Chakra meditation
How to do it
Choose a convenient time, preferably the same time everyday
Be comfortable physically, sitting or lying down as you wish.
Close your eyes
Breathe deeply
Focus on the spine beginning from the end or the tail bone where it starts. This is the root chakra. Visualise the colour red. This symbolises grounding with the earth.
Go up to the sacral chakra, which is a little south of your belly button. Visualise the colour orange. This symbolises creativity
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Go up further to the navel. This is the manipura chakra. Visualise the colour yellow. This symbolises self control and power over oneself
Go to the chest or heart chakra. Visualise the colour green. This symbolises self love and healing
Go to the throat chakra on the throat and visualise blue. This chakra symbolises communication
Go to the third eye chakra: Visualise the colour indigo, This chakra symbolises intuition or what is called as gut feeling,
Go to the crown chakra on top of the head: Visualise the colour white
This chakra symbolises the divine or the supreme.
Think about all that your chakras symbolise and introspect.
Benefits of this meditation
It makes us understand ourselves better and makes us free of stress
It also improves focus and concentration.
Helps in connecting with the supreme
Experience
In Mumbai when I was working in the software field, I heard about the late Promila Gurtu who was a kind of celebrity in our area as she had healed her eyesight and removed her spectacles by practising Chakra meditation. She also lived near our residence in Mumbai. I was very stressed at that time due to a demanding job and household responsibilities. I did become calmer and more accepting of life after I went for the meditation sessions that she conducted. She then became a good friend of mine and motivated me to meditate even when we left mumbai. A fact that I came to know later is that she was grappling with cancer and even going for therapies while doing meditation and believed strongly that this is the technique that shall keep her soul healthy no matter what was happening to her body. She remains my inspiration and guru of life though she has moved on. This is why till today I practise chakra meditation regularly and yes, it has certainly made me calmer and more peaceful in the journey of my life. It has also made me understand all aspects of my personality in a better manner.
By Jamuna Rangachari
