Chakras 101 – Understanding Your Inner Energy Map
- A Broad Perspective
- Oct 7, 2025
- 5 min read
Updated: Dec 19, 2025
(Broaden Your Perspective Toolkit: Tool #1)
Over the years, I’ve gathered a collection of practices, principles, and perspectives that helped me understand who I am and how I move through this world.
Some I treated like sacred devotion; others I explored for a time and then set aside.
And sometimes, life brought me full circle, back to an old practice with new eyes.
What I’ve learned is this: we are each a living experiment, constantly evolving, remembering, and refining.
These tools aren’t rules; they’re invitations.
They’re pathways to help you to gain deeper awareness, to energy alignment, and to a broader perspective on life and self.
This new series, The Broaden Your Perspective Tool Kit, is my way of sharing the practical spiritual and practical tools that shaped me, portals or doorways if you will.
Take what resonates. Leave what doesn’t. And trust that even the lessons you set down now may also find their way back to you when you need them most.
At the very least you'll now have the knowledge and experience as part of your neural network and synapses base.
Your body is more than bones and breath; it’s a symphony of energy and light.
What are Chakras?
Within you flows a current of light—seven major energy centers known as chakras, each one spinning with its own vibration, intelligence, and purpose.
When these energy wheels are open and flowing, you feel aligned, alive, and connected; physically strong, emotionally stable, and spiritually attuned.
When they’re blocked or stagnant, your energy dims.
You may feel disconnected, fatigued, anxious, or stuck.
Over time, unhealed energetic blockages can manifest as emotional imbalance or even physical illness, because where energy stops, life stops.
Each chakra is like a mini mind—holding patterns, beliefs, and memories tied to that region of your body.
As you bring awareness and healing to each one, your body begins to remember how to flow again—to rise in frequency, to glow in truth.
ROOT CHAKRA - Muladhara
● Location: Base of the spine
● Color: Red
● Governs: Reproductive organs, bowels, legs, bones, adrenal glands
● Themes: Safety, security, survival, belonging
When balanced, you feel grounded, safe in your body, and connected to the earth.
When blocked, fear and instability creep in—you may feel unanchored, anxious, or financially insecure.
“When you root into the earth, you rise with unshakable peace.”
SACRAL CHAKRA - Svadhisthana
● Location: Below the navel
● Color: Orange
● Governs: Ovaries, pancreas, reproductive system, blood sugar balance
● Themes: Pleasure, creativity, sensuality, relationships
When open, you feel free to create, connect, and enjoy.
When blocked, emotions stagnate—guilt, shame, or lack of joy may surface.
“Pleasure is not a luxury; it’s the pulse of your creative life force.”
SOLAR PLEXUS - Manipura
● Location: Upper abdomen, behind the stomach
● Color: Yellow
● Governs: Gut, liver, metabolism, adrenaline
● Themes: Confidence, willpower, self-worth
When aligned, you trust yourself and act with courage.
When dim, you doubt your worth and shrink from your own power.
“When your inner fire burns bright, no shadow can stay.”
HEART CHAKRA - Anahata
● Location: Center of chest, behind the breastbone
● Color: Green
● Governs: Heart, lungs, thymus gland, immune system
● Themes: Love, compassion, gratitude, trust
When open, you give and receive love freely.
When closed, grief or resentment builds walls around your soul.
“The heart is not just where you love — it’s where you remember you are love.”
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THROAT CHAKRA - Vishuddha
● Location: Throat
● Color: Blue
● Governs: Thyroid, vocal cords, neck, jaw
● Themes: Truth, communication, expression
When balanced, you speak your truth with clarity and kindness.
When blocked, your voice feels silenced, or your words come out harsh.
“Your voice is a spell — speak what you wish to see.”
THIRD EYE - Ajna
● Location: Between the eyebrows
● Color: Indigo
● Governs: Pineal gland, melatonin, serotonin, sleep-wake cycles
● Themes: Intuition, insight, clarity, imagination
When open, you trust your inner knowing.
When clouded, you doubt your intuition or get lost in illusion.
“Close your eyes to see more clearly.”
CROWN CHAKRA - Sahasrara
● Location: Top of head
● Color: Violet or White
● Governs: Master glands, higher consciousness
● Themes: Unity, divinity, purpose, spiritual connection
When open, you feel one with all—guided by divine intelligence.
When blocked, you may feel spiritually lost or disconnected.
“You are not reaching for heaven — you are remembering you’re part of it.”
The 8th Chakra—The KA (Soul Star Chakra)
● Location: About 16 inches above the crown
● Color: Iridescent gold or ultraviolet
● Themes: Universal consciousness, quantum connection, your higher self
The ancient Egyptians called it the KA—your light body, your eternal self. Through this portal, you access visions, dreams, and infinite wisdom.
“Through this gate, you remember the stars you came from.”
When Energy Flows, Life Grows
Each chakra is a portal between your inner and outer world—blending biology and belief, science and spirit.
When you bring awareness, intention, and love to these centers, you begin to heal not just your body but also your story.
Daily Chakra Practice—7-Minute Energy Alignment
This simple visualization can become your daily ritual for clarity and calm.
This is the first step in reclaiming your energy: understanding your inner map. In the next lessons, we’ll explore practical tools to clear and align these centers—from movement and sound to breathwork, crystals, and color rituals.
“Energy flows where attention goes. Where you place your awareness, you create your reality.”
This is the first of the tools in the Broaden Your Perspective Toolkit, a series to awaken your awareness and help you build a life in alignment.
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Read Broaden Your Perspective Toolkit: Tool 2
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