Chakras Flashcards
Sahasrara
7
crown chakra
crown of head
violet
silent om
bliss
n/a
cosmos
hypothalamus
1000
Ajna
6
third eye chakra
eyebrow center
indigo
OM
alertness
anger
light
pineal
2
Vishuddhi chakra
5
throat chakra
throat center
blue
HAM
gratefulness
grief
space
thyroid gland
16
Anahata chakra
4
Heart Chakra
Heart Center
Green
YAM
Divine love
Hatred
Air
Thymus gland
12
Manipura chakra
3
Solar Plexus chakra
Navel center
Yellow
RAM
Joy
Greed
Fire
Pancreas
10
Swadhisthana chakra
2
Sacral chakra
2 fingers above mooladhara
Orange
VAM
Creativity/Lust
Water
Reproductive
6 petals
Mooladhara Chakra
1
Root Chakra
Males: between anus and sexual organ
Females: Cervix
Perineum region
Red
LAM
Enthusiasm/dullness
Earth
Adrenal gland
4 petals
Nadis
Energy channels stored in chakras
3 important nadis
Ida, pingala, sushumna (sush-umna)
Ida
Left channel that controls the right hemisphere
Feminine, white, moon Ganga river, cold, parasympathetic nervous system
Pingala
Right channel controlling left hemisphere. Associated with right nostril
Red, masculine, hot, sun, associated with yamuna river, sympathetic nervous system
Sushumna
Main nadi in the center of the spinal cord. Becomes active when the ida and pingala are balanced. Pathway through which Kundalini arises
Root base chakra
Mooladhara chakra
Definition of Swashisthana
Self- dwell in place
Manipura definition
Gem city