First Chakra	Area of the Body: Organs of Elimination Color: Red Signs of Balance: Acceptance Signs of Imbalance: Resentment, Rigidity Element: Earth Excercise: stomping your feet upon the ground, marching, and doing squats
Second Chakra	Area of the Body: The Sexual Organs Color: Orange Signs of Balance: Creativity Signs of Imbalance: Passionate manipulation, Guilt Element: Water Excercise: pelvic thrusts and circular pelvis movements
Third Chakra	Area of the Body: Navel Center Color: Yellow Signs of Balance: Commitment Signs of Imbalance: Anger, Greed Element: Fire Excercise: dancing (do The Twist, hoola hooping, and belly dancing)
Fourth Chakra	Area of the Body: Heart Center Color: Green Signs of Balance: Compassion Signs of Imbalance: Fear, Attachment Element: Air Excercise: doing push ups, swimming (breast stroke), and hugging yourself
Fifth Chakra	Area of the Body: Throat Color: Blue Signs of Balance: Truth Signs of Imbalance: Denial, Abruptness Element: Ether Excercise: gargling with saltwater, singing, or screaming
Sixth Chakra	Area of the Body: Third Eye Point Color: Indigo Signs of Balance: Intuition Signs of Imbalance: Confusion, Depression Element: None Excercise: visualization, remote viewing, and lucid dreaming
Seventh Chakra	Area of the Body: Crown of the Head Color: Violet Signs of Balance: Boundlessness Signs of Imbalance: Grief Element: None Excercise: prayer or meditation
Eighth Chakra	Area of the Body: The Electromagnetic Field (Aura) Color: White Signs of Balance: Radiance Signs of Imbalance: None Element: None Excercise: cleansing it by showering, soaking an epsom salt bath, smudging with sage wand, or deep cleansing breaths

You will notice that the first five chakras are each associated with an earthly element -- earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Most people recognize the first four elements, but are unfamiliar with the term "ether." Ether is a subtle, heavenly energy, beyond the earth. As we move up the ladder of chakras, into the higher mental and spiritual realms, there are no longer earthly elements associated with these chakras.

Chakra Imbalances

Lust, anger, greed, pride, and attachment are human qualities that result from the imbalance of the eight energy centers called chakras. When these imbalances settle in, we often experience mental or physical problems.

Emotional blocks in a certain chakra can be manifested in the creation of a physical illness. The idea that certain emotions and talents live in certain areas of our bodies is not a new one, but some people have taken this too far, and assume that if they get sick it is somehow their own fault. This is a negative way of looking at this phenomenon, and does more harm than good when it comes to healing our bodies and spirits. Your disease is not your fault. Illness is part of the whole learning experience of life, and everybody goes through it. That's what it means to be mortal.

Taking an Active Positive Role in Healing Yourself

If you see your body as God's gift to you, then you can embrace that it is in loving and appreciating your body that begins the path to consciousness. The eight greatest talents of humankind are located in the eight chakras, the eight major power areas of the body. The Eight Human Talents that make us different from all other creatures on earth. Happiness is your birthright. The use and cultivation of these eight talents are your keys to happiness.

Happiness is Your Birthright

We need our bodies to be here, and it is in loving and appreciating our bodies that we begin the path to consciousness. Happiness is your birthright. Opening, or balancing all your chakras is the key to that happiness.

Perfection is not the goal

It is nearly impossible to balance these eight power centers perfectly to bring out their talents every day of your life, but perfection is NOT the goal. The goal is to become aware of the energy emanating from each chakra and to be able to call upon it when you need it.

Our bodies are like complex worlds within worlds. We know where they begin and end, and yet they are vast and full of mysteries which we may never understand. No machine has ever been devised by a human that is as complex or artful as our own human body. The ancient system of chakras is a way to understand ourselves. There is an incredible amount of subtle interaction going on all the time.