Know your Chakras and Heal your Ailment

Mooladhara
Root chakra, security centre.
Location: The perineum. The point between the anus and sex organs.
• This chakra is associated with all elements in the consciousness that are concerned with security, survival and trust. For most people, security is linked to their jobs and relationship with money.
• Imbalances here could cause problems in the legs, and allergies to all products from the earth or mothering element, for instance, allergies to dairy products, wheat and hay fever.
• Meditating on the chakra by visualizing the color red helps restore balance.

Swadisthana
Spleen chakra, sensation centre.
Location: The centre of the abdomen.
• This chakra is associated with the pleasure principle, primarily that of the pleasure we get from food and sex.
• Imbalances here could cause excessive craving, indulgence or deprivation of food and/or sex.
• Meditating on the chakra by visualizing the colour orange helps restore balance.

Manipura
Solar plexus chakra, power centre.
Location: Solar plexus.
• This chakra is associated with the perceptions of power, control, freedom and the ease with which we can be ourselves.
• Imbalances here could cause problems with eyesight and diabetes.
• Meditating on the chakra by visualizing the color yellow helps restore balance.

Anahata
Heart chakra, Living love centre.
Location: Centre of the chest.
• From this chakra onwards, the key word is ‘relating’. All chakras beginning from the heart chakra upwards are about our relationship with the world and the environment. The heart chakra signifies our perception on receiving, giving and experiencing love.
• Imbalances here could cause cancer and AIDS
• Meditating on the chakra by visualizing the color green helps restore balance.

Visuddha
Throat chakra, cornucopia centre.
Location: Base of the throat.
• The throat chakra signifies expression and reception and the manifestation of our goals.
• Imbalances here could cause problems in the arms or throat-related problems.
• Meditating on the chakra by visualizing the color blue helps restore balance.

Ajna
Brow or third eye chakra, consciousness awareness centre.
Location: Centre of the forehead.
• The throat chakra signifies the deep inner being, the atman or spirit.
• Imbalances here could cause problems in physical growth like dwarfism or gigantism.
• Meditating on the chakra by visualizing the color indigo helps restore balance.

Sahasrara
Crown chakra, “I am” centre.
Location: Top of the head.
• The crown chakra signifies the part of our being concerned with unity or separation. It represents our relationship with our father, and authority in general.
• Imbalances here could cause problems in the nervous system, such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.
• Meditating on the chakra by visualizing the color violet helps restore balance.
Excerpted from Anything can be healed by Martin Brofman