What are the chakras?

The word chakra is Sanskrit for wheel.  The chakras are wheel-like spinning energy centers in the subtle body.  The 7 main chakras are aligned along the spinal column. It is believed that blocked energy in the chakras  leads to imbalance and illness (physiological, psychological, emotional, and spiritual) so it’s important to keep this energy flowing freely by practicing yoga, meditation, and eating a healthy diet.  Each of the chakras are associated with different colors, shapes, body parts and glands, senses, states of mind and emotion, elements, mantras, and much more.

If the chakras could speak, here’s who they might be quoting…

Muladhara (root) chakra

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

Confucius

Svadhisthana (sacral) chakra

Emotion always has its roots in the unconscious and manifests itself in the body.

Irene Claremont de Castillejo

Manipura (solar plexus) chakra

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Seneca

Anahata (heart) chakra

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Dalai Lama

Vishuddha (throat) chakra

If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.

Mark Twain

Ajna (third eye) chakra

Trust yourself.  You know more than you think you do.

Benjamin Spock

Sahasrara (crown) chakra

It is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts.

K.T. Jong

To learn more about the chakras, go here or read this.