JOËLLE KENNEDY

  TO BE HERE In Sanskrit, the base chakra is called Muladhara , which means root .   The seed of this chakra is located at the base of the spine and the coccygeal plexus, which is a nerve plexus near the coccyx bone.  Energetically, it includes the legs and the feet. The main focus of this centre is survival, self preservation and the basic right to be here and take up space.  A heathy base chakra provides grounding, stability, physical health, prosperity and trust in life. The element is EARTH . To be in harmony here we need to be in our bodies and take care of them with good food, exercise and proper rest. The characteristics of excess in this chakra include heaviness, sluggishness, monotony, obesity, hoarding, materialism and greed. Deficiencies include fearfulness, lack of discipline, restlessness, underweight and spaciness. The demon of the base chakra is FEAR . Fear can create a sense of lack, invent threats, destabilize us mentally and emotionally. Spiritual c...

According to the ancients, and an integral aspect of Chinese medicine, a person has both a physical body and a qi body.  The qi body, or energy body, is an electro-magnetic field that serves to vitalize the physical body and support its healthy functioning and well-being.  The energy body both interpenetrates and extends beyond the physical body forming the multi-dimensional and interconnected nature of life. Within the energy body there are two primary systems: the Chakra-Nadi system and the Acupuncture Meridian system.  Nadis are channels through which the qi, life force, or vital energy moves and circulates throughout the body.  The major channel in the Nadial system is within the spinal column and is called the Energetic Spine or the Central Vertical Channel.  This energy channel extends below the coccyx and up into the medulla oblongata, into the brain and above the head.  There are thought to be more than 72, 000 channels that branc...