CHAKRA--101

A COURSE IN
UNDERSTANDING OUR
ENERGY SYSTEM
WITHIN

TAUGHT BY SOLANA
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What Are Chakras?

Chakras are energy centers which govern the subtle, psychosomatic aspects of
our inner being.Of the many chakras within the human body, seven have been
identified as major. Chakras are first mentioned in the Vedas, ancient Hindu
texts of knowledge. Chakras are in the Linga Sarira (astral body). Linga
Sarira is of 17 Tattvas, viz., 5 Jnanendriyas (ears, skin, eyes, tongue and
nose); 5 Karmendriyas (speech, hands, legs, genitals, anus); 5 Pranas (Prana,
Apana, Vyana, Udana, Samana); Manas (mind); and Buddhi (intellect). These
have corresponding centers in the spinal cord and the nerve-plexuses in the
gross body. Each Chakra has control and function over a particular center in
gross body.
They are our connection to the energy flow around us and to the Universal
Entities. Connecting to the 7 major Chakras, automatically connects to the
entire astral body.

ROOT CHAKRA
Red in color
We begin with the Root Chakra, as it is the core
or our foundation. Red in color and it
sit's at the base of our spine.We hold the ability's of
Physical Energy,Vitality, Stamina, Grounding,
Spontanaity, Stability and Passion within our Root Chakra.
It gives us our drive, our gusto for life. The means for our direction with
family values, career choices and the endurance to achieve what we can conceive in
this life.
When we hold issues such as our faith and love relationship, this chakra will not
perform at it's fullest potential.
When we are strong in our convictions, this chakra will assist us in our goals.

SACRAL CHAKRA
ORANGE IN COLOR
Our Sacral/Sexual Chakra is orange in color and
sit's at our groin area. While this chakra is called
theSacral/Sexual Chakra, it is not limited to our
sexual experiences. We apply this energy to our Drive to
accomplishments in this life as well.
Our ability to stimulate creativity, productivity, Pleasure,
Optimism, Enthusiasm and emotional expression.
When we hold issues of our sexual experiences, this chakra does
not operate at it's fullest potential.
When we are able to cleanse and clear this chakra of these
experiences this chakra assist us in our out look in this life.

Solar Plex Chakra

Yellow in color
The Solar Plex Chakra is just below our belly
button and is Yellow in color. This is where we
receive our Intuition, that gut instinct telling us what the spirit
already knows. The yellow chakra increases fun, humor,
lightness, personal power, intellect, logic and creativity.
being a chakra of intellect, it is meant for us to filter our
emotions through this chakra, placing the issues within the
color yellow and allowing the experiences to filter through and
put it in the perspective so that we may heal from the issue and
not carry them in our heart.
When we hold issues of not listening to our instincts this
chakra will not operate at it's fullest potential.
Listening to ones intuition allows this chakra to assist in our
guidance.

HEART CHAKRA
Green in Color

The Heart Chakra holds the heart's eye.

Green in color and sit's at the center of our chest.
Supports Balance, Harmony, Love, Communication,
Social, Nature and Acceptance.
The Heart's eye is the door way to understanding things operating from the
love center. When the emotions from an experience are held within this
chakra, it blocks the hearts eye and limits our perception.
We hold emotional issues from our parents, loved ones we feel have hurt us
and the guilt from the labeling of the emotion.
This energy should be moved down into the yellow solar plex chakra, to
filter the experience into the proper perspective. Allowing the heart chakra
to be clear of emotion, acceptance of healing while remaining in balance,
giving harmony to our lives.

THROAT CHAKRA
Blue in Color
The Throat Chakra is located in your throat and
is Blue in color. This Chakra is another
connection in which spirit speaks through us, as we speak our intuitions and
hopes, desires our words carry with them the energy from within and makes
manifest your thoughts. Increases Calmness, Peace, Love, Honesty, Peace,
Kindness, Truth, Inner Peace, Emotional Depth and Devotion to our being.
As we speak our truths, our connections become much deep in the
understanding that we are all connected through our thoughts, our energy.
When we allow others to weaken our ability to speak out against the
experiences we endure and the messages from spirit, it causes this chakra
too become weak.
When fully operating this chakra assist us in our confidence, our trust in
what we receive.

THIRD EYE CHAKRA

Purple in Color
The Third Eye Chakra is located in the middle of your
forehead and is Purple in color. This chakra is
connected to the Spiritual Realm, the Star Gate Within.
We hold the essence of our Spirit Guides and connections to the Universal Powers. This
Chakra stimulates Intuition, Imagination,Universal Flow, Meditation, Artistic Qualities.
This Chakra is Connected to our Pineal Gland, this gland has been called the Star Gate
within as it connects us directly to our higher self and the universal energies. When we close
our eyes it activates this eye within and our imagination becomes the television in our mind.
We can talk with our guides and ask and receive our answers while in this energy.
When not operating at it's fullest potential, this chakra can cause us to block the energies
flowing from the Great Spirit and Mother Earth, causeing us to loose focus and feel like we
are all alone in this reality.
Fully charged and connected this chakra is our doorway to the unseen world, giving it light
and meaning.

CROWN CHAKRA
Magenta in Color
The Crown Chakra is located at the top of
your head, that soft spot, and is Magenta in Color. Our Crown Chakra is
connected directly to the Great Spirit and is the portal for the energies to
Flow through.
This chakra emits the energies that protect and ground us to the Universal
energies. Opening the Crown chakra involes trusting in the Divine Love and
surrendering to the unlimited possibilities of self and the Great Spirit.
Allow us to trust in our own abilities with the understanding of our
connection to these energies.
Without this connection we feel disconnected to everything, alone, unloved.
When fully opened this chakra beams the energies from the top of your head
taking the form of light.

CHAKRA
POSITIONS
WITHIN OUR
BODY

 The Spiritual Psychology of the Chakras

The Window to the Soul: Chakras, auras, subtle bodies and energy healing have become
common topics of discussion. What once was considered esoteric or fringe spirituality has
become increasingly mainstream. In line with this more people are developing a new awareness
of their own body energy some from a desire for inner growth, others from a scientific
(quantum physics) perspective and still others from a renewed sense of the sacred.
Much of the language and teaching about energy is not new. Throughout the ages many cultures
have described energetic connections between the mind, body and spirit. Chinese medicine
relies on energy meridians that correspond to psycho-physiological states. Vedic scholars,
centuries ago described the seven energy centres of the body (chakras) from a spiritual context.
It is interesting to note that the qualities, attributes and characteristics of the chakras have
continued to be described with often surprising coherence among widely differing cultures and
religious traditions over centuries of time.
More recently, esoteric philosopher/scientists such as Alice Bailey, Anodea Judith and Carolyn
Myss have sparked a renewed interest in the physical, psychological and spiritual interaction of
the chakras. They describe the chakras as having not only physical landmarks, nerve meridians
and specific endocrine glands associated with them, but also unique psychological attributes,
emotional issues and spiritual qualities.

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To some degree, most people already have an intuitive, culturally defined sense of the spiritual
psychology of the chakras. Visual artists, for instance paint halos of energy to represent the crown
chakras of spiritual teachers or mystical individuals. We are familiar with euphemisms that tend to
locate energy in particular areas of the body. We speak of having a broken heart and feel actual pain
in the chest when we lose someone we love (heart chakra). We criticize others for being unrooted, or
pulling the rug out from under us (root chakra). When a situation threatens our self-confidence we
feel butterflies in our stomach (solar plexus chakra), and get a lump in our throat when grief
remains unexpressed (throat chakra).
Scientists are now confirming these intuitive sensations from the perspective of quantum physics. They
are able to measure the presence and speed of energetic vibrations within the DNA - the very vibrations
that we intuitively sense as our chakras and that clairvoyants read when they scan the human energy
field. Energy healers and medical intuitives believe that if one can manipulate these energies and
somehow change their frequency or patterning it is possible that physical, emotional and spiritual
healing effects might be observed.
For those who can clairvoyantly see energy, disease, distress and physical or emotional pain may
show up as blockages, disruptions or cloudiness in the normal patterns of the chakra. Those who do
energy healing can help pinpoint and identify these disruptions and train their clients to do the same.
By developing an inner awareness of the chakras it is possible to begin a process that includes
transforming and reconfiguring these energies. Additionally, by increasing awareness of the spiritual
psychology of the chakras it is possible to help achieve a more balanced, energized and meaningful life.

Root Chakra (located at the base of the spine)

At birth, we experience an acute sense of disorientation and disconnection. Not only are we cut off from the
physical security of the womb, but existentially we experience separation from Spirit as we find ourselves
embodied in a human form. As the umbilical cord is cut we find ourselves thrust into a dangerous, insecure and
vulnerable world.
Our human incarnation means we have a dense, sensate, physical body made up of carbon and hydrogen - the
constituent elements of the earth. In our attempt to re-establish a sense of spiritual connection, the root chakra
becomes activated at birth - a connection that flows downward, and energetically connects deeply with the
sacred matter of the earth. We cannot survive if we do not feed and nurture the physical body - making our
relationship with the earth both necessary and integral to our survival. Part of that survival means also that we
belong to a family or clan - a group that can ensure that we are fed from the earth and protected from the
elements. Early cave dwellers soon learned that they could not survive without a sense of belonging and
protection from the family or clan.
If our early needs for security and belonging are not met, if disruption and fear are the norm, or if our connection
to nature is tenuous, we end up feeling unrooted, anxious and insecure about our right to be here. Psychological
symptoms may surface - neuroses, chronic anxiety, fears of becoming ill or dying, feeling vulnerable, ungrounded
and afraid of getting ones hands dirty.
When root chakra issues arise, they can be addressed through compassionate self-healing techniques. These
include finding ways to reconnect to the earth - rooting in nature through walks, gardening or camping;
honoring the sacred in the Earth - (Indigenous people have much to teach us here); caring for the earth through
addressing litter and pollution; healing estrangement from family or friends or joining groups or associations that
foster a sense of belonging and security.

The Sacral Chakra

(located at the base of the belly and sexual organs)
Having established a secure connection to physical reality, the next energetic challenge for
the newborn arises in the second chakra - the centre of relationship energy. The second
chakra holds the energy of all relationships we encounter in our lives - the nurturing or
rejection of our parents; the give and take of sibling rivalry; the devotion or betrayals of
friendship; the intimacy and vulnerability of sexual attraction; and the ability to produce and
nurture our own children.
If we do not learn to connect to others through emotional intimacy we remain alone,
estranged or dissociated. When our early needs for intimacy and love are thwarted through
abandonment, abuse or neglect, we find it hard to trust and begin to doubt our ability to
attract love or find passion and joy in life. Second chakra issues include avoidance of
emotional intimacy; accepting or perpetrating abuse in relationships; sexual dysfunction;
parenting problems and a lack of life passion.
Healing the second chakra involves learning to recognize and respond to our wounded inner
child; uncovering and healing painful memories of abuse or neglect; learning to forgive;
and releasing blame and guilt. It means gently finding the courage to open ourselves to
emotional intimacy. Often a wise and trusted counselor or healer can facilitate this process.
Developing self-compassion and self-nurturing is key.

The Solar Plexus

(located around the upper abdomen just under the belly button)
Having established some success with relationships, the next psycho-spiritual challenge is to create a sense of
self in relationship to the world in which we live. The psycho/spiritual qualities of the solar plexus chakra
include self-worth, self-esteem, mastery, empowerment, humility, self-control, and awareness of life meaning
and purpose.
When our desire to develop a strong sense of ourselves is met with controlling, shaming, authoritarian or
intentional ego-damaging behaviors we are left with a debilitated and wounded solar plexus chakra. This
manifests as a sense of unworthiness and guilt; lack of confidence and poor self-esteem; a feeling of being
disempowered, victimized or lacking a sense of purpose. Conversely, in response to feeling deprived of power,
we may ourselves resort to controlling, manipulative or tyrannical behaviors.
Healing the solar plexus comes about through restoring a sense of personal power, self-respect, courage,
humility and grace. Learning to identify and respond compassionately to our own painful stories is
empowering, as is using love to heal fears. Issues of guilt and shame can be transformed through healing work
that nurtures a sense of innate goodness, while awareness of co-creatorship with the Divine instills a sense of
power. Finally, becoming aware of the deep spiritual qualities of our own nature helps us to act responsibly
and move forward with self-initiative, meaning and purpose.

The Heart Chakra (located in the chest)

As we come to experience ourselves as safe, connected and respected, the energy begins to shift
from a focus on the individual self towards a more generous and altruistic outlook. We notice
that we feel grateful for the opportunity to live life, and want to give back. The heart chakra
now becomes activated as the centre of love, compassion, devotion and generosity. The
direction of energy in the body begins to move upwards in its desire to reconnect to the greater
source of Divine love. We begin to experience universal compassion - the sense that we are
connected to all beings on the planet. We may feel our hearts touched by images of young
children a world away playing amongst the rubble of war. We know and have a sense of caring
both for ourselves and others and feel compelled to take this love out into action.

If however, we have not experienced security, intimacy and self-esteem in the lower chakras, the
heart chakra will remain closed and shielded. Issues such as lack of compassion, anger, hatred,
stinginess, being overly concerned with self protection, fear of loving too much, grief and heartache may all indicate wounding in the heart chakra. Healing the heart chakra involves paying
attention first to the wounds that are still lurking in the lower chakras. Learning to love
ourselves and our shadow places is the first step towards creating a sense of love and
compassion for others. The gift of forgiveness allows deep healing within the heart chakra forgiveness both for ourselves and others. Visualization, devotional chanting, yoga, prayers and
Buddhist Metta or Tonglen meditation are powerful vehicles for opening the heart. Many
people find that compassionate encounters with the suffering of others is a means to open their
own heart. Important also is becoming aware of our own divine nature and beginning an
intimate, sacred process of surrender to the Divine order.

The Throat Chakra (located around the throat, mouth and ears)
As we grow into deeper awareness and opening of all the chakras, we also begin to expand our ability to tap into
the vibrational energy field around us. The patterns of sound are our connection to the world. The throat chakra is
the centre for making sense of these vibrations, for communication, self-expression, creativity, speaking our truth,
and at the subtlest levels, telepathy, channeling and clairaudience (ability to perceive sounds outside the physical
realm).
If we encounter repression or attempts to stifle our innate ability for self-expression, the throat chakra closes down
and energetically appears blocked. The natural flow of vibration is impeded - energy goes in but cannot go out. We
are all too familiar with the childhood maxim children should be seen and not heard, the silencing of womens
voices in patriarchal systems and the stifling of creative talent for fear of ridicule. Other threats to the throat
chakra include keeping shameful family secrets, living with chronic fear, being yelled at or shamed into silence.
When the throat chakra is closed, all other chakras find their expression stifled too.
The key to healing the throat chakra is finding the place of our own truth and relearning the ability to express
ourselves. We can give ourselves permission to cry, to voice our fears, share our stories and engage in active
listening with others. We can honor self-expression through finding creative outlets - writing, art, gardening or
music. For some people it is important to reduce the pollution of vibrational noise through meditation or silent
retreat.
As the throat chakra begins to heal, the grosser vibrations of sound no longer create interference. We begin to tune
into more subtle layers of vibration, including the development of psychic abilities such as telepathy and
clairaudience and opening to divine revelations such as those experienced by mystics through the ages.

The Third Eye (located around the eyes, forehead and the brain)
The third eye is the center of intellect, inner knowing, discernment, wisdom, and clairvoyance
(intuitive seeing). It is the place where we develop our witness consciousness, the ability to stand
back and consciously observe and make choices in our life.
This is the place where we create our beliefs and our judgments, and where, if we encounter fearbased or authoritarian belief systems, we come to doubt our own knowing and sense of ourselves.
Confusion, negative beliefs, blindness to the truth, irresponsibility, close-mindedness and mental
rigidity result. We may feel cut off from our emotions and become overly attached to empirical,
dogmatic theories and beliefs.
Healing the third eye means first of all a willingness to see. It includes opening to the truth beyond
what we can physically see, and allowing intuition and inner knowing to become our primary teacher.
Healing includes accessing our fear-based belief systems, judgments and criticisms and being willing
to let them go. It also means a gentle opening to the messages of the heart.
Self-healing techniques include developing inner awareness and witness consciousness; looking for
the symbolic importance behind events or interactions; recording and analyzing dreams; practicing
equanimity, detachment, and surrendering judgments. As we become aware of the deep spiritual
qualities of our own nature, we move into a place of greater clarity, wisdom and acceptance in the
third eye.

The Crown Chakra (located at the top of the head)

As we grow into deeper awareness of our spiritual nature, our energy is drawn increasingly upward in its
desire to reconnect to the source of our Being. This process of spiritual awakening or enlightenment is
facilitated through opening the crown chakra. Energetically, an open crown chakra appears as light
emerging from the top of the head.
The crown chakra indicates the extent to which we are willing to live our lives connected to Spirit and living
from truth. It allows for inspirational and prophetic thought, mystical connection and devotion, ecstasy,
transcendence and liberation from identification with suffering.
When we are distracted or overwhelmed by the difficulties and pain of life, we may experience loss of faith
in a compassionate Divine force. Issues of doubt, disbelief and depression cloud our inner knowing and
overshadow the belief that we are spirit beings. We falsely identify with the finite world and feel existential
angst. Some may experience a period known as the dark night of the soul immortalized by the poetry of
St. John of the Cross. For some the sense of isolation and spiritual depression may seem unbearable.
Opening and healing the crown chakra involves trust, surrender to Divine love and commitment to spiritual
practice. It means living in the present, fully conscious and open to the experience that life offers. Mystics
through the ages have turned to prayer, meditation, yoga and silent retreat to support their spiritual
journeys. A trusted spiritual guide or teacher may offer compassionate facilitation along this path.
The chakras are an elegant window to the soul. There is much we can learn through deepening our
understanding of the qualities, attributes and spiritual nuances of these amazing vortexes of energy in the
human body.

DAILY AFFIRMATION

REPEAT 5 TIMES.....
I AM ONE WITH THE UNIVERSAL LIFE FORCE,
IT IS FLOWING THROUGH MY BODY NOW,
I CAN FEEL IT!

GUIDED CHAKRA
MEDITATION
WE ARE ENERGY VIBRATIONAL
BEINGS, EVERYTHING WE DO,
BEGINS WITH OUR THOUGHTS!

FIRST WEEK

Exercise 1
RUN THROUGH EACH CHAKRA IN YOUR MIND.
SEEING EACH ONE AND THEIR COLOR.
SEE WHICH COLORS STAND OUT MORE FOR YOU.
Write this down in your journal to talk about
next week.

PRACTICE CHARGING,
CONNECTING YOUR CHAKRAS.
DO THIS DAILY ALONG WITH
THE GUIDED MEDITATION. AS YOU DO THIS EXERCISE,
SEE HOW YOU ARE FEELING ABOUT LIFE IN GENERAL.
HOW HAS IT CHANGED YOUR PERSPECTIVES
JOURNAL EACH DAY

Second Week
Exercise 1

STAYING IN THAT ENERGY NOW 24/7,

ARE YOU SEEING SIGNS OF MIRACLES AND WONDERS?
WITH JUST THAT THOUGHT, SEE WHAT YOU CAN MANIFEST,
START WITH BUTTERFLIES
WRITE DOWN YOUR EXPERIENCES IN YOUR JOURNAL

MANIFESTING DAILY NOW,

BEGIN TO SEE YOUR HEARTS DESIRES.
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR
AND RECORD ANY CHANGES WITHIN YOUR DAILY EXPERIENCES.
WRITE A LIST OF THE THINGS YOU WANT AND READ IT DAILY

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Grace Ross RN MSc @ soulground.com