{"id":57259,"date":"2011-10-13T12:06:15","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T17:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=57259"},"modified":"2011-10-13T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2011-10-13T17:06:15","slug":"beginners-guide-to-the-chakras-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/beginners-guide-to-the-chakras-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginner&#8217;s Guide to the Chakras, Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A brief background plus an overview of the first three chakras was outlined in part one of the <strong><a title=\"Beginner\u2019s Guide to the Chakras, Part One\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/beginners-guide-to-the-chakras-part-one\/\">Beginner\u2019s Guide to the Chakras<\/a><\/strong>. The following is a continuation of the guide that explains the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh chakras and what you can do to keep them open and in balance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4th Chakra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/7-chakras.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-57394\" title=\"7 chakras\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/7-chakras.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a>Sanskrit name<\/em>: Anahata<br \/>\n<em>English name<\/em>: meaning \u201cunstruck\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Location<\/em>: middle of the chest<br \/>\n<em>Associated body parts<\/em>: heart, lungs and arms<br \/>\n<em>Color<\/em>: green<br \/>\n<em>Element<\/em>: air<br \/>\n<em>Sound vibration<\/em>: YA<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Governs sense of unconditional love, heart-felt gratitude and the ability to share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When your fourth chakra is out of balance you may have difficulty giving and receiving unconditional love for yourself and others. You might also have a weak heart, suffer from arrhythmia, heart palpitations or certain breathing problems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Most Popular Yoga Poses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/the-most-popular-yoga-poses\/\">Yoga poses<\/a><\/strong> such as camel, bow and cobra help to open and balance the heart chakra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>5th Chakra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sanskrit name<\/em>: Vishuddha<br \/>\n<em>English name<\/em>: meaning \u201cpurification\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Location<\/em>: throat<br \/>\n<em>Associated body parts<\/em>: tonsils, tongue, neck<br \/>\n<em>Color<\/em>: sky blue<br \/>\n<em>Element<\/em>: ether<br \/>\n<em>Sound vibration<\/em>: HAM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Governs ability to communicate effectively by speaking clearly and listening well to others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When your fifth chakra is out of balance you may either talk incessantly, have little patience to listen to others or experience difficulty in getting your point across eloquently. You may also suffer from sore throats, tonsillitis or reoccurring strep throat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yoga poses such as <strong><a title=\"Yoga Poses for Thyroid Health\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/yoga-poses-for-thyroid-health\/\">fish pose<\/a><\/strong> help to open and balance your throat chakra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6th Chakra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sanskrit name<\/em>: Ajna<br \/>\n<em>English name<\/em>: meaning \u201ccommand\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Location<\/em>: the third eye point in between the eyebrows<br \/>\n<em>Associated body parts<\/em>: eyes, forehead and frontal lobe of the brain<br \/>\n<em>Color<\/em>: indigo<br \/>\n<em>Element<\/em>: light<br \/>\n<em>Sound vibration<\/em>: OM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Governs intuition or \u201csixth sense.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When your sixth chakra is out of balance you may experience headaches, confusion, difficulty making decisions and an inability to trust yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yoga poses such as <strong><a title=\"Beginner's Guide to Meditation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/beginners-guide-to-meditation\/\">seated meditation<\/a><\/strong> and child\u2019s pose help to open and balance your sixth chakra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7th Chakra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sanskrit name<\/em>: Sahasrara<br \/>\n<em>English name<\/em>: meaning \u201cthousand\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Location<\/em>: crown of the head<br \/>\n<em>Associated body parts<\/em>: top of the head, pineal gland and mind<br \/>\n<em>Color<\/em>: Violet<br \/>\n<em>Element<\/em>: thought<br \/>\n<em>Sound<\/em>: internal and silent OM<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Governs sense of feeling connected to a higher power or universal consciousness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>When your seventh chakra is out of balance you may fear death and the unknown, have little faith in that which science has not proved and discount spiritual concepts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Yoga poses such as headstand help to open and balance your crown chakra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Kundalini Yoga 101\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/kundalini-yoga-101\/\">Kundalini Yoga 101<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Wisdom to Wellness Explores the Emotional and Physical Health Connection\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/07\/wisdom-to-wellness-explores-the-emotional-and-physical-health-connection\/\">Wisdom to Wellness Explores the Emotional and Physical Health Connection<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"What is Hatha Yoga?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/what-is-hatha-yoga\/\">What is Hatha Yoga?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A brief background plus an overview of the first three chakras was outlined in part one of the Beginner\u2019s Guide to the Chakras. The following is a continuation of the guide that explains the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh chakras &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/beginners-guide-to-the-chakras-part-two\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687,18],"tags":[1747,8874,899,7499,1481,30],"class_list":["post-57259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","category-fitness","tag-brain-health","tag-fish-pose","tag-headaches","tag-heart-health","tag-meditation","tag-yoga"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57259"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57393,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57259\/revisions\/57393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}