Chakra meditation is about awakening your senses in a systematic and organized way. The meaning of Chakra is to discover or search for the seven chakras in our body. The chakra meditation can be done in sitting or lying position. You need to relax, close your eyes, make your body comfortable and wear clothing that is loose and comfortable. Focus on your breathing as it slows down and deepens. Do not try to control it.

Method of Chakra Meditation

Once you are in a relaxed state start ‘Ujjayipranayam’ and carry on for some time. Now focus on your spinal passage, like the awareness of breath from bottom to the top. Spend some time to balance your inner breath pattern up and down. You need to ascend with inhalation and then descend with exhalation.

Focus on locating your chakras at this point. You don’t need to identify the exact point, but focus on the general area. Try to feel the location of each station and then mentally repeat its name as you pass by it. On your way up, mentally revise and repeat from ‘Mooldhara’ to ‘Ajna’ and then way down the reverse order once more.

Just before you complete the meditation, let go of your breath sound and relax.

Let’s take a look at the different chakras and their meaning:

Mooldhara: It means the root place. It is located for women at the cervix and for men at the perineum. The chakra governs the nose tip. The different body system it governs is the excretory system, sense of smell, legs, cervix. This chakra also governs the different attributes in the body like survival and basic life force. It is also linked to material attachment, fear of death, good rhythm and dance, fearlessness, procreation, maintenance of family lineage and is also responsive in stimulating labor. If this chakra is troubled or afflicted then it can lead to laziness, constipation, depression, suicide, violence, obsession, fearfulness, biting, kicking others, obsessive attachment to money, fear of childbirth, unresponsiveness to the onset of labor.

Swadhistana: it means the place of ones abode. It is located at the tip of coccyx (last bony part of spinal column). The frontal part it triggers is the pubic bone. The body systems it governs it’s the urinary system like kidneys, bladder etc.; and reproductive system. The different attributes it governs in the body is the sense of taste, a balanced sex drive, ability to analyze, fearlessness of water, high fertility. Conditions that can be triggered due to troubled chakras are aversion to pain, genital inhibitions, obsession or addition to sex, blockage of orgasm, fear of deep water, urinary disorder, poor sense of taste and poor sense of genital health.

Manipura: it means the city of sparkling jewels. It is located at the spinal column. The frontal trigger point for this chakra is navel centre. The different bodily system it controls is digestive system, sympathetic and parasympathetic systems and adrenal glands. The different attributes it governs in the body are power, ego, good physical strength, self confidence, healthy digestion and assimilation. If this chakra is not performing properly it can lead to excessive egotism, ruthless ambition, bullying, hunger for power, body worship, digestive ailments, shaky nerves, fear of challenge, poor stamina, low self confidence.

Anahata: the meaning of this chakra is unstruck. This is located at the spinal column at the centre of the chest. The front trigger point is in line with nipples. The different bodily system it governs are the cardiovascular system, muscular system, spleen, respiratory system, skin, thymus gland, chest, upper back, hands and the arms. The different attritubes it governs are emotions, relationships, love, ability to express oneself, poetry, music and fine arts. If this chakra doesn’t function properly then it can lead to respiratory disorders, heart problems, low auto immunity, fear of loneliness, emotional imbalance, and inability to maintain friends.

Vishudh: this chakra means purification. This is located at the spinal column at the vertebrae. The frontal trigger point it the pit of throat. The different bodily system it governs is thyroid, parathyroid glands, function of throat. The different attributes it governs to is transformation of thoughts to speech, well pitched speaking or singing, acute sense of hearing. If this chakra doesn’t work properly then it can lead to thyroid imbalance, vocal restriction, inability to comprehend.

Ajna: this means command. It is located at the mid centre of the brain and on top of the spinal cord. The frontal trigger points are mid eyebrow centre at crown of head. The different bodily system it governs is the autonomic nervous system, pineal gland, pituitary gland. The different attributes it governs in the body are sense of intuition, higher level of mind and wisdom beyond normal intellect. The conditions that it can lead to due to afflict chakra are headaches, psychoses, schizophrenia, loss of reality, sleep disturbances and fantasy.

Sahasrara: this means one thousand. It is located at different positions by different texts usually at the base of the scalp. The frontal part it triggers is the aura of sainthood or enlightenment. It doesn’t govern any specific bodily system. Overall control of the brain happens from this chakra.