Chakras

Energy Work and Chakras

Energy healing is a natural human ability. When you bump your head, your first reaction is to put your hand on it. When a child cries, you sweep the child up in your arms. These simple gestures are actually energy healing-they help direct energy where it is needed for healing

The Human Energy Field’, commonly called the ‘aura’, is a field of energy which permeates and surrounds the body. Energy flowing through the energy field supports every aspect of our lives. The Human Energy Field is a part of the ‘Universal Energy Field’ which permeates and surrounds everything. The chakras are centers in the aura which take in energy from the Universal Energy field and distribute it for use by the body. “Chakra” is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheels of light’-the chakras are spinning vortices of energy. There are 7 major chakras and many minor chakras throughout the body.

When the chakras are open and balanced there is a healthier flow of energy throughout the energy field. This supports the self-healing capacity of the body, as well as promoting mental clarity, emotional ease and a sense of spiritual connection. Greater balance in the energy field brings benefits to the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of life.       

ROOT CHAKRA
 Color:  red 

Emotions: grounding, survival, fear

Main Function: Stability,energy distributions,practicality, physical survival

Organs:physical body support, legs, bones, feet, rectum, immune system

Troubles Associated With: chronic lower back pain, sciatica, varicose veins, rectal tumor/cancer

Element: earth

SACRAL CHAKRA

Color: orange

Emotions: sexuality, emotions, dire, guilt

Main Function: exploration, emotions, creativity, libido

Organs: sexual organs, large intestine, lower vertebrae (lumbar/coccyx), pelvic, appendix,bladder, hip area

Trouble Associated With: chronic low back pain, sciatica, ob-gyn problems, pelvic, sexual potency, urinary problems

Element: water

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA

Color: yellow

Emotions: power, shame

Main Function: personal power, self-esteem, sense of identity

Organs: abdomen, stomach, upper intestines, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen

Trouble Associated With: arthritis, gastric ulcers, pancreases, diabetes, indigestion, chronic or acute anorexia/ bulimia, liver dysfunction, hepatitis,  adrenal dysfunction

Element: fire

HEART CHAKRA

Color: green

Emotions: love, relationships, grief

Main Function: relationships, direction, personal development

Organs: heart, circulatory system, lungs, shoulder, arms, ribs, breast, diaphragm, thymus gland

Trouble Associated With: congestive heart failure, heart attack, cardiomegaly, asthma, allergy, lung cancer, bronchial pneumonia, upper back, shoulders, breast cancer

Element: air

THROAT CHAKRA

Color: blue

Emotions: communication, lies

Main Function: communication, personal expression, listening and being heard

Organs: throat, thyroid, trachea,neck, vertebra (cervical), mouth, teeth, gums, esophagus, parathyroid, hypothalamus

Trouble Associated With: raspy throat, chronic sore throat, mouth, ulcers, gum difficulties, TMJ, scoliosis, laryngitis

Element: sound

THIRD EYE CHAKRA

Color: indigo

Emotions: intuition, imagination, illusion

Main Function: knowledge, understanding, perception, mental organization

Organs: brain, nervous system, eyes, ears, nose, pineal gland, pituitary gland

Troubles Associated With: brain tumor, hemorrhage, stroke, neurological disturbances, blindness, deafness, full spinal difficulties, learning disabilities, seizures

Element: light

CROWN CHAKRA

Color: violet

Emotions: consciousness, attachment, divinity, revelation, divine consciousness

Main Function: wholeness, intuition, inspiration   

Organs: muscular system, skeletal system, skin

Troubles Associated With: paralysis, genetic disorders, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)  

 Element: light
vortices= plural for vortex
a whirlpool effect produced by the whirling of a more or less cylindric mass of fluid  (liquid or gas). The velocity of the motion increased as the radius of the circle described by the motion decreases; the velocity decrease as the radius increase. Tornadoes and whirlpools are examples of free vortexes. 
By: Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition

Information from: Carol Turtle chakra videos, and Chakra Balancing app from Amazon.com