Generally, you look at the chakras from bottom to top. There are seven (7) main body chakras. (The rest are for the advanced category, and I don't even know them all) We are going to look at the first seven, then you should have enough knoledge to expand into the other five on your own.

For more info on all seven, click here.

This week's entry:


So far we have looked at the Root and Sacral Chakras. This week were going to study the Solar Plexus. The Solar Plexus is the third chakra and is also known as the Manipura. The Solar Plexus is located two inches below the breast bone, in the center, behind the stomach. This chakra is in connection with mental understanding of emotional life as well as holding the information of self-esteem and self-image.

From a personality perspective, people with an over active Solar Plexus can be very egotistical and have an urge to "one-up" people. Interestingly, people with a dysfunctional third chakra often have diabetes and/or a large amount of food allergies. This chakra is also involved with colitis and colon disease.

Let's get started:

1. To start your meditation, stand and rotate your stomach in a circular motion, (not unlike belly-dancing motions).
2. Relax your entire body (still standing).
3. Now, sit in lotus posistion. (Often know as indian-style or cross-legged.)
4. Place your hands, palm facing the sky, on your knees. (Hands should be just laid on your knees)
5. Remember to stay as relaxed as possible.
6. Take five deep, long, engaging breathes. See my post Breathing to relieve stress)
7. Now click play! (The video runs about 4 mins, I strongly suggest completing the entire video for meditation.) I suggest this because of the Solar Plexus Chakra having a tendency to be easily effected by stimuli.