Chakras - what are they?

According to Eastern doctrines, man is a whole: every event affecting one part of him, the body, for example, impacts every other element of his being.

This happens because there is something that comes 'before' the body, tissues, neurons, emotions, thought: something that is their cause, something that then modulates to create the different parts of the person, organs, feelings, and so on.

Like water flowing from a spring, energy is something that precedes the great river downstream, composed of body, mind, spirit: the element that permeates every single atom of our being and regulates its functioning.

For this reason, when something changes within us, our entire person experiences the effects: by working on energy with balanced techniques, it is possible to restore harmony directly to the causes of these imbalances, receiving benefits in all parts of our being.

The Seven Chakras

First chakra

The 7 chakras are located at the conjunction points of three main communication pathways: Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna, the main acupuncture channels. Two of these channels spiral from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, while the third runs in a straight line. A chakra is located at each of the seven points where these channels intersect.

Second chakra:

Svadhisthana second chakra. Located a few fingers below the navel, the second chakra is the chakra of balance, joy and sadness, emotions and understanding of the whole. It is connected to the water element; it presides over the functioning of the genital organs, kidneys, and small intestine. The color associated with this chakra is orange: the joy of availability.

Third chakra:

Manipura, the third chakra, is located in the center of the solar plexus; it is the chakra of will, the fire of determination and constancy, of tenacity. It presides over the functioning of the stomach, pancreas, and liver; it is associated with the fire element and the color yellow: intellect and will.

Fourth chakra:

Anahata, the fourth chakra, is located in the center of the chest; it is the chakra of love for oneself and others, the chakra of growth and the most essential part of ourselves. It presides over the functioning of the heart, lungs, and thymus; the associated colors are pink and green: love for oneself and unconditional giving to others.

Fifth chakra:

Vishuddha, the fifth chakra, located in the throat area, is the chakra of communication and concrete action; it presides over the functioning of the thyroid, trachea, and larynx; the associated element is air, the color blue and light blue: the color of expression and relationship.

Sixth chakra:

Ajna, the sixth chakra, located on the forehead, between the eyebrows, is the chakra of thought and intuition, of vision beyond the pure materiality of things; it regulates brain functions, the visual system, and the pituitary gland.

Seventh chakra:

Sahasrara, the seventh chakra, located at the crown of the head, is the highest chakra, the chakra of connection with the whole, with the universe, the chakra of achieving enlightenment, understood as self-realization. It is associated with the color white, the light that encompasses all other colors, with violet and gold; this chakra, together with the sixth, oversees the functioning of the brain and controls the pineal gland. It is the chakra most developed by transcendental meditation.