Chakras - Spinning Wheels of Pure Energy

Chakras are the main centres of energy located in the subtle body and are related to different states of awareness and human evolution. The word chakra means ‘a circling motion or wheel’. 

 

 

 There are several chakras distributed alongside the body but the major seven are:

 

Name	Place	Quality
Mooladhara	Base of the spine	Sense of smell, earth element, basic needs, excretory and reproductive organs
Svadhisthana	Sacral plexus	Sense of taste, water element,  urinary and reproductive organs and glands
Manipura	Solar plexus	Sight, element of fire, digestion and assimilation
Anahata	Heart region	Sense of touch, air  element, hands, emotions
Vishuddhi	Cervical plexus and thyroid gland	Ears and sense of audition, ether element, throat and speech, purity of body and mind
Ajna	Between eyebrows	Mental faculties, third eye, higher intelligence
Sahasrara	Crown of head	Highest experience of human evolution