Short notes about the seven chakras.

The word chakra literally translates as "wheel" or "disk" and refers to a spinning sphere of bioenergetic activity. There are seven of these wheels stacked in a column of energy that spans from the base of the spine to the top of the head.

This is our tribal connection, the root, the place we feel grounded. We nee d to be strong, here, at the place where the seed of who we are to become, is born. The second chakra is concerned with fluidity and movement, sexuality, and the expressions of emotion and passion. A healthy third chakra is about self-understanding and listening to our internal guidance, our internal wisdom. It is the place where we learn to respond to our "gut feelings" our intuitions. Here lives compassion, for self, for loved ones, for strangers. The capacity to "walk a mile in someone else’s shoes," to extend grace and forgiveness and tenderness, beyond all comprehending, abides here. Chakra five is about self-expression and telling the truth. The sixth chakra opens our consciousness so that we might see past our own limited understanding. Entering into the energy of the seventh chakra we understand that we are part of every living being, and that every living being is a part of us. It is to truly know that we are One.