| Chakra meditation advances from a concept | | | | the most common method consists of the tantric |
| originating from the orient. This approach to | | | | chackras. The tantric chakras are believed to |
| meditation is all about how you can use colors to | | | | emanate from the consciousness of Brahman. |
| create harmony and balance inside the body. | | | | According to authorities, the consciousness from |
| Through the years, chakra meditation has been | | | | Brahman possesses energy emanating from the |
| adapted in several parts around the globe. At the | | | | spiritual real. |
| moment, there are lots of people living in USA | | | | There are actually 8 primary internal chakras |
| who are practicing this kind of meditation to | | | | involved within the tantric chakra model. |
| reduce stress and recover their bodies from the | | | | 1. First is the muladhara which is considered to be |
| aftermath of stress. | | | | focused in the tip of the tailbone and features |
| A Brief History Of Chakra Meditation | | | | spiritual potentials. |
| Chakra originates from the Sanskrit work "cakra" | | | | 2. The second chakra is the swadhisthana which is |
| which in English translates to "disk" or "wheel". This | | | | based in the tailbone and is considered to be the |
| meditation method originated from India and has | | | | core of unconscious emotion or desire. |
| been handed from generation to generation for | | | | 3. The third is the manipura or the navel which is |
| longer than four thousand years. This model is | | | | the core for dynamism. |
| explained in the ancient Indian books of the | | | | 4. The fourth is the anahata or the heart which is |
| Vedas, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the | | | | explained to be the origin of love. |
| Sat-Chakra-Nirupana, as well as the Upanishads. | | | | 5. The fifth chakra is the vishuddha or the neck |
| The Sat-Chakra-Nirupana that arrived sometime in | | | | which regulates discrimination as well as |
| the 16th century explained in details the way to | | | | knowledge. |
| meditate with this method. It is primarily the | | | | 6. The anja or the eyebrow which relates to |
| literature that has the most impact on today's | | | | wisdom is the 6th chakra |
| way to practice this kind of meditation. In the | | | | 7. The bindu that is the 7th chakra and is |
| 1920s, this way to meditate came to the | | | | symbolized by a dot at the backside of the head |
| western world through a book of Arthur Avalon, | | | | is for prayer. |
| The Serpent Power. | | | | 8. The last chakra is the sahasrara that is located |
| Tantric Chakras | | | | at the top of the head. This chakra is connected |
| There are numerous types of chakra meditations | | | | with higher consciousness. |
| being applied all over the world nowadays. One of | | | | |