The Essential Guide to Chakras Discover the Healing Power of Chakras for Mind, Body and Spirit

Yoga teaches us that the body has seven centers of spiritual power, or chakras. To experience total well-being-physically, mentally, and spiritually--we must keep our chakras in balance. This highly accessible, practical guide discusses the key characteristics of each chakra, its related physical disorders, and how to recognize whether it is overactive, underactive, or balanced. You'll learn how to balance each chakra--and maintain that balance for a lifetime--with the right mantras, postures, breathing techniques, and meditation exercises.

Swami Saradananda is former editor of Yoga Life and director of Sivananda Yoga Centers in New York, London, and Delhi. Now based in London, she teaches meditation and yoga in centers around the world and leads yearly pilgrimages to India. She is the author of Chakra Meditation and The Power of Breath, both DBP.