Hot stone therapy and Chakras

• Anatomy and physiology
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Hot stone therapy and Chakras

Describe what chakra's are and understand their role in complimentary therapy.

Identify 7 main chakra centres and outline the key features associated with them including their colour. 

What are chakra's?

Throughout our body we have main energy centres that are connected to major organs or glands that govern body parts. Each of these main energy centres are referred to as a chakra. Chakra is a Sanskrit word which means wheel. A chakra is a wheel-like spinning vortex that whirls in a circular motion forming a vacuum in the centre that draws in anything it encounters on it's particular vibratory level.

It is said that our body contains hundreds of chakras that are the key to the operation of our being. These “spinning wheels” draw in coded information from our surroundings.

Coded information can be anything from a colour vibration to an ultra-violet ray to a radio-wave or micro-wave to another person’s aura. In essence, our chakras receive the health of our environment, including the people we are in contact with (that’s why other people’s moods have an effect on us!). Our chakras also radiate energy of vibration.

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How many chakra's are there?

1. 1
2. 4
3. 7
4. 9

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What colour is the root chakra?

1. Red
2. Orange
3. Blue
4. Green

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If your solar plexus chakra is imbalanced, what might you experience?

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What colour is the heart chakra?

1. Red
2. Indigo
3. Green
4. Violet

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What number is the throat chakra?

1. 2
2. 1
3. 3
4. 5

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What is the 6th chakra commonly known as?

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Where is the crown chakra located?

1. Top of the abdomen
2. Top of the head
3. Top of the throat
4. Top of the hip

Chakra's

A person can collect energy from several different levels of vibration, including colour.

It is believed that we have seven main chakra centres and that each main centre is connected to our being on several different levels, i.e. physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.

On the physical level each chakra governs a main organ or gland, which is then connected to other body parts that resonate the same frequency.

The seven main chakra centres are aligned along the spinal column. If there are disturbances on any level, this shows in the chakra’s vitality level. Also, each of the seven main chakras is their own intelligence centre. This means that each chakra is not only associated with our physical health, but also controls aspects connected to our emotional, mental and belief system.

Balancing chakra's

To help balance a chakra, whether on an emotional, intellectual, physical or spiritual level, we need to bring in the chakra (colour) vibration, which resonates at the same frequency.

When one part of a chakra centre is out of sync it may eventually affect its other parts and possibly its neighbouring chakra.

When a chakra centre is out of balance it generally means that it is over-active or under-active, or possibly congested or blocked. If this happens it is usually felt on a mental, emotional or physical level.

Chakra's and colour frequencies

Red

1st Chakra ~ Base/Root Chakra ~ Adrenal Earth, survival, grounding, stillness. Contains the primary 8 cells that have all of the knowledge of creation and remain the only cells in your body that do not change in your lifetime. It grounds us in the physical world.

Orange

2nd Chakra ~ Spleen/Sacral Chakra ~ Gonad Relates to our sexual and reproductive capacity. Blockage manifests as emotional problems or sexual guilt.

Yellow

3rd Chakra ~ Solar Plexus Chakra ~ Pancreas Seat of Emotions. Gives us a sense of personal power in the world. Blockage manifests as anger or a sense of victimisation.

  

5th Chakra ~ Throat Chakra ~Thyroid Tied to creativity and communication. Feels pressure when you are not communicating your emotions properly.

Indigo

6th Chakra ~ Brow/Third Eye Chakra ~ Pituitary Often connected to the forehead. It is a physical eye at the base of the brain with the capabilities of looking upward. Clairvoyance, psychic abilities, imagination, dreaming.

Violet

7th Chakra ~ Crown Chakra ~ Pineal Connects you with messages from higher realms. Can be experienced as a pressure on the top of the head. Spiritual connection, understanding, knowing, bliss, God.

Chakra's and colour frequencies

Green

4th Chakra ~ Heart Chakra ~ Thymus Blockage can manifest as immune system or heart problems, or a lack of compassion.

Blue

5th Chakra ~ Throat Chakra ~Thyroid Tied to creativity and communication. Feels pressure when you are not communicating your emotions properly.

Indigo

6th Chakra ~ Brow/Third Eye Chakra ~ Pituitary Often connected to the forehead. It is a physical eye at the base of the brain with the capabilities of looking upward. Clairvoyance, psychic abilities, imagination, dreaming.

Chakra's and colour frequencies

Violet

7th Chakra ~ Crown Chakra ~ Pineal Connects you with messages from higher realms. Can be experienced as a pressure on the top of the head. Spiritual connection, understanding, knowing, bliss, God.

What does the 7th Chakra, Crown Chakra, connect you with?

1. Clairvoyance, psychic abilities
2. Sexual and reproductive capacity
3. Sense of personal power
4. Messages from higher realms, spiritual connection

What does the 6th Chakra, Brow/Third Eye Chakra, relate to?

1. Communication and creativity
2. Seat of Emotions
3. Psychic abilities, imagination, dreaming.
4. Sexual and reproductive capacity

Which chakra is associated with the colour blue?

1. Throat Chakra ~Thyroid
2. Crown Chakra ~ Pineal
3. Heart Chakra ~ Thymus
4. Spleen/Sacral Chakra ~ Gonad

What is the main organ or gland governed by the 3rd Chakra?

1. Solar Plexus Chakra ~ Pancreas
2. Brow/Third Eye Chakra ~ Pituitary
3. Heart Chakra ~ Thymus
4. Throat Chakra ~ Thyroid

Which chakra is associated with the colour red?

1. 5th Chakra ~ Throat Chakra
2. 1st Chakra ~ Base/Root Chakra
3. 4th Chakra ~ Heart Chakra
4. 3rd Chakra ~ Solar Plexus Chakra

Write a brief paragraph about your understanding of chakra's