Life Force, Qi, Chi, Prana, by whatever name we call it, energy continually pours from the earth into our feet and from the heavens into the top of our head.  It flows into our energetic pathways:  the chakras, subchakras and acupuncture meridians, on its way into every physical cell inside. 

Chakras are wheels of light that pump energy through the central core of the body. The root chakra is at the tailbone, the crown chakra at the top of the head. Each chakra relates to and feeds into particular parts of the body and psyche.  When healers channel energy, healing occurs in the emotional and mental layers as well as the dense physical layer.

In 1977 healer Rosalyn Bruyere helped scientists measure the vibrational frequency of each chakra (physical evidence of chakras). Her book, Wheels of Light, explains the electromagnetic energy of the chakras, their history in world cultures, and much more.
You can find her at www.rosalynlbruyere.org  

Healer Anodea Judith Ph.D. is a doctor of Psychology and Human Health.  She has written many books including The Chakra System and Eastern Body, Western Mind, in which she beautifully combines biology, psychology, and spirituality.  She brings in the work of Jung, Erickson, Maslow, and Freud to show how each chakra relates to our growth and development.  You can find her excellent and informative site at http://www.sacredcenters.com/  

Barbara Brennan was a NASA scientist who began researching the human energy field and became a healer.  Her first two books are Hands of Light and Light Emerging.  You can find her at http://www.barbarabrennan.com/  



Chakra Sounds*
Here are some vibrational sounds you can use to stimulate your chakras and begin to feel them in your body.  Anodea Judith suggests the simple vowel sounds below may be most effective for Westerners, and I find them so.  Also listed (in italics) are the traditional sounds from India, spoken with an "ah" vowel.  Get into a relaxed meditative state of mind, and repeat one sound over and over while focusing your attention on that chakra’s location in your body. Start with “oh” at the tailbone.

Chakra 1    base of spine          oh             lam     ('lahm')
Chakra 2    low belly / navel      oo            vam
Chakra 3    solar plexus            ah             ram
Chakra 4    heart                      ay             yam
Chakra 5    throat                     ee             ham
Chakra 6    3rd eye                  mmm         om
Chakra 7    crown                     nng           silence                

(*Reprinted with permission from Anodea Judith)