Chakra and our Body
Chakra is a Sanskrit word and it means "Wheel" or "Vortex" because that is what it looks like when we look at it. Each Chakra is like a solid ball of energy interpenetrating the physical body, in the same way that a magnetic field can interpenetrate the physical body. The Chakras are not physical, they are the aspects of consciousness in the same way that the Auras are aspects of consciousness.
Here are a few brief examples of each energy centre and its associated symptoms and issues.
1. Crown Chakra or the Sahasrara
energy colour violet
Location: The crown of the skull
Endocrine System/Nervous system: Pineal gland in the brain / central nervous system
Organ/System affected: Cerebrum, top of the spinal cord, brain stem, pain center and nerves.
2. Third Eye Chakra or the Ajna
energy colour Dark blue/Indigo
Location: Between the brows.
Endocrine System: Pituitary and the pineal glands.
Organ/System Affected: Brain, nervous system, eyes, ears, nose and the sinuses.
Deficiency/Excess: Headaches, ear and eye problems, brain tumor, stroke, neurological disturbances, learning disabilities, and spinal disorders.
3. Purification/Throat Chakra or the Vishuddhi
energy colour Blue / Light blue
Location: Throat
Endocrine System: The thyroid and the parathyroid glands
Organ/System Affected: Throat, neck, mouth, teeth and gums, ears, muscles.
Deficiency/Excess: Chronic throat problems, mouth ulcers, laryngitis and thyroid problems, ear infections, headaches, and pain in the neck and shoulders.
4. Heart Chakra or the Anahata
energy colour green
Location: Chest
Endocrine System: The thymus gland
Organ/System Affected: Heart and circulatory system, the pulmonary system, the immune system, upper back, shoulders and arms.
Deficiency/Excess: Disorders of the heart or lungs, asthma, allergies, immune deficiency problems, and tension between shoulder blades.
5. Solar Plexus Chakra or the Manipura
energy colour yellow
Location: Solar plexus (below the diaphragm)
Endocrine System: Pancreas and the adrenal glands
Organ/System Affected: Respiratory system, the digestive system, the lower back, the sympathetic nervous system, the pancreas, spleen, and the liver.
Deficiency/Excess: Stomach and liver problems leading to digestive disorders, diabetes, pancreatitis, arthritis, and allergy.
6. Spleen/Sacral Chakra or the Svadishthana
energy colour orange
Location: Lower abdomen
Endocrine System/Hormonal Gland: Pancreas
Organs/System Affected: Liver, kidneys, and the lower abdomen.
Deficiency/Excess: Chronic back pain, sciatica, loss of appetite, blood cancer, diabetes; dysfunction of reproductive organs, spleen, and urinary system.
7. Root Chakra or the Muladhara
energy colour Red
Location: Below the sacrum bone (base of the spine)
Endocrine System: Adrenal glands
Organs/System Affected: Large intestine and rectum; some influence the function of kidneys, muscular system, and the fat cells.
Deficiency/Excess: Disorders of the bowel and large intestine, eating disorders, depression and immune related disorders, chronic lower back pain, and lack of energy.
Here are a few brief examples of each energy centre and its associated symptoms and issues.
1. Crown Chakra or the Sahasrara
energy colour violet
Location: The crown of the skull
Endocrine System/Nervous system: Pineal gland in the brain / central nervous system
Organ/System affected: Cerebrum, top of the spinal cord, brain stem, pain center and nerves.
2. Third Eye Chakra or the Ajna
energy colour Dark blue/Indigo
Location: Between the brows.
Endocrine System: Pituitary and the pineal glands.
Organ/System Affected: Brain, nervous system, eyes, ears, nose and the sinuses.
Deficiency/Excess: Headaches, ear and eye problems, brain tumor, stroke, neurological disturbances, learning disabilities, and spinal disorders.
3. Purification/Throat Chakra or the Vishuddhi
energy colour Blue / Light blue
Location: Throat
Endocrine System: The thyroid and the parathyroid glands
Organ/System Affected: Throat, neck, mouth, teeth and gums, ears, muscles.
Deficiency/Excess: Chronic throat problems, mouth ulcers, laryngitis and thyroid problems, ear infections, headaches, and pain in the neck and shoulders.
4. Heart Chakra or the Anahata
energy colour green
Location: Chest
Endocrine System: The thymus gland
Organ/System Affected: Heart and circulatory system, the pulmonary system, the immune system, upper back, shoulders and arms.
Deficiency/Excess: Disorders of the heart or lungs, asthma, allergies, immune deficiency problems, and tension between shoulder blades.
5. Solar Plexus Chakra or the Manipura
energy colour yellow
Location: Solar plexus (below the diaphragm)
Endocrine System: Pancreas and the adrenal glands
Organ/System Affected: Respiratory system, the digestive system, the lower back, the sympathetic nervous system, the pancreas, spleen, and the liver.
Deficiency/Excess: Stomach and liver problems leading to digestive disorders, diabetes, pancreatitis, arthritis, and allergy.
6. Spleen/Sacral Chakra or the Svadishthana
energy colour orange
Location: Lower abdomen
Endocrine System/Hormonal Gland: Pancreas
Organs/System Affected: Liver, kidneys, and the lower abdomen.
Deficiency/Excess: Chronic back pain, sciatica, loss of appetite, blood cancer, diabetes; dysfunction of reproductive organs, spleen, and urinary system.
7. Root Chakra or the Muladhara
energy colour Red
Location: Below the sacrum bone (base of the spine)
Endocrine System: Adrenal glands
Organs/System Affected: Large intestine and rectum; some influence the function of kidneys, muscular system, and the fat cells.
Deficiency/Excess: Disorders of the bowel and large intestine, eating disorders, depression and immune related disorders, chronic lower back pain, and lack of energy.