After starting this series of posts last December, we finally reach #7 - the Crown or Sahasrara in sanskrit. The crown chakra is located at the top of the head or hovering just above. This energy center holds our aspiration, spirituality, inspiration and wisdom.

I don't believe any of you have been waiting with bated breath for the next installment of The Chakras Explained. But it does surprise me that I have not explained any chakras since January. Apologies. We're almost done as we hit #6 of 7.

As we travel up the spine, we head out of the more physical chakras and into the more spiritual ones. Number 5 and I have a love/hate relationship.

We’re halfway there as we reach the heart. The fourth energy center is located in the center of the chest and the mid-back. Called Anahata in Sanskrit it translates as ‘un-beaten’ or ‘unhurt.’

As we travel north in the body, we reach the third chakra. The solar plexus. If you want to go back and read about the first two before you proceed, you can find them in the list to the right.

The chakras are a band of energy flowing through the midline of the body. They follow the line of the spine, if that helps solidify the ideas around energy – or something that may be FELT, but not seen. I use the chakra system regular in my wedding yoga practice.