Energy Healing: Unblocking Chakras

To understand energy healing, it is important we understand the definition of energy and how energy flows through our bodies. Energy is the ability to do work. There are two types of energy: potential and kinetic. While potential energy is stored energy, kinetic energy is moving energy. Energy can be measured in British Thermal Units (Btus) or joules. One thousand joules is equal to one Btu. Scientists usually measure energy in joules rather than btus. Although energy can be changed, it cannot be created or destroyed.

Each one of us has an electromagnetic energy field that surrounds us. Simply explained, an electromagnetic field is the magnetic and electrical fields that have an electrical charge. Another word for this electromagnetic field is an aura.

While some people can see other people's auras, others cannot. Each aura is connected to a chakra. Chakras are energy centers within the human body. The chakras recieve energy, transform the energy, and transmit it through nadis. Nadis are channels that energy flows through. Although we have multiple nadis, each of us have a main nadi that runs from our crotch up through the top of our head.

In Sanskrit chakra means wheel. Each chakra resemembes a wheel, and they are located along the central, vertical axis of the spine and open toward the front of the body. They continually rotate either recieving or transmitting energy. Men's and women's chakras rotate opposite of each other. If a man's charkra rotates clockwise, a woman's chakra rotates counterclockwise.

Although traditional writings claim there are over 88,000 chakras in the body, there are seven primary chakras. These primary chakras are the root chakra, the sacral or spleen chakra, the solar plexus, the heart chakra, the throat chakra, the third eye, and the crown chakra.

Each of the chakras are associated with a specific color and a specific part of the body. When chakras are healthy and balanced, they radiate bright colors. When they are unhealthy and unbalanced, the colors appear streaked, watery, faded, or discolored. The colors associated with chakras are:

• Root chakra - This chakra is red-orange. It is associated with the base of the spine, coccyx, legs, feet, bones, rectum, immune system, and spinal column.
• Sacral or spleen chakra - This chakra is sunny yellow. It is associated with the genital area, reproductive organs, bladder, bowel, and lower intestine.
• Solar plexus - This chakra is gold. It is associated with the stomach, pancreas, and the liver.
• Heart chakra - This chakra is green. It is associated with the heart, lungs, pericardium, thymus, breasts, upper back, ribs, arms, and hands.
• Throat chakra - This chakra is blue-green. It is associated with the throat, neck, shoulders, jaws, teeth, nasal sinuses, vocal cords, trachea, esophagus, cervical vertabrae, ears, thyroid, parathyroid, and hypothalamus.
• Third eye - This chakra is purplish-blue. It is associated with pituitory gland, pineal gland, skull, brain, eyes, and nervous system.
• Crown chakra - This chakra is violet. It is associated with pineal gland, top of the spinal cord, and the brain stem. 

Chakras can become blocked by negative experiences, thoughts, and feelings. When a chakra or multiple chakras become blocked, it affects the flow of the energy. Consequently, the unbalanced or blocked chakras can cause mental, emotional, and physiological problems. Energy healing tries to reestablish the flow of energy through chakras, and this consequently improves our emotional and physical health. Some different forms of energy healing are Reiki, Aromatherapy, Feng Shui, Crystal therapy, Meditation, Yoga, Homopathy, Hypnosis, Therapeutic touch, and Reflexology.