Love Chakras

[Mariela Laflam]

Myladder to love was a resurrection of sorts. It started with me and it will never end with me. It is my journey to God, to Love. And it started with one of the most profound and painful moments of my life.

I was incredibly grateful for their support and in that instant I knew my dad was still with me. I felt his presence and peace surrounding me. This was my first step in healing, in finding my way back, in discovering our souls are infinite even as we leave our bodies.

Chakras are like that beautiful bouquet of flowers. Some are overly open and some are closed in a bud and they can vary anywhere in between depending on our experiences. Certain struggles we face can impede the flow of life energy and the chakras begin to slow down, close up, and the energy becomes stuck. We need to move the energy to create openness and good health. Like in nature, some chakras seem to get all the light or energy and grow easily, while other chakras are left diminished and closed off. The goal is to create harmony and balance to bring forth all the abilities, strengths, and vulnerabilities in ourselves.

Today in our highly-charged world that is threaded with stress and constant stimulation we are desperate to understand our energy centers, which can help us make wise choices for our health, connectedness, and love. So where do we start?

The third chakra is the Manipura chakra. The color is yellow, the location is the core or solar plexus, the element is fire, and the function is will power. This chakra represents your ego, who you think you are, and your ability to be assertive. Find balance here by making empowered choices, spending time alone, listening to your gut, and doing core building exercises, such as boat pose, and twists.

The fourth chakra is the Anahata chakra. The color is green, the location is the heart, the element is air, and the function is love. This represents how you love. This is who you truly are. Find balance here by being in loving relationships, spending time in nature, and by practicing affirmations of love, heart-opening poses such as camel pose, full wheel, and bridge pose, as well as singing and other Bhakti practices. Also beneficial are arm balances and shoulder openers.

The fifth chakra along the ladder to love is the Visuddha chakra. The color is blue, the location is the throat, the element is sound, and the function is communication. This chakra is known as the poison-removing space and has to do with speaking your truth and your idea of self. You can help balance this chakra by using positive speech, being a compassionate listener, singing, and eating things that soothe the throat. Helpful yoga poses are the shoulder stand series, including plow pose and fish pose.

The sixth chakra is the Ajna chakra. The color is indigo, the location is the center of the head, the element is light, and the function is intuition. You can help find balance here by practicing meditation, breathing exercises, and any pose in yoga that grounds the head, such as headstand or other inversions.

The final rung on this ladder to love is the Sahasrara chakra. The color here is violet, the location is the crown of the head, and the element is thought. The function is understanding. This chakra represents the divine.

Love is a life force as essential as breathing. Unfortunately, like air, not all love is healthy. There is love that is restricted, smothering, or punishing; love used to manipulate or control. In other words, love that is polluted and, therefore, difficult to trust.

Shedding the armor that many of us come with begins with the simple act of breathing. Learning how to breathe fully, exercising and expanding all the muscles in and around the chest, and feeling all the sensations that come with such aliveness and freedom. It begins with listening to the sound of our breath, the whisper of an exhale, and the sound of our voice, sometimes joined together with others.

The anahata chakra is associated with the color green, which represents transformation and love energy. According to Sahara Rose, the colors and the symbols are reflective of the vibration of the chakras. The specific colors and symbols arose when the ancient rishis meditated on the energy of the chakras.

When the heart chakra is in healthy alignment you will feel surrounded by love, compassion, and joy and connected to the world around you. You will feel open to all experiences in life, and it will feel like challenges, especially in relationships, flow through you and are resolved with ease. An open heart chakra allows us to see all of the beauty and love around us, and truly connect to ourselves, our loved ones, and the natural world. This chakra also helps direct love back to ourselves to truly be able to love and accept ourselves and our bodies.

Blocked chakras can affect the entirety of our being, notes Snyder. Symptoms of blocked energy can manifest as physical ailments or disease. The heart chakra directly affects the heart, lungs, chest, arms, and hands. When misaligned, poor circulation, high or low blood pressure, and other heart and lung conditions can result. Issues that can occur in the body can also include infections of the lungs, bronchitis, and circulatory problems.

Blocked energy can also have a profound effect on the nature of our mind and mental state. Mentally, an imbalanced heart chakra can result in problematic issues, such as co-dependency, manipulative behaviors, feeling of unworthiness, and an inability to trust yourself or others, says Snyder. Other signs your heart chakra may be blocked:

Healthy and balanced chakra energy is vital for our mental and physical well-being. Our hear center relies on an open anahata charka for free-flowing love, compassion, and empathy. When you feel stuck in these areas, you can balance this energy center with simple tools to open your heart to the love and beauty always surrounding us.

Our body is a complex structure with layers of physical, astral, and spiritual bodies. The astral or energy body is a complex system governed by energy centers known as chakras. Anahata Chakra, also called Heart Chakra, is the fourth energy center out of the seven chakras. This chakra is an essential component of our overall well-being, as it helps us to balance our emotions, cultivate a deeper sense of self-awareness, and build meaningful relationships with others.

It is the bridge between the lower and upper chakras, balancing the material and spiritual worlds and facilitating our emotional and physical well-being. Pure love opens the fourth chakra, allowing us to receive and give love unconditionally.

The chakras are the seven energy centers located along our spine in the subtle, astral body. The Heart Chakra is located in the center of our chest, close to our physical heart.

This chakra is responsible for the storage and distribution of Prana prana, the life force energy that flows through our bodies, and for maintaining the air element in our system.

Located in the center of our chest, close to our physical heart, the Heart Chakra is closely connected with the heart, lungs, and the thymus gland, regulating the flow of energy in this area of the body.

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Enlightenment is a destructive process.It has nothing to do with becoming better or happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth.It's seeing through the facade of pretence.It's the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true. - Adyashanti

To break free from the faade of pretence, we must let go of everything we thought to be true. We must resist the tendency to look outside of ourselves for direction, because there lies all the distraction, division & deception. Truth, direction, love and enlightenment only come from deep soul reflection, when you connect with source. It comes when you recognise the power of the gifts you were born with, and tune in to pure God consciousness. When you learn to trust your innate wisdom above all else, you can be become a true creator. And when you open your heart to the sovereign responsibility of what it means to be that true creator, everything that stands in your way will dissolve away.This is much more than harnessing the power of manifestation. This is your divinity.

UNKNOWING During these important times of transition we are being tested by fear. These tests are inspiring many of our brothers and sisters to awaken to a new state of consciousness. Everyday more of us are leaving the veil of fear and division behind. As we journey together towards a new paradigm of love consciousness and unity, we are collectively moving through an uncomfortable space in between. The Space of Unknowing.We must get comfortable with this space of discomfort, allowing ourselves to experience the void. Learn to enjoy the vacuum of vacancy, as you unravel from so many deceptions. From this empty space we can reevaluate and rediscover what it means to be human, and redefine how and why our souls came to be here. Relinquish your yearning to be in control, to be sure, to be right and let go. It takes immense courage to surrender and open your heart to The Great Awakening. Be assured, as our foundations fall away, we will all rise together.. with gratitude & love - Katie ManekshawAUTHOR - CREATOR - INTUITIVE - ENERGY HEALER

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