Meet Your Chakras

Spiritual teacher, medium and ESSENCE.com contributor Zya breaks down how to cleanse your energy centers

- Zya

Practitioners of Yoga and other Eastern philosophies believe we all have chakras (in Sanskrit, literally wheel)—rechargeable balls of energy in our body that connect our spiritual and physical beings. Although there are more than 100 of these energy centers, we each have seven core chakras, which I learned a lot about living in Southeast Asia. When I speak with clients for spiritual and psychic readings, I often observe their chakras. For those with ongoing ailments, many times I find that one or more of their centers are blocked, meaning energy is unable to flow freely. Here’s what to know about your main chakras.

• • THE CROWN chakra is at the top of the head and depicted as violet. It houses your connection with your purpose and rules the nervous system. Blockages here are mental and spiritual and can make you feel ungrounded or confused.