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Dharma & Bharat Bulletinby Tryambak Media
Sanātana Explained

Introducing the 7 chakras

What exactly are the 7 chakras in the body? Part 2 & here’s the tea!

In Part 1, we saw how they’re the spiritual points in the body through which our energy flows. There are 100s of such mini-chakras & 7 main ones which do different things depending on how activated or deactivated they are.

1. The Mooladhara or root chakra i.e. perenium is at the base of your spine in between your sex organ & your anus. It’s the most rigid chakra associated with your survival instincts.

2. The Swaadishthaana i.e. the sacral chakra is on top of your sex organ, dealing with pleasure, confidence, creativity or sexual needs.

3. The Manipuraka or the naval chakra in your naval is related to power, hunger & nourishment.

4. The Anahata or the solar plexus & heart chakra is related to kindness, compassion & love.

5. The Vishuddhi or the purifying thoat chakra deals with speech & communication

6. The aadnya i.e. the third eye chakra deals with sight & perception

7. The sahasrara i.e. the crown chakra at the top of our head is related to our spiritual connection.

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