We've been stylin it up this month celebrating birthday's, got to love month long birthdays. Thanks to all who celebrated with us whether in body or spirit. And now, we have made it just in time for this months issue of Soul Generating Stuff.. We are going to converse on many things in the publications to come, like colour work, ritual, natural therapies, meditation, thought processes and more. We invite you to participate too and share your knowledge. Send in your notes on things like the Mayan philosophy, environmental sustainability, what ever is your interest. We will be inviting notarised professionals to participate also. If you would like to know more about a particular topic, drop us a line and we will include it in an upcoming publication. This month's publication focuses on chakras; we hope you find it an experience.

Let's talk about Chakras…There are seven major energy centres in the body, commonly referred to as chakras. Chakra is a Sanskrit word, which means "wheel". The chakras are similar to wheels, in that they are spinning vortexes of energy. They are centres of force, located within our etheric body, through which we receive, transmit and process life energies.
The seven major chakras correspond to specific aspects of our consciousness and have their own individual characteristics and functions. Each has a corresponding relationship to a location on the body, as well as to one of the seven colours of the rainbow spectrum. We will talk about the colours associated with each chakra, but it is important to note that if you feel a greater connection with a different colour to that chakra then use that colour as your association. Only you know what is right for you.

[ Key: Chakra Name: Location: Colour: Element: Function: Qualities ]

1. Root or Base Chakra
<< Self Awareness >> : Base of the spine (coccyx): Red: Earth: Gives vitality to the physical body. Life-force, survival, self-preservation, instincts: Power, strength, energy.

2. Navel Chakra (Sacral Chakra)
<< Self Respect >> : Lower abdomen to navel area: Orange: Water: Procreation, assimilation of food, physical force and vitality, sexuality: Love, wisdom, compassion.

3. Solar Plexus Chakra
<< Self Worth >> : Above the navel, below the chest: Yellow: Fire: Vitalises the sympathetic system, digestive processes, metabolism, emotions: Light, intelligence, creativity.

4. Heart Chakra
<< Self Love >> : Just to the right of the heart: Green: Air: Anchors the life-force from the Higher Self, energises the blood and physical body with life force, blood circulation: Sense of harmony.

5. Throat Chakra
<< Self Expression >> : Throat area: Sky blue: Akasha/ether: Speech, sound, vibration, communication: Thirst for knowledge.

6. Brow Chakra (Third Eye)
<< Self Responsibility >> : Centre of the forehead, between the eyebrows: Indigo (dark blue): Light: Vitalises the lower brain (cerebellum) and central nervous system, vision: Devotion, sacrifice.

7. Crown Chakra
<< Self Conscious >> : Top of the head: Violet: Thought/will: Vitalises the upper brain (cerebrum): Sense of "as above, so below." Sense that correlates spirit and matter and unifies it.

Resources Used
Chakra Awareness Guide by Legion of Light

There are many ways to activate and realign your chakras. One way is to work through a colour meditation. Sitting or lying in a comfortable, quiet place, close your eyes and visualise the colour at the chakra centre (remember you can ask yourself at this point what colour is right for you). Feel the energy there, breathing in love, out hate, in gratitude, out shame. Feel the warmth that grows there and the cleansing you create. Be with the chakra and allow thoughts to pass or linger at their leisure, not yours. You can choose to place a cupped hand over the chakra to feel the energy channel through you (as used in Reiki; more on that in another issue). This process assists in activating the chakras. When are satisfied with cleansing, move up to the second chakra. If using a Reiki hand, keep one finger connected the first chakra as you trace your way to the second, then keep your hand cupped over the chakra. Continue this process until you have moved through the seven chakras to the crown chakra. Enjoy the energy you create. Be one with your chakras and balance them to your natural rhythms.

Other Resources
Colour Mediation: http://www.treff-raum-espaciotime.com/ englisch/ espacioe/ colour/colourmedi.html

108 Mediation Techniques, check out no 108) An Easy Hard Meditation Technique: http://www.meditationsociety.com/ 108meds.html

Learning to relax: << Healing Rays >>
http://healingrays.com/Meditation/ start.htm

Colour Test: helping you understand which chakra is in need of balancing
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/ Fund/1423/color.htm

Remember… the most powerful way to open, activate, energise and balance all of our chakras and keep our bodies and minds in a healthy condition is to love ourselves and others unconditionally. Love is the greatest healer.