CROWN: associated with the pituitary gland; located at the top of the skull; chakra for connection with spirituality; colour is white; sound is aum; element is spirit.
BROW: associated with the pineal gland; located centrally on the forehead; chakra for psychic perception; colour is indigo; sound is om; element is mind.
THROAT: associated with the thyroid gland; located at base of the neck; chakra for psychic and physical communication; colour is blue; sound is ham; element is ether.
HEART: associated with the thymus gland; located behind the sternum; chakra for emotions and universal love; colour is green; sound is yam; element is air.
SOLAR PLEXUS: associated with the adrenal glands and spleen; located at base of sternum; this is the point of energy and power and the balancing of it; colour is yellow; sound is ram; element is fire.
NAVEL: associated with the lymphatic system; located a few inches below
the physical navel; chakra of sex and fertility; colour is orange; sound is vam; element is water.
BASE: associated with the ovaries and testes; located at the perineum; this is the point of survival and place of birth and rebirth; colour is red; sound is lam; element is earth.

It is suggested that the chakras are connected to each other and that they link through the body by su btle energy channels called “nadis”. It is tempting to suggest that chakras and nadis are simply alternative names for the meridian system and acupuncture points described in Chinese medicine, however this is not so; they function at a far more subtle level then the meridian system and may, in effect, complement it.

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