chakra

The name "chakra" means "wheel" or "disk" in Sanskrit and refers to the shape of these whirling energy centers that integrate mind, body, and soul. “Everyone has seven main centers of energy throughout the body, commonly known as chakras

Chakras, as they are known in Hinduism, are part of the body's interconnected energy system. The term chakra refers to one of seven places inside this energy system. It literally means "wheel" in Sanskrit. Each energy point spins and vi