Muladhara chakra: First chakra

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Chakra System

The chakras are the bodies centres of energy and vital to the well being of the whole person. They are the energy centres through which our spiritual and emotional energies flow.

The word ‘Chakra’ is taken from Hindi and means ‘wheel of energy’ There are seven chakras or energy centres within the body. Each Chakra has certain characteristics and influences a different aspect of the personality. The correct flow of energies through the chakras is vital for health. When the flow of Prana, or energy is blocked, disease results.

The Base Chakra, Mooladhara

This chakra controls the basic human survival instincts and provides an essential ‘grounding’. Our most basic human instincts originate from this Chakra.

The Sacral Chakra, Swadisthan Manipura

This is linked to sexuality and reproductive capacity.

The Solar Plexus, Nabhi

This chakra is said to direct our awareness of self within the world. This is the seat of our emotional life and existence.

The Heart Chakra, Anhata

Connected to love and compassion. This chakra is the centre of feelings of love, harmony and peace.

The Throat Chakra, Vishuddhi

Linked to individual creativity and communication.

The Brow Chakra, Ajjna

This chakra forms the seat of both intuition and awareness. It is seen as the seat of perception, often perception beyond our physical senses.

The Crown Chakra, Sahasrara

This chakra links to the persons spiritual connection with the universe around them, the link with the divine. This chakra also balances the interior and exterior energies of a person's existence, linking them to the world around them.

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psychospiritual holistic healing: A form of psychotherapy that includes chakra healing, inner child therapy, meditation, and positive thinking.

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Bio-Chromatic Chakra Alignment: means of unblocking bodily energy centers with visionary tools based on alien science. These include: (a) the Bio-Chromatic Integration Device, which converts deep space energy to human frequencies; and (b) the Starchamber, which filters, focuses, and amplifies the life force energy of any object.

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C.A.R.E. (Chakra Armor Release of Emotions): System advanced by author Raphael Rettner, D.C. its principle is that emotions are involved in four energy pathways: acupuncture meridians, chakras, polarity elements, and armor (a muscle spasm due to an unexpressed emotion).

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intuitive touch healing: a form of channeling whose theory posits chakras, spiritual blockages, and reincarnation.

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Healing Yoga: Technique developed by Kelly Piper. It includes chakra opening and visualization (see creative visualization).

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color pranic healing (pranic color healing): Component of advanced pranic healing. Its theory posits color pranas. In the visualization approach, the pranic healer visualizes prana (ki, vital energy) of an appropriate color emanating from his or her hand chakra.

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Pranic Healing (bioplasmic healing, radiatory healing): ancient science and art whose modern founder is Choa Kok Sui. Pranic Healing uses ki, prana, or vital energy to heal the whole physical body. It involves manipulation of ki and bioplasmic matter. Pranic Healing theory posits acupoints, chakras, meridians (bioplasmic channels), and a three-layered energy body.

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creator force geometric healing methods: a means of attuning the heart chakra to 'creator force' energy. Such attuning enhances all forms of energy healing (see vibrational medicine).

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Spiritual Counseling: As taught by the National Interfaith Seminary, in St. Paul, Minnesota, a ministerial approach that embraces chakra therapy (chakra healing), inner child work, and Totem Psychology.

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transformational bodywork: Combination of aura balancing, chakra healing, Reiki, and integrative body work.

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Tantra toning: a means of raising and releasing energy in the body. Its theory posits chakras and a Vibrational healing power in the human voice.

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EmBodyment: Form of aura balancing and chakra healing that combines inner child work, sacred touch (a variation of CranioSacral Therapy), Toning, and other methods.

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Energonics: A group of healing techniques that includes emotional detoxification and using Biomagnetic Chips. these chips work through the etheric web and balance chakras and acupuncture meridians.

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Psychic Shield: Six-cassette complement to Psychic Self-Defense. It is a form of chakra healing.

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pranic psychotherapy: Subspecialty of Pranic Healing. It includes four healing techniques besides those of Pranic Healing:

(a)   a cleansing technique, for the removal and disintegration of traumatic psychic energy and such;

(b)  an advanced form of energizing, for the disintegration of etheric parasites and the repair of external etheric webs that lie in a one-to-one relation behind chakras;

(c)   activation and inhibition of chakras; and

(d)  creation of a positive thought entity for the patient.

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soul amplification: Series of eleven healing sessions proffered by Rev. Ojela Frank, D.D., author of Life Quest: A Journey into Self (see chakra & cellular memory healing). It includes advanced spiritual initiations, channeling, energy activations, energy balancing, meditation, rebirthing, and soul bonding.

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color therapy (chromopathy, chromotherapy, color healing): Method whose principle is that colors - e.g., of light, food, and clothing - have wide-ranging curative effects. , cures result from correction of color imbalances. Color therapy often is a form of chakra healing.

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Zen Hands-on-Healing Energywork: multidisciplinary approach to the laying on of hands. It opens the chakra and meridian systems and increases the energy flow of the body/mind/spirit.

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Vortex Healing (Vortex work): A incredibly powerful healing art that traces to an avatar who lived in India circa 3600 B.C.E. - namely Mehindra, who in 753 B.C.E. became the guru of the first human Merlin. Ric Weinman reportedly rediscovered VortexHealing on November 26, 1994.

VortexHealing includes psychic surgery, absent healing, Vortex Crystal-Grid Release, and a form or variation of self-healing. It theory posits chakras, divine shakti, karma, the third eye, two energy webs constituting the human body, and Mauma - the Vortex, a realm composed of seven divine beings whose sole intention is to manifest healing.

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