Wider vocabulary
Chakras, prana and nadis, explained honestly.| Chakra Healing
The wider vocabulary of yogic tradition. Useful as a meditative frame. Not biomedical anatomy.
No outcome promisedComplements medical careConsent first, always
The vocabulary
Six terms, one tradition.
Chakras sit within a larger set of ideas. Here are six, shown with a traditional gloss.
- PranaVital breath or life forceTerm
- NadiChannels along which prana is said to moveTerm
- KundaliniLatent energy said to rise along the spineTerm
- Bija mantrasSeed sounds linked with each centreTerm
- MudraHand gestures used in practiceTerm
- YantraGeometric focus for meditationTerm
A necessary note
What to take, and what to leave.
As a frame
- A vocabulary many teachers share
- A prompt to notice breath and posture
- A way to structure a meditation
Not as fact
- A map of the nervous system
- A diagnosis of any problem
- Evidence that a centre is blocked
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