How to Open the Chakras (from Avatar)

Chakras (as imagined in Avatar:The Last Airbender) are nexuses of spiraling energy, located at different
locations around the body. There are seven chakras in total, each associated with a different emotion.
By opening your seven chakras (in the correct order) you will enable energy to flow freely throughout
the body, promoting mental and physical wellness.
1First is the Earth Chakra, located at the base of the spine. It deals with survival, and is blocked by fear.
Let your greatest fears become clear to you. You may be concerned for your survival, but you must let
those fears go.
2Next is the Water Chakra, located in the abdomen. It deals with pleasure, and is blocked by guilt. Look
at the guilt from your past that burdens you. Let them go, or they will poison your energy. Meditate and
realize that these things happened for a purpose.
3Next is the Fire Chakra, located at the stomach. It deals with willpower, and is blocked by shame.
Recognize the biggest disappointments in yourself, and what you are ashamed of. Accept that these
things happened.
4Now is the Air Chakra, located at the heart. It deals with love, and is blocked by grief. Lay all of your
grief out in front of you. If you have lost someone close, you must realize love is a form of energy, and it
swirls all around us. The love is still in your heart, and can be reborn in the shape of new love.
5Next is the Sound Chakra, located at the throat. It deals with truth, and is blocked by lies. The lies we
tell ourselves. You must not lie about your own nature. Accept who you are.
6Now the Light Chakra, located at the forehead. It deals with insight, and is blocked by illusions. The
biggest illusion of all is the illusion of separation. Things we think are separate are actually one and the
same. Like the nations of the world: we are all one people, but we live as if divided.
7Last is the Thought Chakra, located at the crown of the forehead. It deals with pure cosmic energy, and
is blocked by earthly attachments. Meditate on what attaches you to this world. Let your emotions flow
and be forgotten. You must unlock this chakra to gain your energy from the universe.







How to Control Chakra
Our body is divided into seven chakras, or energy centers, with each chakra reflecting a region of the
physical body as well as personality traits.[1] Try the following strategies to control your chakras and
achieve balance among them, promoting optimal emotional, mental, and spiritual health.
Method 1 of 3: Meditation
1Sit in a comfortable place, free of distractions and noise. Sit with your legs crossed, spine straight, and
body relaxed. Focus on your breathing, deeply inhaling and exhaling, and clearing your mind of intruding
thoughts.
2Picture your root chakra, at the base of the spine. This chakra is associated with health, constitution,
and security. Continue to focus on your breath and keep your attention on the energy in this chakra,
allow yourself to feel anchored, rooted to the Earth. Visualize a bright red ball spinning clockwise.
3Focus on your second chakra, the sacral or naval in your lower abdomen. Think about your feelings of
love, passion, and sexuality. Relax the muscles in your buttocks, abdomen, and pelvis as you continue to
breathe deeply. Visualize a bright orange ball spinning clockwise.
4Direct your attention just above the navel and below your chest, the solar plexus chakra. This chakra is
associated with concentration, will, and power; focus on your own personal energies as you continue to
breathe deeply. Visualize a bright yellow ball spinning clockwise.
5Think about your heart chakra, in the middle of your chest. Focus on feelings of love, forgiveness,
compassion, and harmony as you meditate on this chakra, allow your mind to explore your personal link
between body and spirit. Visualize a bright green ball spinning clockwise.
6Open your mouth and breathe deeply, using your throat chakra. Think of the power of communication,
the capacity for creating and sharing wisdom and knowledge. Focus your attention on the region
between the chin and the top the sternum. Visualize a bright blue ball spinning clockwise.
7Focus on your Third Eye Chakra located on the forehead, just above the eyes. This chakra is the key
to our wisdom, learning, imagination, intuition, and perception. Consider the impact our eyes have on
our perception of the world and ourselves; be mindful of your breath. Visualize a bright indigo ball
spinning clockwise.
8Take a deep inhale and release; focus on your crown chakra, the top of your head. This is our
connection to our spiritual nature and where we find inspiration and a sense of a higher self. Continue
to focus on your breath. Visualize a bright violet ball spinning clockwise.
9Imagine a white light flowing down from the crown through all your chakras to your root, firmly
planted on the earth. Visualize yourself as a glowing white being, with all your chakras within spinning
brightly.

Method 2 of 3: Meditation with Crystals
1Lie down in a quiet place, either in silence or with sounds that will aid in relaxation (such as running
water or the sound of the ocean). Turn off your phone, and eliminate any other distractions.
2Focus on your breathing, imagining a healing white light entering your body with each inhale, and
stresses and negativity exiting your body with each exhale.
3Place stones on the corresponding chakra. Typically the color of the stone will correspond with the
color of the chakra, for example: amethyst on the 7th or crown, lapis lazuli on the 6th or third eye, blue
calcite on the 5th or throat, rose quartz on the 4th or heart, citrine on the 3rd or solar plexus, carnelian
on the 2nd or sacral, and black tourmaline on the 1st or root/base.
4Imagine the stones as a glowing sphere in each color; visualize energy that is the same color as the
stone, passing through the stone and entering into the chakra until you can clearly visualize that chakra
as a large, glowing sphere of the appropriate color.
5Ascend or descend based on your goals for the session. As a prelude to spiritual practice, focus on the
chakras / stones in order from 1 to 7. For general health and wellness, moving downward from 7 to 1. In
your selected order, focus on the color of the stone, which will naturally resonate with each chakra, and
restore structure, harmony, and balance across the entire system.

Method 3 of 3: Yoga Poses for Each Chakra
1Root Chakra: Mountain Pose, Crow Pose, Bridge Pose, Warrior Pose, Corpse Pose, Side Angle Pose, and
Standing Forward Bend.
2Sacral Chakra: Cobra Pose, Frog Pose, Dancers Pose, Childs Pose, and Twisting Triangle Pose.
3Solar Plexus Chakra: Warrior I and Warrior II Poses, Bow Pose, Boat Pose, Lions Pose, and Stretch Pose.
4Heart Chakra: Camel Pose, Cobra Pose, Forward Bend Pose, and Eagle Pose.
5Throat Chakra: Plow Pose, Fish Pose, Cobra Pose, Camel Pose, Bridge Pose, Shoulder stand, and Plow
Pose.
6Brow / Third Eye Chakra: Thunderbolt Pose, Downward Facing Dog Pose, and Guru Pranam.
7Crown Chakra: Corpse Pose, Half Lotus Pose, Headstand, and Sat Kriya.