Introduction

Chakras are both transmitters and receptors, meaning the frequency at which you emit energy will match the frequency of what you receive in your life. When they are balanced, they are operating at the highest frequency and will attract people, abundance, and opportunities that you have labelled as high frequency. On the flip side, if your chakras are not flowing, the imbalance can show up as physical, emotional, or spiritual symptoms that even affect circumstances outside of yourself.

What are the Chakras and why is it necessary for them to be Balanced?

Chakra balancing is based on the ancient Indian belief in a series of seven chakras, or energy centers. These energy centers are believed to be located at specific points between the base of the spine and the top of the skull. Each chakra is believed to relate to particular organs of the body ailments, colors, elements, and emotions. Chakra balancing is believed to promote health by maximizing the flow of energy in the body, much as a tune-up enables a car to operate at peak efficiency.

Benefits of Chakra Balancing

Balancing the chakras is believed to promote general health and well-being by ensuring the free flow of life energy (prana or qi) throughout the body. It is believed that blockages in the flow of this vital energy will eventually result in mental, emotional, and/or physical illness. By removing such blockages and maximizing energy flow, practitioners are said to enable body, mind, and spirit to function optimally. Some alternative practitioners also claim to detect imbalances and diagnose patients’ problems based on understanding their chakras.

Some benefits of chakra balancing are listed below:

• Improved overall health and well-being.
• Greater and faster ability to heal your mental, physical, spiritual and emotional issues.
• Increased openness, memory, concentration and awareness.
• Positive outlook in terms of understanding, perception of behaviors and thought process.
• Heightened creativity and better resourcefulness because of better perception.
• Sense of self-worth, self-esteem and self- confidence.
• Improved and deeper sleep, better control over your emotions and improved patience.

Ways to Balance the Chakras

Following are the 8 ways in which chakra balancing can take place:

• Practice visualization

One easy way to unblock your chakras and manifest your ideal reality is by visualizing the person you want to be and what you want your life to look like. As you visualize this version of you, it starts to create an emotional response which changes the vibration of your chakras to match the vibration of your future self, thus manifesting that reality into the physical world.

• Bring balance to all areas of your life

If your life feels out of balance, so will your chakras. By examining the energetic patterns in different areas of the body, such as diet, relationships, and money, you will be able to pinpoint which areas need more stability and make minor adjustments to bring these areas more into balance. 

• Adopt a daily practice

To keep the chakras spinning harmoniously, daily commitment to keep them in check is required. Daily rituals include practices that benefit your mind, body, and soul to make you feel more grounded.

• Check in with your chakras

Check in with your chakras daily by getting into a relaxed state and taking a few deep breaths. While doing this, analyse the areas of the body where the breath isn’t flowing. This chakra may be blocked and might need some special attention. 

• Try sound healing

Different sound frequencies correlate with each chakra. Instead of a regular bath, you can opt for a sound bath where the vibrations of the sound will help clear energy blockages and support a healthy flow of energy within your chakras. This can be done under the guidance of a sound healer, or using a gong or a singing bowl. 

• Practice chakra balancing chants

Chanting sounds can help open up the flow of energy within the body and can heal a person from inside. The vibrations of your voice work to clear blockages throughout all of your energy centers.

• Meditate with crystals

One way to tap into the power of crystals to help level out the chakras is to meditate with them. Choose a crystal that corresponds with the chakra you want to work with.

• Do a chakra color mediation 

Each chakra is associated with a certain color. Therefore, a way to balance a blocked chakra is by meditating on each chakra and imagining its color radiating from its center. 

Chakras are one of the focal points of alternative healthcare and to restore balance in the body it is essential to balance the chakras. However, these chakra balancing exercises may be done right and with proper knowledge to ensure you do not adversely affect your health.