Chakra is a Sanskrit word that translates to spinning wheel and symbolises spiritual power in the human body. We are all beings of energy and interconnected on a spiritual level with the universe. Hinduism and Buddhist scriptures describe how the opening or balancing of these chakras determine the quality and our way of life. As living beings, we have 7 chakras in yoga: Root chakra (below the tailbone) Sacral Chakra (few inches below the belly) Solar Plexus (few inches above the abdomen) Heart chakra (at heart) Throat chakra (at the throat) Third eye chakra (in between the eyebrows, on the forehead) Crown chakra (top of the head) How to Open Your Seven Chakras? Activating the 7 chakras, healing benefits begin by first feeling or acquiring a sense of them. You can do this by first going through this 7 chakras meditation exercise. Sit in a quiet environment, where ypu won't be disturbed. Inhale and exhale deeply and slowly. Let the tension and stress melt away. Feel your body and mind and drift into stillness. Now, shift your attention to your tailbone or the base of your spine. Begin by visualising a bright red light that is spinning. Sync its pulsing and rotating sensations with your breath. Pause here for a moment. Move your attention to a few inches below your belly button. Feel a bright yet warm orange light that's spinning this time. Note how it moves with your breath. Guide your awareness above the belly button towards the gut. You should sense a bright yellow light spinning this time. Hold and continue moving your awareness up towards your chest. It's a green spinning light, and you may coincidentally place your hand there during this process. Shift your attention up to the throat and notice a blue light spinning. With the scintillating soothing sensation in between the eyebrows feel the colour indigo. Pause, and finally, move to the top of your head. You should see a violet light spinning and find yourself in Bliss.