THE SEVEN
A quick science lecture, the human body is an interesting combination of perfectly coordinated organs covered by a maze of nerves, each nerve reaches an ending point that affect the targeted organ, hold that thought while we jump into a tiny lecture in spirituality. in ancient Hinduism tradition they believe that in order to practice meditation you have to pay attention to certain areas in the body where nerve endings are placed, and they found seven places in the body where this happens and called it Chakras. Each chakra has a mantra, a color, and a stone.
1- Root chakra “Survival – Trust – Grounding “ mantra: I am location: base of the spine color: red / brown stone: red collar, mahogany, bloodstone, tourmaline
2- Sacral chakra “Creativity, Abundance “ mantra: I feel location: lower stomach color: orange stone: orange carnelian, garnet, spessartine, golden tigers’ eye
3- Solar plexus chakra “Power, Vitality, Manifestation “ mantra: I do location: belly button color: yellow stone: citrine, topaz, fire opal, amber
4- Heart chakra “Love, Healing, Acceptance “ mantra: I love location: center of chest color: green, pink stone: rose quartz, amazonite, green agate, opal
5- Throat chakra “Expression, Communication “ mantra: I speak location: throat color: azure blue stone: turquoise, blue agate, aquamarine, kyanite
6- Third eye chakra “Awareness, Intention, Thought “ mantra: I see location: center of the forehead color: indigo stone: sodalite, lapis lazuli, sapphire, azurite
7- Crown chakra “Spirituality, Enlightenment “ mantra: I understand location: top of head color: white, violet stone: clear quartz, moonstone, amethyst, labradorite