groovy chakras and unruly hair
Despite being entranced by the chakras, I tend to my own energy centers sporadically by doing on-again, off-again research and every once in awhile doing a chakra meditation or visualization. I love Carolyn Myss’ Chakra System of Sacred Truths and her online chakra meditation; I’ve read Sonia Choquette’s True Balance, which is an easy-to-use guidebook that has helped inform my understanding of the chakras; and, there are loads of other valuable and lovingly created books and websites out there to keep someone like myself in chakra research bliss for years.
I’m a realist, though, and know that, because of their complexity and the profound, personal questions that lie at the core of each of them, a person can’t really develop her chakras by just visiting at holidays, on a whim, or during a crisis (quick: I need a 5-minute meditation that will align my feelings of abandonment and physical vulnerability by tomorrow’s date!) They, like children, pets, and unruly hair, need more time and attention than that.
So, how can you get groovy chakras that vibrate at their most potent level? And, why should you even care?
1. Girlfriend Therapy. Well, first things first, learn the basics about the chakras. Check out Carolyn Myss (above), Sonia Choquette, ChakraEnergy, or Sacred Centers, or do your own internet or bookstore search. Hopefully, you’ll fall in love with the chakras and see that tuning them up is akin to having girlfriend therapy sessions many times over: each chakra requires its own special treats, conversations, pampering, and shopping!
2. Assess Yourself. When it comes to your chakras, you are only measured against yourself and how you want to be functioning in your life. But, if you’re curious to know how your chakras measure up, check out one of these online assessments that help you get a fix on which chakras might be under- or over-active and could benefit from a tune-up: Eclectic Energies, ChakraEnergy. It’s all about the balance.
3. Believe it or not. This one’s all up to you: you either believe in the chakras wholeheartedly, or you’re transfixed enough by the concept of them to care whether yours are in balance or out of whack and how that may be influencing your life. Whether chakras exist or not is currently unproven as a scientific fact, though many people who practice meditation, use alternative medicine, or explore spirituality have powerful accounts about their experiences with chakra energies.
4. Tend your flock. Once you know which chakras are needing some love, find out how to nurture them. Then, do it regularly and consistently (I know, like I’m one to talk. But, tomorrow’s post will include my personal commitment to my chakras). Giving attention to a chakra might be as simple as wearing or looking at a certain color more often, or getting outside in nature every day; meeting your neighbors, or doing a specific mudra, a special hand position that redirects energy.
When it comes to groovy chakras, it’s just like anything else: what you put into it, is what you get out of it. With that in mind, here’s to taming unruly hair and soothing wandering chakras.
