Self Healing with Chow Qigong System

              According to eastern thought, specifically Ayurvedic medicine, Buddhism and traditional yoga practice based in India, all people have lesser known abilities or powers related to subtle energy centers called “chakras” that are found within the physical and energetic or etheric bodies.  The chakras or “energy wheels” of the body help us to maintain and balance the flow of energy through our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual systems.  Life requires energy (called prana or chi) to pass through us to manifest our realities – it’s all a give and take.  If energy flow is imbalanced, parts of the body, mind and emotions suffer.

            An awareness and activation of one’s chakras can help restore balance and boost energy toward holistic wholeness and wellness.  A person’s consciousness, health, wealth, wisdom, happiness and creativity are deeply affected by the chakras and how well they “spin” or process the energy we receive and give out.  Though they cannot be seen directly, they can be sensed, activated and used to enhance one’s energy and power output.  No, they can’t grant us the powers of flight, invisibility or X-ray vision, but they can deepen our understanding and control of the natural abilities that lie within us all.  The seven main chakras govern various forces that could be deemed human “superpowers.” 

            We do possess pretty amazing machinery and electro-magnetic output when compared to any other biology, so we might as well put our super powers to work for our good and the betterment of the world.  Meditating on these energy centers and their corresponding colors and chanting their  “seed sounds” can help anyone to find higher power and balance how energy enters, passes through and exits the body.  I will attempt to demystify the chakra system and put them in simple, practical terms that you can relate to.  Hopefully devoting some time and focus on their function and life-enhancing health benefits will assist you in developing your God-given human superpowers. 

Try the to see where your energy may need re-activation or balancing.

1. The root chakra – the energy center of survival; the earth/ground chakra.  This chakra is located between the base of the spine/anus and genitals.  It is responsible for our masculine powers of acquiring or maintaining personal security and territory, for our instincts and the demonstration of our physical force, strength and material wealth.  It also connects us with the energies of the earth and electrically grounds the entire chakra system.  When we feel insecure, lost or uncertain, or if we’ve been abused or neglected, or feel we don’t belong, meditating on this energy center can help us find our way and heal.  Ailments of the spine, back, legs and feet are associated with a blocked or under-active root chakra.  This chakra rules over our desires and needs for shelter, food, water, clothing, warmth, family roots, money and other necessary resources for earthly living.  It is also a center for untapped spiritual power that is identified with the energy of a coiled snake or“Kundalini” and can activate the reproductive glands, the instinct to procreate, or the adrenal glands, the flight-or-flight instinct.  It is the essential power of presence and confidence, belonging, feeling safe, at home and welcome in the world.  Deep diaphragmatic breathing and meditating on the color red, like the lava that spews from a volcano, can help clarify one’s decision making abilities and choices related to everyday survival and spiritual progress.  Chanting the seed sound, LANG, pronounced “long,” can also activate this chakra.  As can wearing the color red.  Red is also considered to be the “sexiest” color and promotes one’s attractiveness and sense of personal power.

2. The sacral chakra – the energy center of creation and emotional expression; the water chakra.  This chakra is located within the sacrum or fused lower spine, below and behind the navel and is associated with the genitals.  Its powers include feminine creative and artistic energy, sexual urges, nurturing, generosity, beauty, emotional ties and procreation.  The sacral chakra governs the gonads.  It rules over our needs to protect all we love and cherish and leave a legacy of creative or reproductive works behind.  An imbalance here makes it difficult for people to make lasting connections or establish healthy habits, including relationships.  Balancing this chakra brings freedom of expression and openness to others, a certain charm in how we relate to the world that could be called the power of persuasion.  Meditating on the color orange, like the sun setting on the ocean, can repair and reactivate one’s powers over emotional connectivity and sexual prowess.  Chanting the seed sound,VANG, rhyming with “long,” helps activated the sacral chakra.  Try wearing orange and eating orange-colored foods to uplift this chakra’s energy.

3. The solar plexus chakra – the energy center of will; the fire chakra.  Located below the sternum or the diaphragm and above the navel.  It is related to one’s force of will – or will power – the ability to make decisions and take responsibility for one’s actions.  Anything that takes will power, control over one’s actions, or asserting one’s self in a group dynamic, is ruled by this chakra.  The solar plexus governs the glands of the skin and pancreas.  Freedom and ease of being, especially in a group, are demonstrated through a balanced solar plexus.  It is a deep “fire in the belly” that makes us forge ahead, even in adverse social or environmental situations.  An imbalance here makes it challenging for people to make decisions, follow through on promises or commit to social responsibilities.  Such a person may be avoidant, escapist or otherwise aloof.  Balancing the solar plexus makes an individual warm and receptive but also dynamic, ambitious and assertive.  Meditating on thecolor yellow (or gold) like the sun or wearing those colors can empower the solar plexus to re-activate and help in decision-making.  Chanting the seed sound, RANG, sounding like the word “wrong,” can make your solar plexus energy work right. 

4. The heart chakra – the energy of love and balance; the air chakra.  The heart chakra is located at the center of the breastbone (or sternum) in the chest.  It is associated with the heart muscle, circulatory system and lungs and controls the Thymus gland, which regulates the immune system.  It is related to one’s powers of compassion, patience, forgiveness, nurturing and healing.  Being the central hub of the chakra system it is also associated with balancing all energies in the mind-body-energy sphere through the power of love.  Problems with immunity, heart or lung health, smoking, emotional distance or frigidity and relationship issues are often signs of a depleted or under-active heart chakra.  Think of all the good your heart does when it gives lovingly and receives graciously.  It becomes an energetic bridge of your true self into the world for the greater good of all.  The vibrations your heart sends out are nearly twice as powerful as any measurement of brain wave activity! So, be careful how you feel, for those vibrations touch the world in profound ways.  Meditating on the color green, like an emerald or verdant landscape, can help bring balance to the heart.  The seed sound for the heart chakra is YANG, as in “yin and yang,” and pronounced like “King Kong.”  So go ahead and beat your chest, wake up your heart and sing a love song!  Then give and receive a big bear hug, which makes everything better.

5. The throat chakra – the energy of expression; the ethers/space/outer-voice chakra.  The throat chakra is located at the base of the throat where the collarbones meet.  Associated with the throat, neck, lower jaw, ears, hands and arms, this chakra is the seat of self-expression, communication and brining ideas into the world.  A person’s needs, wants, feelings, conceptions and artistic expression are ruled by the throat chakra.  Governing the Thyroid gland, an imbalanced throat chakra can lead to frequent upper respiratory illness and ailments of the throat/voice, neck and ears (hearing), arms and hands, and is associated with hormone imbalances, inefficient processing of food energy and problems expressing one’s needs or wishes.  One’s creative expressive force, manifestation of one’s goals, staking one’s claim, making one’s way in the world or one’s living (as in “vocation”) and opening up to receiving one’s good are all energies associated with the throat chakra.  Try meditatingon the colors of sky blue or turquoise to help your throat chakra open.  The seed sound of HAM, pronounced with a strong “ah” vowel sound like the word “calm” can be chanted to bring balance back to the throat chakra’s energy of expression.  Singing, humming, listening to melodic music, practicing affirmations, laughing, taking and art or dance class and owning up to and expressing your feelings can bring harmony back to your throat chakra, as well.

6. The third-eye or brow chakra – the energy of imagination and intuition; the inner-vision/inner-voice chakra.  This chakra, commonly called the “third eye,” is located between the eyebrows, above the bridge of the nose, on the lower forehead.  It is associated with the eyes, temples, upper jaw and head.  This chakra rules over one’s vision, literal eyesight and figurative imagination, one’s intuition, spatial relations, direction, motivation, intelligence and psychic awareness.  It rules over consciousness, including the sub-conscious, and is governed by the Pituitary gland, which regulates all hormones and endocrine glands in the body, controlling our nervous system and its function.  An imbalance or under-activity in the third eye chakra can make one confused, moody, frustrated easily, unmotivated and otherwise mentally clouded.  Its dysfunction here can also make one susceptible to head colds, headaches, migraines and problems with eyesight and brain function.  Seeing ormanifesting what one wants in the world is first created within the mind and brought into being through action.  The third eye creates a vision of what one desires and directs the mind and body to take steps in that direction.  One’s intuition and imagination are formulated and applied by the third eye.  Through practicing conscious visualization and openness to spiritual or universal energies, one can develop higher powers of clairvoyance and psychic awareness, connecting them to the co-creative mass consciousness, helping them sense what is not clearly visible yet, such as future events and others intentions.  Meditating on the color indigo or midnight blue helps to hone the third eye’s energies.  The seed sound, “OM” or “AUM,” rhyming with the word “home” settles the central nervous system and opens one to the quiet stillness where all inner-vision and intuition are found.

7. The crown chakra – the energy of spiritual awareness; the Godhead, Cosmos or Inner-light chakra.  The crown chakra is located conveniently at the crown of the head.  It is the “ever blooming lotus flower” of spiritual thought and connection.  It rules over the aspects of one’s brain and highest consciousness, one’s connection to God/the universe/the beyond and all people, experiences and things that can be perceived.  It also governs the Pineal gland, or the “Eye of Horus,” an endocrine gland in the brain responsible for our perception of reality and creation.  It also guides us to all action, including our habits and ability to change ourselves and adapt to new circumstances.  The crown chakra holds our feet to the fire of karmic consequences and their undoing.  This chakra allows us to transform the world and ourselves.  This is a super power unlike any other in that it functions as a way for people to transcend their reality and join with the ultimate creative force of theCreator and of all people and all of nature.  This leads to incredible levels of wisdom and empathy, helping heal and empower both the individual self and the world.  They point of power here lies in sensing one’s unity or oneness with all of life and accepting the responsibility, humility and limitless power therein.  None of us are truly separate, no man is an island, and so we must be aware of our actions and their repercussions in the world.  The words “I am” are associated with the crown chakra and they can create a force or vibration of creative manifestation to call what is affirmed into physical being and form.  Hence the power of af-FORM-ations!  So, be careful what you say you are or are not – those statements become your self-imposed limitations.  Just as the root chakra connects us with Mother Earth, the crown chakra connects us with our universal Father, often associated with the sky or spiritual realms.  Meditating with a focus on the color violet or a sliver or whitelight can help one make this super powerful connection through the crown chakra.  Chanting “OM” or “NG,” as in the last sound of the word “being,” will align your physical and energetic bodies, opening your mind to the power of spiritual guidance and enlightenment.

“We are all one.  We are but many reflections of the same image.  We are many lights dancing and sparkling on the same ocean, made by one Sun.” ~Hindu proverb

            Through practice and awareness of your chakra energies I hope your seven innate superpowers come to their fullest expression so you may be a light in the world and help everyone rise up and find the glory in their existence.  Matter cannot be created or destroyed – it can only be transferred.  Every transaction in life exacts some change.  What matters most is how we spend it.  Use your energy wisely and may it bless the world and be replenished plentifully.

Watch this video link as a quick way to raise your vibrational energy and get some visual cues to stimulate your chakras and sense their power inside you:

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