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How do you connect chakras, the energy centres of the body in Eastern tradition, and flowers, pretty, ephemeral, bright, cheerful manifestations of nature?

…by way of color therapy.. yoga energy balancing techniques…meditation… and a simple way of making yourself feel better and reenergized even if you don’t really believe in any of the above.

There are seven main chakras (as well as several others) in a line from the base of the spine to the crown of the head and one more newly recognised chakra just above the head which I believe is important. Each one is associated with various areas of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. When the energy flow in one becomes blocked it can result in certain symptoms and vice versa. By keeping the chakras open and the energy flowing, we can maximise our body’s ability to keep well and heal itself.

One way of stimulating energy flow is by a simple visualisation. Each chakra has a colour of the spectrum linked to it. Focus on that colour and imagine that colour light pouring into the chakra and saturating it in pure coloured light, then visualise the chakra as a spinning disc of colour. Take 2 or 3 deep breaths as you do so. You can also repeat a mantra or affirmation to intensify the positive energy you are creating. Work through each chakra (see below for summary) in turn from Root to Crown to rebalance your whole energy level.

So what about the flowers? Whatever you use to visualise the colour would work, paint swatches, coloured stones or crystals, an image in your minds eye, but beautiful photographs of flowers saturated in the pure colour of each chakra can bring some extra flower energy into your life as well.

Flowers raise the vibrational energy around them, which is why they have long been associated with celebrations, brought as presents to new mothers, sick people, loved ones. Weddings and funerals are lavish with them. We are rarely aware of the spiritual connection these days, we just know that flowers cheer people up and make them feel glad. So flower photos as visualisation aids make sense and are beautiful to have around. www.aflowergallery.com has a whole section devoted to chakra flower photos.

There are books written about the chakras going into far more detail than there is space for here, as it is a deep and complex subject, with infinite, individual interpretations, but here is a basic, brief summary of the chakras and their associated areas and colours.

1. Root - Red
Situated at the base of the spine.
Emotional grounding and ones roots. The excretory and reproductive systems and the immune system.
Mantra “I am in touch with the earth, my roots”

2. Sacral - Orange
A hands breadth down from the belly button.
Sexuality, creativity, financial issues, honour and ethics, one to one relationships.
Genital and urinary systems, bladder and prostate.
Mantra “I am a creative, sexual being”

3. Solar Plexus - Yellow
Over the solar plexus at the bottom of the rib cage.
Self-esteem, self-confidence and how you see yourself.
Digestive system, worries and fears, the stress of responsibility.
Mantra “I believe in myself”

4. Heart - Green
Over the heart.
Love, forgiveness, unconditional love. Relationships.
Circulatory and immune systems. Heart and lungs. Loneliness.
Mantra “I can give and receive love”

5. Throat - Blue
Centre of the throat
Communication, self-expression and will power.
Thyroid problems, sore throats, addictions(due to lack of will)
Mantra “I speak my truth”

6. Brow - Indigo
Centre of forehead
Intuition, intellect and mind, inner vision.
Brain and nervous system, eye problems.
Mantra “I see clearly”

7. Crown - Violet
Top of head.
Spiritual awakening, search for meaning. Our relationship to our spirit and God.
Central nervous system, overwhelming fatigue.
Mantra “I believe”

8. Soul star - White/crystal
Directly above the crown, about two hand’s breadths from the head
Awareness of ones soul and its connection to the conscious self.
Gives perspective on life and ability to see seemingly random positive or negative events as part of the soul’s journey.
Mantra “I transcend”

This is a personal, simplified interpretation of the chakras. Use it as a stepping stone to finding out more for yourself.

Copyright Kit Heathcock 2005

Sometime flower photographer, keen observer of the resonances of life and fulltime mother. Born in the UK but now living on a farm in the southern hemisphere. Contributor to the creation and maintenance of www.aflowergallery.com one of the homes of chakra flower art.

One of the biggest challenges facing a pokern player is keeping people in when you’ve got the best hand-you’ve waited all night, played well, saved your chips, folded, folded and folded some more, and now you’ve got a full boat. Now you’ve got a new problem-how much do you bet?

You want to keep people in the hand, but you’re also looking to make a buck or two. Bet too much and everyone will fold, but if you bet too little and you’ll waste your awesome hand.

The key is to make any bet worthwhile to the other online poker players. Throwing all your chips in might work if you’ve got someone reckless enough or there are some other big hand possibilities, but if you want to suck in the two pairs and trip hands, you need to take several factors into account.

Look at what online poker hands are possible: Assuming that you’ve got the best hand, look at the board and see what might be out there. If there are some big hand possibilities (not as big as yours, of course), then you can put more on your bets. If there’s not much potential on the table, then keep your bets more minimal.

Look at the other player’s stacks: Try to keep your bet within practical range for the other players. You want them to feel that the risk is worth them calling your bet, so unless you think they’ll call, try to avoid putting them all in.

Finally, look at the players themselves. What are their tendencies? Figure out if they’re tight, loose, or somewhere in between. If you’ve got a sucker who calls everything, then go nuts. If everyone is conservative, put a conservative raise out there and hope they call.

Acknowledge where you are right now and realize that it is where you are supposed to be. Request your Miracle from this standpoint.

Destiny is knowing that things are going to happen, as if by accident, when they are needed to occur. This is a kind of divine intervention that is a gift from the universe. We need to acknowledge our destiny.

Insight is realizing that you will be guided by your Heart. This intuition will guide you to make decisions. Your decisions are correct even though they appear incorrect after they are made. This intuitive process is allowing you to make the mistakes that you need to learn and move forward in life to fulfill your destiny.

Before a Miracle can occur you need to visualize it, see it happening and write it down. A spiritual Miracle can occur when you bring it into reality by the actual practice of writing it in the physical world. Your faith in the Miracle is what transforms the universe to bring your destiny. A conviction to make it happen is the fuel to starting the fire within.

Taking action on a daily basis will give you the Motivation to transform your physical life into greatness in which Miracles do happen. Without action on your part you will stay the same. Use your insight to dream of the action steps that you need to take to manifest your Miracle. Action is the kindling to get you started.

Conviction is that you can change your life and will. Without conviction you will flounder. This takes effort and action. It is not easy. By realizing that Love is the answer, you will seek it. You will have a greater conviction to give more of the love that is inside of you to others. Love begets Love and motivates your transformation.

Devotional Love is when you see the Love in all people and everything everywhere. When you start to see this, you will see the beauty and love everywhere in the universe. This insight will take your conviction to majestic levels.

Have gratitude for everything that occurs in your life. What happens in your life is guiding you to your destiny. When you give back gratitude for your daily experience, the universe will be gratuitous in kind. Your life will seem to turn around.Giving and receiving are the yin/yang of the universe.

You manifest your destiny by creating a Miracle plan. When you follow these 7 steps your life will become one of mystery, magic, luck and surprising adventure.

Frank Gasiorowski is an Author, Speaker, Radio-TV Guest/Producer and the Voice-Over narrator for the new SmootheMIXX CD produced by Smoothe Intl. Frank is co-founder of the “Total Self Mastery University” http://www.TotalSelfMastery.com with Dr. Mike Davison. Frank is the founding Director of F.A.I.T.H. Ministry. http://www.FindAnswersInTheHEART.blogspot.com Get your FR*EE 90 Day Goals ezine at http://www.90DayGoals.com Copyright 2006