chakra
Spinal energy center
Chakra comes from a Sanskrit word meaning wheel or circle.
In Hindu and Buddhist traditions, chakras are energy centers in the body, typically counted as seven, aligned along the spine from base to crown.
Each governs different aspects of physical and spiritual well-being: Her yoga teacher talked about opening the heart chakra.
The concept has been widely adopted in Western alternative medicine and New Age spirituality, often with simplified or adapted meanings.
Esoteric spiritual discipline
- asanaYoga body position
- pranayamaYogic breath control technique
- mudraRitual hand gesture
- hathaPhysical yoga discipline
vinyasa · savasana · yogi · lotus position · cobra pose · breath of fire · tantric · ashtanga
Underground absorbing structure
- sacralOf rites or spine-base
- solar plexusAbdominal nerve network
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- throatNeck's inner passage
third eye · crown · wheel · lotus · petals · colors · spinal column · energy centers
Vital breath energy
- kundaliniDormant spinal life force
- life forceAnimating vital energy
- chiGreek letter or energy
- qiVital life energy
shakti · vital energy · aura · emanation · vibration · flow · activation · awakening
Sacred aquatic flower
- wheelRotating circular frame
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
- petalsColored bloom segments
- colorsVisual spectrum variations
Sanskrit · sacred geometry · spinning · vortex · spiral · disc · circle · rotation
Forming mental or graphical images
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
breathing · centering · introspection · stillness · presence · mindfulness · mantra · chanting
State of sentient awareness
- tantraEsoteric spiritual discipline
- atmanEternal inner self
- shaktiHindu spiritual force
- dharmaCosmic moral order
moksha · transcendence · enlightenment · self-realization · spiritual evolution · maya · samsara · liberation
Japanese energy healing
- crystal healingTherapeutic use of gemstones
- energy workHealing through unseen forces
- unblockingRemoving an obstacle
- clearingTreeless space in forest
restoration · balancing · therapy · holistic · wellness · therapeutic · acupuncture · shiatsu
tantra
Esoteric spiritual discipline
hatha · vinyasa · savasana · yogi · lotus position · cobra pose · breath of fire · tantric · ashtanga
root
Underground absorbing structure
- sacralOf rites or spine-base
- solar plexusAbdominal nerve network
- heartCirculatory system's pump
throat · third eye · crown · wheel · lotus · petals · colors · spinal column · energy centers
prana
Vital breath energy
- kundaliniDormant spinal life force
- life forceAnimating vital energy
- chiGreek letter or energy
qi · shakti · vital energy · aura · emanation · vibration · flow · activation · awakening · blockage
lotus
Sacred aquatic flower
colors · Sanskrit · sacred geometry · spinning · vortex · spiral · disc · circle · rotation · iconography
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
contemplation · breathing · centering · introspection · stillness · presence · mindfulness · mantra · chanting · grounding
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
dharma · moksha · transcendence · enlightenment · self-realization · spiritual evolution · maya · samsara · liberation
reiki
Japanese energy healing
- crystal healingTherapeutic use of gemstones
- energy workHealing through unseen forces
- unblockingRemoving an obstacle
clearing · restoration · balancing · therapy · holistic · wellness · therapeutic · acupuncture · shiatsu · massage
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry
- Tantric yogaclear light, prana, kundalini, inner fire, mudra
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- wellnesshealthy, wellness, fitness, exercise, nutrition
- yogaasana, asanas, pranayama, yoga class, yoga pose
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
chakrabody part
Section of human anatomy
tissue · flesh · anatomy · physical body · bone
chakraphysicalism
All is matter
skepticism · atheism · reductionism · empiricism · biomedicine
- root chakraLowest bodily energy center
- heart chakraFourth energy center, chest
- crown chakraUppermost energy center
- chakra healingAligning spiritual energy centers
- chakra systemMap of vital centers
- chakra meditationFocus on body's spiritual centers