7 Yoga Asanas to Stimulate Each Of The 7 Chakras

March 7, 2010 by noreen  
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In our last post we saw how Yoga can be a means of energizing or stimulating our 7 main chakras or energy centers in our body to keep them balanced and functioning well. Here’s a closer look at 7 Yoga Poses for each of the 7 chakras to energize them –

1. Muladhara (Root Chakra)
Setu Bandha Sarvangasana (Bridge Pose)

This chakra located at the base of the spine is the force that keeps us connected to this Earth and is the base of our existence. It is associated with the feeling of groundedness. The backbend asana called the Setu Bandha Sarvangasana or Bridge pose which requires your feet to be firmly grounded while the spine raised, opens up and focuses energy to this root chakra.

Setu Bandha Sarvangasana -Bridge Pose

  • Lying flat on your back, hands palm down by your sides, bend your knees and bring your feet close to your bottom making sure your feet are parallel on the yoga mat.
  • Pressing your feet firmly against the ground, lift your hips up towards the ceiling.
  • Interlace your fingers under you, straighten your arms and press them down on the to mat to raise your back and chest higher.
  • Roll your shoulders and draw your chest towards your chin.
  • Stay and breath
  • Release the pose, by releasing your hands back into the palm down position beside you, then bringing the your upper, middle then lower back and hips down. Knees are still bent
  • Allow your knees to touch and rest

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2. Svadisthana (Sacral Chakra)
Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)

The second chakra known as the sacral chakra is your sensing power station, connecting you to your feeling sensitivities or your inner child. It is situated in lower abdomen and womb area. Bhujangasana or the cobra pose emphasis that region and helps open up this second chakra.

Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose

  • Lie flat on your stomach, palms face down on either sides just under your shoulders, elbows touching your body.
  • Without using your hands for support, start lifting – forehead, nose, chin, shoulders and chest up as much as you can using your back muscles.
  • Once you reach a point where you can’t go up higher, press your palms down on the floor and using your arm support slide your chest forward and higher. Your elbows should be touching your sides and not away from your body.
  • Make sure the pelvic bone and your legs are not raised but firmly touching the ground
  • Roll your shoulders back, opening the chest further, look upwards without cranking your neck and breathe
  • To release the pose, using your arms support lower your body back down, face down and rest with your hands besides your shoulders.

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3. Manipura (Solar Plexus Chakra)
Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)

The Manipura chakra located in the area of the navel is associated with Will and Power. Dhanurasana or the bow pose is a great way of energizing this chakra as it works the region of the body where the pancreas, adrenal gland and digestive system is located.

Dhanurasana - Bow Pose

  • Lie flat on your stomach, arms stretched out by your sides.
  • Reaching your arms back, take a hole of your ankles and breathe  normally.
  • On an inhalation, lift your legs up from the thighs and your torso will raise too. Try not using your arms to pull you legs.
  • Lift your torso higher, opening up your chest and breathe deeply while holding the pose.
  • To release- lower your thighs until they are touching the floor and let go of your ankle to rest.

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4. Anahata (Heart Chakra)
Ustrasana (Camel Pose)

The heart chakra is the power house of the human energy system and the center of love and healing. It is also your link between body and spirit. The Camel pose or Ustrasana, raises your chest towards the sun and is excellent for opening this chakra.

Ustrasana - Camel Pose

  • Start from a kneeling position
  • Extend your arms behind you and as you open up your chest looking up and then backwards
  • One at a time, take a hold of your heels while keeping your hips pushed forward so they are inline with your knees.
  • Let you head fall back and open your throat, your chest towards the sky and breathe.
  • To release, bring your head up and let go of your heels one by one coming forward until you are back in a kneeling position.
  • Rest in vajrasana sitting on your heels.

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5. Visuddha (Throat Chakra)
Matsyasana (Fish Pose)

The Blue throat chakra is the center of our communication and rules the neck region including the thyroid, throat, trachea, neck vertebrae and mouth. It is also associated with the shoulders, arms, and hands, there fore Matsyasana or the fish pose is a good posture to open up and call attention to the neck and throat region.

Matsyasana - Fish Pose

  • Lie on your back arms by your sides and slowly come up onto your elbows.
  • Positioning your arms under your back as close together as possible, palms pressing down on the floor near or even under your buttock, with your weight on your elbows, lower your body back
    while puffing your chest.
  • Looking backwards drop the crown of your head onto the floor and open up your throat.
  • Hold and breathe, pressing your forearms and elbows to raise and open your chest up further.
  • To release, push up on your forearms and elbows to raise your head off the floor. Then gently lower your body and head to a sleeping position.

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6. Ajna (Third Eye/Brow Chakra)
Seated Yoga Mudra

The third-eye chakra located in our forehead, between the eyes is the key to our wisdom, learning and putting things in perspective. This seated mudra helps open up the tird eye and stimulates the brow chakra.

  • Start in Vajrasana (sitting on your heels) back straight.
  • take your hands behind you and interlace your fingers pulling your arms down and your chest up to straighten your spine further. Roll back and squeeze your shoulder blades together, opening up your chest.
  • Now bend forward from your hips keeping your bottom firmly seated your arms still locked behind you. Allow your back to round over your knees and put your forehead (third eye) to the ground.
  • Slowly raise your arms up behind you so your hands are reaching towards the ceiling, shoulders still rolled back and arms straight.
  • Hold this position and breathe
  • To release, lower your arms back down to your behind and slowly raise your body back to the seated position.

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7. Sahasrara (Crown Chakra)
Continued from Seated Yoga Mudra (6th Chakra Pose)

The Crown Chakra is our connection to our spiritual nature and rules the entire connects to the central nervous system. Meditation in full or half lotus or even the headstand pose called Salamba Sirsasana helps stimulate the crown chakra. However from the seated mudra pose explained in the 6th chakra you may continue the following steps that focus on the 7th chakra – the crown chakra.

  • Before releasing the your arms down from the last pose, from the same postion lift your buttocks up off your heels to come onto your knees.
  • Roll your head from the forehead to come on the crown of your head, continue to keep your arms overhead and stretched.
  • Focus on the crown of your head as you hold the pose and breathe.
  • To release, come back to you forehead and lower your bottom back to your heels in a seated position and release in the same way explained in the 6th chakra posture.

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An Introduction to Stimulating Your Chakras and Chakra Yoga

March 5, 2010 by noreen  
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Yoga and Other Ways to Stimulate and Energize Your Chakras

Stimulating your Chakras and YogaAs we’ve see in previous posts, our bodies have 7 main Chakras or Energy Centers responsible for the power, energy and activity of various parts and organs of the human body and which are associated with different mental and emotional interactions. (Read: The Power of Chakras- Their Influences and Imbalances, Understanding the 7 Chakras or Energy Centers). Each of the Charkas – Muladhara (Root Chakra), Swadhisthana (Sacral Chakra), Manipura (Solar Plexus Chakra), Anahata (Heart Chakra), Vishuddha (Throat Chakra), Ajna (Third Eye/Brow Chakra) and Sahasrara (Crown Chakra) are associated with different colors and other energy sources that resonate the same frequency.

As centers of force, chakras can be thought of as sites where we receive, absorb, and distribute life energies. It is believed that many body functions are stimulated or retarded by the different colors of light, because of wavelengths and vibrational frequencies, which is how they affect our chakra system. We’ve seen the colors of the chakras and how wearing them or the use of that color in our lives can stimulate the chakra. Similarly we absorb energy through our senses of sight, smell, taste, sound and touch from various other places and objects like food, minerals/gemstones, aromatherapy, music, dance, exercise and everyday surroundings that resonate vibrations, an aura or energies which trigger the chakra’s they correspond to.

Chakra Yoga
Yoga is a spiritual language and a great way to stimulate the ancient system of our chakras. Yoga helps balance the archetypal elements of earth, water, fire, air, sound, light and thought as it works its way up the spine. Asanas, pranayama, chanting and meditation of Yoga are fantastic tools to navigate through the chakra system and stimulate the main energy centers.

Chakras and Yoga

Of all the types of Yoga, Kundalini Yoga is a great way of opening up your chakras. Kundalini yoga is sometimes called “the yoga of awareness” because it awakens the “kundalini” which means awakening of inner knowledge, awareness and evolved consciousness. The system of exercises and meditations taught in Kundalini yoga concentrates on the flow of prana (life force) in the dormant chakras of the body. The path of Kundalini is said work it’s way from the Muladhara Chakra at the lower end of the spinal column right up to the Sahasara Chakra at the top of the head. Kundalini sequences known as kriyas usually consist of rapid, repetitive movements done with breath or holding a pose while breathing in a particular way. This helps directs the prana throughout the body and maintains the vitality and functioning of our chakras.

Each of the Chakras has an associated frequency vibration, color, sounds and exercise along with yoga and meditation creates frequencies that correspond to the chakras which keeps them stimulated. Well balanced and active chakras leads to physical and spiritual well-being!

Also Read: 7 Yoga Asanas to Stimulate Each Of The 7 Chakras

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The Power of Chakras- Their Influences and Imbalances

February 22, 2010 by noreen  
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Understanding the 7 Chakras or Energy Centers

The 7 Chakras or Main Energy CentersChakras or our body’s energy centers have been identified in different ancient cultures like the Indian and Greeks. Believed to be sacred centers, Chakras (spinning vortex of life force energy) are responsible for the power, energy and activity of various parts and organs of the human body and are associated with their mental and emotional interactions. They are key to the flow of energy that vitalizes the physical body and brings about the development of our self-consciousness.

While there are said to be hundreds of chakras within our body that radiate and absorb different auras (energies) from our environment, people around us, sounds and colors , it is also said there are seven main chakras that form the center of our being on all levels- physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. The seven main chakra centers are aligned along the spinal column and each of these seven chakras is associated with a color. You can even stimulate your chakras by wearing the colors of the chakras. Too see more about the colors of the chakras read: Heal Yourself Through Color.

When one of these main chakras is out of balance, i.e over-worked or under-worked, it is said to have a mental, emotional or physical effect on us and can even affect a neighboring chakra. This imbalance is influenced by impurities and negativity of internal or external environmental factors and their aura. As our chakras are interdependent on each other for harmony and balance, it’s important to understand the different aspects of the seven main charkas and work on them.

1. Root Chakra  - RED

Root Chakra  - RED
Sanskrit name: Muladhara
Location: Base of spine and in the region of the pubic bone It faces downward toward the feet.
Governs: Adrenal gland, spinal column, kidneys, legs, feet, rectum, immune system, genitals and reproductive organs.
Influences: Sexuality, mental stability, sensuality and sense of security.
Imbalances (Negative characteristics): Lower back pain, varicose veins, rectal tumors, depression, immunity related disorders, self esteem, social order & security issues

The base or root chakra is the force that keeps us connected to this Earth and is the base of our existence. Our physical experience and feeling of being grounded stems from this energy center of our body. The root chakra acts as the foundation of one’s physical vitality, emotional and mental health. Your sense of belonging and connection to all life, your endurance and mental perseverance stems from this center that gives you your life’s passion.

Red energizes and stimulates this chakra to boost its power. Wearing red in the form of clothing or red gemstones such as Red Jasper, Ruby, Garnet is a way of lending the red energy boost to your root chakra. Include red foods and drinks in your diet- beetroot, radishes, onions, red beans, spices like cayenne and paprika have a grounding effect too. Aromatherapy oils such as sandalwood, ylang ylang or juniper (consult a trained aromatherapist for the exact oils for your specific chakra needs) also trigger this energy center.

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2. Sacral Chakra – ORANGE

Sanskrit name: Swadhisthana, SvadisthanaSacral Chakra – ORANGE
Location: Sacrum, below the navel near the lower abdomen.
Governs: Gonad gland, sexual organs, stomach, upper intestines, liver, gallbladder, kidney, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen, middle spine.
Influences: Reproduction, creativity, joyfulness and enthusiasm.
Imbalances (Negative characteristics): Anger, menace, hatred, apathy, blame, guilt, greed, power, control, morality, ob/gyn problems, pelvic pain, libido and urinary problems

This second chakra is the center of personal power, creativity, sexuality and finances. Its your sensing power station, connecting you to your feeling sensitivities or your inner child. Closely associated with acts of giving and receiving, the sacral chakra is tied into the more physical feelings of love, passion and sexuality.

Orange is the key color of this charka and helps stimulate it’s powers. Embracing sensation by watching emotional movies, trying different food tastes, deep tissue massages are some of the ways of arousing your chakra’s energy. Food that are orange in color and that nourish the sexual and creative center like Oranges, melons, mango, cinnamon, caraway seeds, passion fruit and honey are ideal to energize the chakra. Use aromatherapy oils such as Melissa, Orange, Mandarin and Tangerine. Dressing in the color orange and wearing or carrying copper or orange gemstones like coral or carnelian will boost this chakra’s power.

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Understanding the 7 Chakras or Energy Centers

February 22, 2010 by noreen  
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The Power of Chakras- Their Influences and Imbalances

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3. The Solar Plexus Chakra – YELLOW

Sanskrit name: Manipura The Solar Plexus Chakra – YELLOW
Location: Above the navel, stomach area
Governs: Pancreas, upper abdomen, liver, gallbladder, middle spine, spleen, kidney, adrenals, small intestines, stomach
Influences: Digestion, expansiveness, growth, self-confidence and ego power, self-control and humor
Imbalances (Negative characteristics): Digestive problems, ulcers, diabetes, hypoglycemia, constipation, self esteem, fear of rejection, oversensitivity to criticism, self-image fears, nervousness and poor memory.

The third charka defines our ’self-esteem’. it is your mental awareness associated to your mind power. Your ego, will power, optimism, and confidence all arise from your solar plexus chakra. It also governs your power to concentrate and ability to learn and comprehend. The solar plexus charka is responsible for your intuition and gut instincts.

Yellow brings out the best in this chakra. Grains like sunflower seeds, rice and flax seed dairy products like milk, cheese and yogurt as well as spices like ginger, turmeric, cumin, fennel and chamomile stimulate this chakra. Gold and gemstones like Citrine, Amber and Topaz emit the healing vibrations for this chakra. Yellow clothing helps balance this third chakra as do aromatherapy oils such as Rosemary, Lemon, Grapefruit and Bergamot.

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4. The Heart Chakra – GREEN

Sanskrit name: AnahataThe Heart Chakra – GREEN
Location: Center of chest
Governs: Thymus, heart, circulatory system, blood, lungs, diaphragm, thymus, breasts, esophagus, shoulders, arms and hands.
Influences: circulation, love for the self and others, passion, devotion, forgiveness, compassion.
Imbalances (Negative characteristics): Heart and breathing disorders, breast cancer,asthma, lung cancer, pneumonia, shoulder problem, confidence, hope, despair, hate, envy, fear, jealousy and passivity.

The heart chakra is the power house of the human energy system and the center of love and healing. Connected to your emotions, it is what allows you to love and give unconditionally. This chakra also brings about any emotional healing one may require. The heart chakra is your link between body and spirit.

Associated with the color green or sometimes pink, eating green foods and drinks like spinach,broccoli, celery, squash and green tea. Herbs such as basil, thyme, parsley and cilantro also waken the powers of this chakra. Oils like Eucalyptus, Pine, Tea Tree, Spearmint and Cedarwood are stimulants of this chakra. Emerald, Jade and Peridot are the stones associated with positive effects on the Heart Chakra as is wearing the color green.

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5. The Throat Chakra – BLUE

Sanskrit name: Vishuddha, VishuddhiThe Throat Chakra – BLUE
Location:Throat region, parallel to the thyroid gland
Governs: Thyroid, throat, trachea, neck vertebrae, mouth, teeth, gums, esophagus, parathyroid and hyperthalemus.
Influences: Communication, independence, self expression, sense of security, loyalty, organization and planning.
Imbalances (Negative characteristics): Thyroid imbalances, swollen glands,fevers, flu, sore throat, mouth ulcers, scoliosis, laryngitis, voice problems, gum or tooth problems, addiction, criticism, faith, decision making.

The Blue throat chakra is the center of our communication and will. Our struggle with choice and the ability to release your will to Divine guidance stems from this chakra.It’s essence is faith- faith in our fears or faith in the Divine. It is through this energy center that we voice our opinions and communicate our truths. At the same time it is also our center to receive and assimilate information.

As the color blue boosts this chakra water is in the forefront of water to energize it. As blue is not a natural color in food, tangy and tart fruits like limes, lemons and grapefruit, lemon grass, salt, fruit juices and herbal tea stimulate this chakra. Wearing the color blue and stones such as Sapphire and Blue Agate as well as oils such as Geranium, Chamomile, Peppermint, Mint and Cypress are associalted with energizing this chakra.

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6. The Brow Chakra – INDIGO

Sanskrit name: Ajna (also known as the third eye chakra)The Brow Chakra – INDIGO
Location: Forehead, in between the eyes.
Governs: Pituitary gland, brain, neurological system, eyes, ears, nose, pineal glands
Influences: Co-ordination, clarity on an intuitive level, intuition and sense of trust.
Imbalances (Negative characteristics): Pride, arrogance, suspicion, brain tumors, strokes, blindness, deafness, seizures, learning disabilities, sleep disorders, discipline, judgment,concept of reality, confusion and emotional intelligence

The third-eye chakra is the key to our wisdom, learning and putting things in perspective. Your universal consciousness and intuitive intelligence arises from the activity of this chakra. It is key to separating fantasy and reality. The Brow chakra or third eye involves mental abilities of intellect and reasoning combined with psychological skills at evaluating our beliefs and attitudes.

A deep indigo color boosts this chakra. Present in food like blueberries, blackberries, dark grapes, red wine, grape juice, lavender and poppyseed should be consumed to stimulate this chakra. Aromatherapy oils such as Patchouli, Frankincense and Myrrh and Indigo stones like Amethyst, Tourmaline and Tanzanite are associated with the Third eye chakra. Dressing in Indigo enlivens this chakra too.

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7. The Crown Chakra – VIOLET

Sanskrit name: SahasraraThe Crown Chakra – VIOLET
Location:Top of head. Connects to the central nervous system via the hypothalamus and the thalamus.
Governs: Pineal, top center of the head, midline above the ears, central nervous systemInfluences: Physically Knowingness and wisdom, beingnness, universal consciousness and integration of the whole.
Imbalances (Negative characteristics): Epilepsy, chronic exhaustion not associated with physical ailments,mystical depression, right/left brain disorders and coordination problems, photo-sensitivity, mental illness, senility, humanitarianism, values, ethics and lack of purpose.

The Crown Chakra is our connection to our spiritual nature and our capacity to allow spirituality to become an integral part of our physical lives. It is this chakra that links us to the cosmos and brings about spiritual awakening. It is the energy of knowingness and enlightenment. It is throught this very important energy center that life force is dispersed to the other 6 chakras below it.

Violet is the color most associated with the Crown chakra and then white. Violet stonesof Quartz Crystal or Diamond as well as aroma oils like Lavender, Jasmine and Magnolia stimulate the crown chakra. wearing shades of violet and incenses of sage, myrrh, frankincense, and juniper help open and clearing this Spiritual Communication Center.

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Heal Yourself Through Color

October 17, 2009 by noreen  
Filed under Inspired Living

ChakrasThe Ancient Indian philosophy of “Chakras” or energy centers of the human body and the colors that represent them are revolutionizing a hot new trend today. Dressing in the colors of the Chakras is said to stimulate our Chakra centers and help cure the imbalances or the problematic area of our bodies. To better understand color therapy here’s a brief look into the 7 Chakras or Energy centers and what they represent.

According to traditional Indian medicine and also noticed in the Greek writings of Plato, it is believed that the body has 7 main energy centers, which are connected to major organs and glands that govern other parts of the body. Each of these main energy centers are referred to as ‘Chakra’ – a Sanskrit word which means wheel and symbolizes a wheel-like spinning vortex of life force energy. For your body to stay healthy, it is said that all the 7 chakras need to be balanced. If our surroundings are healthy and positive, we receive positive energy and feel good. This balance of inner physical, mental and emotional energies can also be achieved through light and its colors which physically affect our glands and hormones and have an influence on our feelings.

The 7 Chakras and their colors are-

1. Root Chakra  - RED

Root Chakra- Color RED

Sanskrit name: Muladhara

Location: Base of spine and in the region of the pubic bone. Includes genitals and reproductive organs.
Symbol, Color and Sound: Muladhara (Root/Base Chakra) is symbolized by a lotus with four petals. Red is the color of energy, vitality and power. Sound “lam”.
Influences: Sexuality, mentally it governs stability, emotionally – sensuality and spiritually it influences a sense of security.

2. Sacral Chakra – ORANGE

Sacral Chakra - Color ORANGE

Sanskrit name: Swadhisthana, Svadisthana

Location: Sacrum, below the navel near the lower abdomen.
Symbol, Color and Sound: Lotus with six petals. Color orange used to increase immunity. Sound “vam”.
Influences: Physically, Svadisthana is related to reproduction, mentally it governs creativity, emotionally it  is responsible for joy and spiritually influences enthusiasm.


3. The Solar Plexus Chakra – YELLOW

The Solar Plexus Chakra - Color YELLOW

Sanskrit name: Manipura

Location: Above the navel, stomach area
Symbol, Color and Sound: lotus with ten petals. Yellow is the color of intellect and it’s used for mental stimulation. Sound “ram”.
Influences: Physically, Manipura influences digestion, mentally – personal power, emotionally – expansiveness and spiritually- all matters of growth.

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4. The Heart Chakra – GREEN

The Heart Chakra - Color Green

Sanskrit name: Anahata

Location: Center of chest
Symbol, Color and Sound:Lotus flower with twelve petals. Colour green is the color of balance an healing. Sound “yam”.
Influences: Physically Anahata is related to circulation, emotionally – unconditional love for the self and others, mentally – passion and spiritually – devotion.

5. The Throat Chakra – BLUE

The Throat Chakra - Color BLUE

Sanskrit name: Vishuddha, Vishuddhi

Location:Throat region, parallel to the thyroid gland
Symbol, Color and Sound: Lotus with sixteen petals. Color blue helps to communicate your emotions properly. Sound “ham”.
Influences: Physically Vishuddha influences communication, emotionally- independence, mentally – fluent thought and spiritually associated with a sense of security.

6. The Brow Chakra – INDIGO

The Brow Chakra - Color INDIGO

Sanskrit name: Ajna (also known as the third eye chakra)

Location: Forehead, in between the eyes.
Symbol, Color and Sound: lotus with two petals. Color indigo will help you to connect with spiritual self. Sound “om”.
Influences: Physically Ajna governs co-ordination, emotionally it deals with clarity on an intuitive level, mentally it influences intuition and spiritually it  brings a sense of trust.

7. The Crown Chakra – VIOLET

The Crown Chakra - Color VIOLET

Sanskrit name: Sahasrara

Location: Top of head. Connects to the central nervous system via the hypothalamus and the thalamus.
Symbol, Color and Sound: Lotus with one thousand petals. Color violet has a cleansing power and inspires the spiritual nature.

Influences: Physically Sahasrara impacts knowingness and wisdom, emotionally it deals with beingnness, mentally  it brings forth universal consciousness and unity.

The trend of wearing colors according to the Chakras to stimulate these energies is more than just a fad. With thousands of years of history many believe that colors help us achieve a balance of mind and body.

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