleton System, Teeth, Sacral Plexus, Lower Extremities

Endocrine Gland: Adrenal Glands

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Crown Chakra The Crown Chakra is located at the very top of the head. This Chakra is associated with devine wisdom, our spirit, our Oneness with the Universe, our Unity with all that is, and Enlightenment.	Third Eye Chakra The Third Eye Chakra is located in the center of the head behind your eyebrows. This Chakra is related to our ability to perceive clearly. Intuition, insight, and imagination are also associated with this Chakra.
Throat Chakra The Throat Chakra is located in the center of the throat near the adam's apple. This Chakra is linked to our creativity and ability to communicate.	Heart Chakra The Heart Chakra is located at the center of the chest and is associated with love and understanding, limitless compassion and empathy and forgiveness.
Solar Plexus Chakra The Solar Plexus Chakra is located and inch or two above the navel. This Chakra is the focus point for our power and will. Our sense of power, ego and authority, as well as self-control and discipline are centered here.	Sexual or Spleen Chakra The Sexual Chakra is located in the lower abdomen. This Chakra is associated with emotions, feelings, states of desire and imagination.
Root Chakra The Root Chakra is located at the base of the spine or coccyx. This Chakra is related to survival, our body and identity as an individual. Our health, constitution and security including material wealth are also linked to the root chakra.

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