Last month, I gave a brief (and hopefully clear) introduction to the chakra system. To recap: Chakras are energy centres, there are seven, they run from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, ...

The heart chakra, known as Anahata in Sanskrit, is located in the center of the chest, at the level of the thymus gland behind the sternum. Anahata translates to "infinite," "unhurt," or "boundless." ...

If happiness always feels out of reach, it might be time to realign your body, as well as your thinking. Here are three important body chakras that get out whack when life goes awry and how to get ...

Chances are, you know all about the benefits of a balanced diet — but do you know about the benefits of balanced energy? If you've ever taken a yoga class or shopped for healing crystals, then you've ...

We can all say that we are reasonably aware of our physical bodies and what they can do but very rarely do we pay attention to the elements of the subtle body. Do we even know what that is? A complex ...

First, where is your second chakra (a.k.a. the sacral chakra), and why is it so important to your health? The second chakra is the energetic region of the lower belly and inner pelvis. It represents ...

The word 'chakra' means 'wheel' in Sanskrit. The yoga Upanishads (circa 600 A.D) refers to the chakras as psychic centers of consciousness. The seven chakras are located in the spine, in the subtle ...

You’ve surely heard the word, but what is a chakra? Is it a spinning wheel? Chakras are a very fundamental concept in Yoga, Tantra, Meditation and Ayurveda; it elucidates how energy or prana moves ...

This puzzles me. What is chakra alignment and why have I signed up for it? Do I need this? What will happen? Some things when travelling are quite mysterious. I often find myself in fancy hotels ...