Chakras
Weblog January 23, 2008
By Chris DiGiorgio

One of the main reasons I do spiritual practice is to bring my life more into alignment with peace. Peace is within you. You just need to know how you can access it. You can access it with spiritual practice. One spiritual practice you can do is to meditate through the Chakras. Chakras are part of Indian mysticism tradition. There are seven Chakras which are wheels of energy. These wheels represent different energy centers in our everyday life. If we meditate on these wheels, it is said the Godess Kundalini moves up the spine and activates these energy centers. These energy centers are based on the four elements of the earth (earth, water, fire, and air) which are earth bound elements, sound, vision and connection with divinity.

• Start with the root Chakra, Muladara, located at the base of the spine this Chakra is the color red. It gives you grounding and is related to defense mechanism. Meditate take some breaths and move to the next Chakra called Svadhistana, located above the groin; the element is water; the color of this Chakra is orange; it represents duality and sexuality. Meditate take some breaths and move to the next Chakra Manipura, located in the solar plexus region; the color is yellow; the element is fire; it represents our will, personal power, metabolism and autonomy. Meditate take some breaths and move to the next Chakra Anahata, located in the heart region; the color is green; the element is air; it represents compassion and peace. This level is the transition from the body and earth bound elements to divine elements. Meditate take some breaths and move to the next Chakra the blue Chakra Vissuddha at the level of the throat; the element is sound; it represents harmony, creativity, and things left unsaid. Meditate take some breaths and move to the violet Chakra Ajna at the level of forehead between your two eyes; the element is light; it represents intuition, internal seeing and energy movement. It also is at the border of the physical body and divinity. It represent the reflection of the thousand fold crown Chakra, Sahasrara. Meditate and take some breaths and move to Sahasrara. This color Chakra is represented by white. This Chakra relates to consciousness as pure awareness. It is our connection to the greater world beyond, to a timeless, spaceless place of all-knowing. Meditate and take some breaths. Use this Chakras meditation as a tool to bring greater understanding and peace into your life.