Omaha Alternatives: Grounded in Science, Practicing on the Edge

The Sahasrara or crown chakra, the thousand petaled lotus, is the center of illumination and complete wholeness of spiritual enlightenment.  Emotional blockages include indecisiveness and a sense of disconnection or not belonging.  Physical blockages can include headaches, pituitary problems, brain tumors and epilepsy.  Centering this chakra allows you to connect to yourself and the divine universe, free from the interference of ego and a depp understanding that we are all one.

The Third Eye or Ajna Chakra is the seat of your intuition.  Blockages in this chakra can create physical distress in the eyes, ears, brain, and sinus cavities and emotional distress through an over-reliance on logic or rational indicating that you are shutting off your intuitive wisdom.  Clearing these blockages allows you to access your wise mind - an integration of logic and intuition, discarding the concept of duality.

The Vishhudda or Throat Chakra is the seat of our authentic self-expression and is located at the throat, back of neck and shoulders.  When this chakra is blocked, we use forms of communication that hide our authentic self and loving-kindness, commonly opting for passive-aggressive or aggressive expression.  These forms of communication restrict the muscles in our throat and lead to further physical blockages associated with the throat, head and neck.

 The Anahata or Heart Chakra is located in the center of the chest.  Emotional blokages include a lack of empathy, feelings of loneliness, jealousy and judgment of self and others.  Clearing these blockags allows for compassion, love, acceptance and forgiveness.

 The Solar Plexus or Manipura Chakra is located at the abdomen.  Imbalances can occur if the chakra is spinning too fast with no harmony or too slow with no harmony and create emotional blockages of mistrust of self and insecurity exhibited as self doubt, anger, depression, power aggression, power through passive-aggressivenss and many others.  For a complete list of emotional blockages of the solar plexus, see http://www.chakra-centers-heal.com/solar_blockages.html.   This meditation is designed to release personal experiences of disempowerment and power based attitudes in order to embrace an empowered self.

 The Svadhisthana or Sacral Chakra is located three fingers below the navel and encompasses the hips, pelvis, and genitals.  Emotional inbalances manifest as guilt, shame, doubt, emotional instability, depression, and addiction.

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     Clear and balance emotional blockages of fear and insecurity with this root chakra meditation.