Chakra Meditation Discovery Energy, Creativity, Focus, Love, Communication, Wisdom, and Spirit

by Saradananda, Swami

• ISBN13: 9781844834952
• ISBN10: 1844834956
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-08-22
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing

Summary

Chakras are a series of seven energy centers running from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Each one operates as a hub for the vital energy that flows through the human body, and is important to certain aspects of personal well-being, such as remaining clam, sexual energy, and an open mind. This comprehensive guide explains the seven major chakras in-depth, as well as the often overlooked minor chakras associated with them. Each beautifully illustrated chapter looks at different kinds of meditation. Techniques covered include walking meditations and techniques to help tune in to these centers: emotion-based visualizations, a rose meditation, and even a singing meditation and a Sufi whirling exercise.

Author Biography

Swami Saradananda is an internationally renowned yoga and meditation teacher who has inspired thousands of people to practice. She has been teaching for almost forty years, and is the author of a number of books, including The Power of Breath,Chakra Meditation Relax and Unwind with Yoga, Yoga Mind and Body, The Essential Guide to Chakras and the upcoming Mudras for Modern Life. For 26 years, she worked with the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres and directed their facilities in New York, London, New Delhi and the Himalayas. After an extended period of personal practice in the Himalayas in 2001, she was author in residence at the Peacemaker Community in Western Massachusetts, and she then went on to direct yoga and meditation retreat Haus Yoga Vidya, just outside of Cologne, Germany. For the past few years, she has lived between London and New York but she spends several months each year teaching in Germany and several more in India. Swami Saradananda teaches yoga worldwide, leads pilgrimages to India and writes extensively. She is also a trustee of the Ganga Prem Hospice, a charity that is seeking to build a cancer hospice in Rishikesh, North India.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 8
Understanding chakra theory	p. 11
What are chakras?	p. 12
How do chakras work?	p. 14
Experiencing your chakras	p. 16
Ancient origins, modern methods	p. 19
The three bodies	p. 20
Prana and nadis	p. 26
Preliminary breathing exercise	p. 30
Awakening kundalini energy	p. 32
Muladhara Chakra: Your Root Support	p. 34
Understanding your muladhara chakra	p. 36
Tuning into your root chakra	p. 38
The earth element	p. 40
Overcoming fear	p. 42
Cleansing visualization	p. 44
Tools for working with muladhara energy	p. 46
Awakening your feet	p. 50
Swadhisthana Chakra: The Seat of your Creativity	p. 52
Understanding your swadhisthana chakra	p. 54
Tuning into your sacral chakra	p. 56
The water element	p. 58
Transcending guilt	p. 60
Learning to go with the flow	p. 62
Tools for working with swadhisthana energy	p. 64
Manipura Chakra: Your Power Base	p. 68
Understanding your manipura chakra	p. 70
Tuning into your solar-plexus chakra	p. 72
The fire element	p. 74
Understanding anger	p. 76
Transformative eating	p. 78
Spinning into stillness	p. 80
Tools for working with manipura energy	p. 82
Anahata Chakra: Your Heart Centre	p. 86
Understanding your anahata chakra	p. 88
Tuning into your heart chakra	p. 90
The air element	p. 92
Unravelling grief	p. 94
Opening your heart	p. 96
Tools for working with anahata energy	p. 98
Activating your hands	p. 102
Vishuddha Chakra: Your Communication Centre	p. 104
Understanding your vishuddha chakra	p. 106
Tuning into your throat chakra	p. 108
The ether element	p. 110
Observing silence	p. 112
Bumble-bee breathing	p. 114
Meditating on OM	p. 116
Tools for working with vishuddha energy	p. 118
Your tortoise chakra	p. 122
Ajna Chakra: The Seat of your Wisdom	p. 124
Understanding your ajna chakra	p. 126
Tuning into your brow chakra	p. 128
Stilling your mind	p. 130
Candle gazing	p. 132
Tools for working with ajna energy	p. 134
Your soma chakra	p. 138
Sahasrara Chakra: Your Mystical Centre	p. 140
Understanding your sahasrara chakra	p. 142
Dissolving the elements	p. 144
The jewel in the lotus	p. 146
The cosmic sleep	p. 148
Awakening the light	p. 150
Tools for working with sahasrara energy	p. 152
Glossary	p. 156
Further Reading	p. 157
Index	p. 158
Acknowledgments	p. 160
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