The Eight Chakra System
The Lower Triangle
The first three chakras deal with the physical needs of the body and the
basic needs of life. They focus on elimination and reduction.
First Chakra:
Security and Survival
Foundation, survival, security,
habit, self-acceptance.
Location: End of the spine between
the anus and sexual organs.
Organ/Gland: Organs of elimination
(e.g., colon).
Color, Element: Red, Earth.
Yoga Exercises: Crow Pose, Chair
Pose, Body Drops,Frog Pose, Front Stretches, Lying on Stomach, Root Lock.
Second Chakra:
Creativity
To feel, to desire, to create.
Location: Sex organs.
Organ/Gland: Sex organs, reproductive
glands, kidneys, bladder.
Color, Element: Orange, Water.
Yoga Exercises: Frog Pose, Cobra
Pose, Butterfly, Sat Kriya, Cat-Cow, Pelvic Lifts.
Third Chakra:
Action and Balance
Willpower. Personal power and
commitment.
Location: Area of the Navel Point,
solar plexus.
Organ/Gland: Solar plexus, liver,
gallbladder, spleen, digestive organs, pancreas, adrenals.
Color, Element: Yellow, Fire.
Yoga Exercises: Stretch Pose, Sat
Kriya, Bow Pose, Diaphragm Lock, Breath of Fire.
Balance Point
The Heart Center, or Fourth Chakra, is the balance point in the body
between the flow of the upper energies of the Heavens and the lower energies of
the Earth, where experience shifts from “me to we” or “me to Thee.”
Fourth Chakra:
Love and Compassion*
Awakening to spiritual awareness;
forgiveness and service.
Location: Middle of the chest on the
breast bone at the level of the nipples.
Organ/Gland: Heart, lungs, thymus
gland.
Color, Element: Green, Air.
Yoga Exercises: Ego Eradicator, Baby
Pose, Yoga Mudra, all pranayama, all arm exercises.
Upper Triangle
The chakras in the upper triangle and the aura – which combines the
effects of the other seven chakras – accumulate, create, and refine the energy.
There are no specific gross elements associated with the Sixth, Seventh, and
Eighth chakras, as they correspond to the more subtle realms.
Fifth Chakra:
Projective Power of the Word
Hearing and speaking the Truth. The
Teacher.
Location: The throat.
Organ/Gland: Trachea, throat,
cervical vertebrae, thyroid.
Color, Element: Light blue, Ether.
Yoga Exercises: All Chanting, Cobra
Pose, Plow Pose, Shoulder Stand, Cat-Cow, Neck Lock.
Sixth Chakra:
Intuition, Wisdom, and Identity
The union of opposites; understanding
one’s purpose.
Location: Between the eyebrows (the
“Third Eye”).
Organ/Gland: Brain, pituitary gland.
Color: Indigo.
Yoga Exercises: Focus on the Third
Eye, Kirtan Kriya, Archer Pose, Whistle Breaths, all exercises with forehead
resting on floor.
Seventh
(Crown) Chakra: Humility and
Vastness
Transcendence. The Tenth Gate. The
seat of the soul.
Location: Crown of the head.
Organ/Gland: Brain, pineal gland.
Color: Violet.
Yoga Exercises: Ego Eradicator, Sat
Kriya, Concentrating on the Tip of the Nose, All meditation.
Eighth Chakra:
The Aura
Radiance.
Location: Electromagnetic field
surrounding the physical body.
Color: White.
Yoga Exercises: Triangle Pose, Ego
Eradicator, Archer Pose, All arm exercises and all meditation.
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