Kundalini Yoga Chakras
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| Chakra | Name | Tattva / color | Energy function | Conditions | Location | Key function | Key description | Organigland |
| 1 | Muladhara | Earth Red |
eliminating energy | fixity, depression, greed, steadiness | The end of the spine between the anus and the sexual organs | Security & survival | Foundations, survival, security, habit, self-acceptence | Organs of eliminatiom |
| 2 | Svadisthana | Water Orange |
eliminating liquid | guilt, delusion, pitylessness, creativity, affection | The sexual organs | Creativity | To feel, to desire, to create | Sexual organs, reproductive glands, kidneys, bladder |
| 3 | Manipura | Fire Yellow |
digest food | desire for control, fear, shame, purification | The area of the navel point, solar plexus | Action & Balance | The will of the spiritual warrior | Navel plexus, liver, gall bladder, spleen, digestive organs, pancreas, adrenal glands |
| 4 | Anahata | Air Green |
promotes circulation, flexibility | indecision, anxiety, attachment, hope, forgiveness | On the breastbone at the level of the nipples | Love & compassion | Love and awakening. From "me to we" | Heart, lungs, thymus gland |
| 5 | Vishuddha | Ether Light blue |
containment of self | self-control, sense of command, honor, contentment | The throat | Projective power of the word | Hearing and speaking the truth. The Teacher | Trachea, throat, cervical vertebrea, thyroid |
| 6 | Ajna | Indigo | Between the eyebrows | Intuition, wisdom & identity | The union of opposites | Brain, pituitary gland | ||
| 7 | Sahasrara | Violet | Crown of the head | Humility & vastness | Transcendence. The Tenth Gate | Brain, pineal gland | ||
| 8 | Aura | White | The electromagnetic field | Radiance |
| Chakra | Name | Qualities | Shadow | Yoga asanas | KY kriyas / breath / chant / Meditation |
| 1 | Muladhara | Grounded, centered, secure, loyal, stable. Healthy functions of elimination | Fear, insecurity. Life feels as a burden; feeling of not really belonging on Earth or in one's culture or family. Weak contitution, elimination problems, reduced physical and mental resistance, sexual perversions. | Crow Pose, Chair Pose, Body drops, Frog Pose, Mulbhandh, Front Stretches, Lying on stomach with feet kicking buttocks. | Healthy Bowel System, Flexibility and the Spine, Disease Resistance & Heart Helper |
| 2 | Svadisthana | Positive, relaxed attitude to sexual functions; patience; creativity; responsible relationships. |
Rigid emotions, frigidity, guilt, no bounderies, irrisponsible relationships. Problems with reproductive organs or kidneys. | Frog Pose, Cobra Pose, Butterfly, Cat-Cow, Maha Mudra, Pelvic Lifts. | Sat Kriya, Releasing Premenstrual Tension & Balancing Sexual Energy, Sex Energy Transformation |
| 3 | Manipura | The center of personal power and commitment. Self-esteem, identity, judgment. This is where the strenght for inner balance, inspiration and good health is developed. | Anger, greed, shame, despair. Obstacles everywhere. Not enough strenght and spontaneity. Conforming in order to be recognized. Refuting ones own wishes and emotions. Problems with digestion, the liver, the gallbladder and the pancreas. | Stretch Pose, Peacock Pose, Bow Pose, Fish Pose, Diaphragm Lock; all exercises which train the abdominal muscles. | Breath of Fire, Sat Kriya, Nabhi Kriya , Nabhi Kriya for Prana-Apana |
| 4 | Anahata | Compassion; kindness; forgiveness; service; love. Recognizing and understanding these qualities in others. Sacred transformation. Awakening to spiritual awareness. | Grief. Attachment. Closed to surroundings. Easily hurt. Dependent on love and affection from others. Fear of rejection. Helper syndrome. Heartlessness. Heart problems; lung problems; blood pressure problems. | Ego Eradicator, Yoga Mudra, Bear Grip, Baby Pose (strengthens the heart muscles). All arm exercises, and exercises which twist the upper torso. | All Pranayam, Magnetic Field & Heart Center, The Essence of Self |
| 5 | Vishuddha | The center of truth, language, knowledge and the ability to communicate effectively. Authenticity. Healthy selfexpression and interactions. Inspiring, teaching. Embodying God's Will. |
Lethargy, weakness in expressive and descriptive abilities, shyness, voice problems, insecurity, fear of other people's opinions and judgements. Throat problems, neck problems, thyroid problems. | Shoulder Stand, Cobra Pose, Plow Pose, Camel Pose, Cat-Cow, Neck Rolls, Neck Lock, nose to knees. | All chanting, Wahe Guru Kriya, Kriya for Creativity |
| 6 | Ajna | Center of intuition, clairvoyance; visualizing; fantasizing; concentration and determination. Self-initiation. Power of projection. Understanding your purpose. | Confusion, depression. Rejection of spirituality. Over-intellectualizing. | Archer Pose, Yoga Mudra. All exercises where the forehead rests on the floor. | Meditating on the Third Eye, Long Chant, Kirtan Kriya, Whistle Breaths, Pituitary Gland Series , Ajna Stimulation |
| 7 | Sahasrara | The seat of the soul. Connection to the highest Self. Enlightenment. Unity. Elevation. Relationship to the Unknown. | Grief. The feeling of being separated from existence, and from abundance. Fear of death. | Ego Eradicator, Maha Mudra. Concentrating on the tip of the nose. | All meditation, Sat Kriya, Foundation for Infinity |
| 8 | Aura | The aura combines the effects of all the chakras, and constitutes their total projection. The aura projects and protects. | Shy, withdrawn, vulnerable. | Triangle Pose, Ego Eradicator, Archer Pose. All arm exercises. | All chakras: KY basic spinal energy series, KY for sex energy transformation KY for Balancing chakras and Corresponding Organs (*) Aura: All meditation, Strengthening the Aura, Exercise Set for Balancing the Aura, Exercise Set for Electromagnetic Frequancy |
Chakras as taught by Yogi Bhajan
(*) updated June 7" 2014
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