Total Chakra Energy Plan: The Practical 7-Step Program to Balance and Revitalize »

Anna Selby is an internationally renowned health writer and qualified yoga, tai chi, and meditation practitioner. She writes for various newspapers and magazines and is the author of many books on health.

Energy is the basis of life, so keeping our chakras—or energy vortexes—open is essential to well-being and vitality. Internationally renowned healer Anna Selby offers a restorative plan for working with the chakras. One by one, she goes through the root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, brow, and crown, presenting simple yoga exercises designed to redress any blockages, reduced flow, or imbalance. Each pose is shown in multiple photographs, with careful, comprehensive guidance on posture and positioning. A final section puts it all together with moves that use all seven chakras at once.

Introduction to the Chakras 8

Chakra Names and Correspondences 14

How to Use this Book 16

The Root Chakra 18

About the Root Chakra 20

Yoga to Ground Your Body 22

Chi Gong to root Your Body 26

Balancing the Root Chakra 28

Root Chakra Meditation 32

The Sacral Chakra 34

About the Sacral Chakra 36

Yoga to stimulate the Sacral Chakra 38

Chi Gong to Stimulate the Sacral Chakra 42

Balancing to Sacral Chakra 44

Sacral Chakra Meditation 48

The Solar Plexus Chakra 50

About the Solar Plexus Chakra 52

Yoga to Stimulate the Solar Plexus Chakra 54

Chi Gong to Stimulate the Solar Plexus Chakra 58

Strengthening the Abdominal Muscles 60

Balancing the Solar Plexus Chakra 62

Solar Plexus Chakra Meditation 64

The Heart Chakra 66

About the Heart Chakra|68

Yoga to Stimulate the Heart Chakra 70

Chi Gong to Stimulate the Heart Chakra 74

Balancing the Heart Chakra 76

Heart Chakra Meditation 80

The Throat Chakra 82

About the Throat Chakra 84

Yoga to Open the Throat Chakra 86

Chi Gong Facial Massage 90

Balancing the Throat Chakra 92

Throat Chakra Meditation 96

The Brow Chakra 98

About the Brow Chakra 100

Yoga to Stimulate the Brow Chakra 102

Chi Gong to Stimulate the Brow Chakra 106

Balancing the Brow Chakra 108

Brow Chakra Meditation 112

The Crown Chakra 114

About the Crown Chakra 116

Yoga for Contemplation 118

Preparing Yourself for Meditation 122

Developing the Crown Chakra 124

Crown Chakra Meditation 126

Chakras in Balance 128

A Balanced System 130

Yoga to Balance the Chakras 132

Conclusion 136

Treating Specific Ailments 138

Index 140

Acknowledgments 144