Dança do ventre e saúde: a cura do templo feminino

Anatomia dos Chakras

Vishuddha

, quinto chakra, de cor azul celeste, ligado à tireóide, rege a garganta, a comunicação e a vontade.

Vishuddha

O Laríngeo

Pessoas que possuem o dom da oratória têm este chakra bem desenvolvido. Brennan diz que este chakra se relaciona com a tomada de responsabilidade pelas nossas necessidades pessoais, isto é, a alimentação positiva ou negativa que recebemos dos outros a partir do campo de força que construímos (egrégora) ao nosso redor:

Livro "Mãos de Luz", de Barbara Ann Brennan

“…esse chakra funciona apropriadamente quando deixamos de censurar os outros pelas nossas falhas e nos aventuramos a criar o que precisamos e o que desejamos” (p.127).

Outras funções psicológicas deste chakra estão ligadas a conceitos de aceitação, assimilação, além do sentido do eu, dentro da sociedade e da profissão.

Isso lembra aquela situação comum, pela qual todas já passamos um dia, em que usamos as expressões:

• engolir a seco;
• engolir sapo;
• bolo ou nó na garganta;
• estou com isso por aqui (fazendo um gesto com as mãos no alinhamento do chakra laríngeo);
• e em seguida amanhecer com uma inflamação ou sensibilidade na garganta por não ter manifestado adequadamente (compreenda-se a expressão “adequadamante” pelo seu aspecto energético) aquilo o que se tinha para resolver falando, conversando;
• ou mentalmente, resolvendo a questão do expressar-se ou não entrando em concordância com o “eu” e com o “ego”, com o “lúcido” e com o “louco”, com o “ser” e com a “sombra”.

Voltar para Volume II

I love yoga.  I became quite addicted to it this year in fact.  Not only is it great exercise–it can be aerobic, it builds strength and muscle, it increases flexibility–it also concentrates on your mind. Relaxation, proper breathing, and really tuning in to your body are all benefits of yoga practice. And that’s before you even get into the religious aspects, which align the mind and body even more.

Clearly, both the mind and the body are necessary for good health.  And I don’t just mean you have to be educated on your disease and how to eat, etc.–you know, the cerebral mind.  I mean, for lack of a better word, the spiritual mind.  Stress, anger and other extreme emotions, depression, etc. all have profound effects on our physical health, and of course, the opposite is also true.  Here in the U.S. (and I assume in most Western cultures) we somehow always seem to forget how interconnected the mind and body are, and how we need balance–both working at their best–for real health.

I am by no means an expert on yoga–either the actual physical practice, or the principles behind it.  But along the way, as you practice, teachers will give you tidbits of information to enhance your experience.  So I have heard about the chakras before.  Chakras are energy centers that run from the base of your spine out the top, or crown, of your head.  There are 7 of these centers, each associated with a body part (and also a color, element, function, etc.).  Yoga masters, and those striving to be, try to tune into the energy of their chakras to become fully whole and balanced between mind, body, and spirit.

I had heard of the 5th chakra, Vishuddha, or throat chakra before.  You would think I would have remembered this when I later discovered I had a disease centered on my throat.  Uh, no.  In my defense, I will say that I have not been able to practice yoga much for the last few months because I was diagnosed with a meniscal tear in my right knee the same week as my thyroid disease. How’s that for karma?  But I was reacquainted with my throat chakra this week by my best friend, D.  In true friend fashion, she had found the perfect gift for me–a sterling pendant with the Vishuddha symbol.

I think about my throat, specifically my thyroid, pretty much all the time anyway, and now I have a visual reminder that it’s about achieving balance.  Auto-immune diseases, like most chronic diseases, are not cured, they are managed. Management is all about balance.  Clearly I need to let go of the latent anger and frustration surrounding my thyroid, embrace my Vishuddha, and learn to live with it in balance.  If I can find peace with my disease, then I can move on.

The Eightfold Path

References

I have made the presentation of Buddhas Eightfold Path from Rudolf Steiners lectures on The Gospel of Luke.

The goal was to make a short and simple description of the path, followed with references for deeper understanding of the why.

Se also the Twelf Petaled Lotus, Ahanhata, The Heart Chakra:

And the Six Petaled Lotus, Svadhistana, The Sacral Chakra:

Kristina Kaine has elaborated over the theme in “Eightfold Path of Buddha in the Gospel of St John“.

A meditation for modern man: Meditation as contemplative inquiry : when knowing becomes love / Arthur Zajonc

The References I have used in this presentation are in my Notes.

Raja Yoga – Vishuddha

Raja Yoga may be more commonly known as the yoga of the mind, and that it is. Here we find many methods of working with the mind through creative visualization and use of verbal and vocal process. There is a lot of learning about the functions of the mind followed by skilful use of mind energies to achieve certain results within the body; as in healing, and out in the world as in manifesting your dreams. Meditational practices that take you out of the normal world to explore the inner world are a large part of this Raja.

This type of Yoga awakens the power of the 5th Chakra: Vishuddha.

The element of ether is best translated today as that of electromagnetism. It is this energy, which sustains most others. In fact all of the lower energies are condensations of this one. In its free form it fills the universe, containing all those quantum frequencies of energy that we perceive as light and heat, as well as those we do not normally perceive at all. Radiant energy emanating from each of the billions of stars, and coming at us from all directions. By its very vibration it moves out in all directions, just as sound does.

The vibratory nature of this energy is indeed very much like sound. In your nervous system and brain it stimulates thinking as a verbal function while at the more physiological level it is most evidently flowing in the throat. As you might have guessed the voice is involved.

The sense plugged in at this level is hearing. Voice, hearing and sound are all connected don’t you think?

The endocrine gland in the throat area is the thyroid, while within it lies imbedded four smaller glands called the para-thyroids. These hormonal producers put out the chemical messengers that govern several functions. Of the most known is the influence on metabolism. The thyroid is in charge of the speed with which you metabolise food, the actual rate of the cell’s activity. This of course controls the body temperature as well.

The para-thyroids have to do with bone structure and the utilization of calcium by the bone cells. Whether or not you assimilate the calcium in your diet depends on these tiny little glands.

Mentally this fifth chakra energy influences the verbal thought process, whether this is voiced out loud or remains part of the internal dialogue it is still vibrating energy. This places it right back in the realm of electromagnetism. Now if you observe the speed at which you think and then change it by speeding it up a little you might notice that you can control it, kind of like with the accelerator on a car. All that has to do with vibration lies in this center but the actual control of it comes from the center above.

Blue is the essential colour of the energy, like the sky. Though talking and verbal thinking may not always be up there, the sky blue colour is an indication of how high the thoughts can be. In the electromagnetic spectrum (which are called the akashic records) are all the philosophical thoughts and the true knowledge about the universe. At this level one can see that the brain is just the radio, the universe is the broadcast and the communication is in the energy waves. You decide what station you want to be tuned in to.

North is the direction to face while looking into the realm of Vishuddha chakra as it helps line up our brain cells with the magnetic currents from north to south, making for an easier flow of energy through those cells and a resulting clarity of mind. The gateway to knowledge lies in this direction, but you need to be aware that knowledge comes in bits and pieces of information and does not necessarily lead to wisdom. Too much of this energy creates an overactive intellect, and that is probably white man’s greatest disease.

To continue the tale of the serpents lets look at the Kundalini Fire from India.

The Kundalini system looks like the Caduceus Staff with the two Serpents around the spine:

The serpents has two different colors like the two outer pillars in the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and they have the same interpretations as the Feminine and Masculine energies. Seven Lotus Flowers or Chakras, which are spiritual organs, are placed on the spine.

Macrocosmic Man

Left side of Man  is the masculine side and the right side is the feminine side.

Chakras in the Tree of Life

Face looking out of paper

The correspondence between the Chakras (see later) and the Sephirots:

1. Sahasrara or the Crown Chakra, corresponds to Keter
2. Ajna, the Third Eye , or the Brow Chakra corresponds to Chokmah, and the back head chakra with Binah.
3. Vishuddha or the Throat Chakra corresponds to Chesed and Ta Chui, The Neck Chakra, with Gevurah.
4. Ahanhata or the Heart Chakra corresponds to Tiferet
5. Manipura or the Navel Chakra, where Hod corresponds to the Liver and Netzach corresponds to the Stomach
6. Svadhistana or the Sacral Chakra corresponds to Yesod
7. Muladhara, the base of spine, the Root Chakra, corresponds to Malkhut

From the heart and up the feminine and masculine energies are nearly in Equilibrium with the heart near the center.

5. Chesed, 6. Gevurah, 7. Chokmah, 8. Binah, 9. Daat, 10. Kether

Microcosmic Man

Rudolf Steiner describes the two sides of man as being a kind of fight between Luciferic and Ahrimanic powers, where Lucifer is the masculine power (Yang) and Ahriman is the feminine power (Yin). Both described in the literature as Serpents or Dragons. Lucifer represents The Right Pillar, and Ahriman The Left Pillar. They are on Earth seen as Evil powers, but they are necessary factors in our development, as we both need the Feminine and Masculine influence, but we need to find the balance between them.

From The Balance in the World and Man, Lucifer and Ahriman:

The left part of you — your left man, as it were — is the fortification set up by Lucifer, and your right man is the fortification set up by Ahriman. And the whole art of life consists in finding the true balance between them.

See also an extended Collection of Steiner texts about Lucifer and Ahriman(pdf) .

The energy flows from the left side to the right side, from the Luciferic or Masculine side to the Ahrimanic or Feminine side.

Microcosmic Man

Crossed arms or legs shortcuts the natural streams and should be avoided, except where specified in meditative practices.

From The Kingdom of God from www.adishakti.org/

“Now this Kundalini is the power which is placed in the sacrum bone, nowhere else… And imagine this bone is called sacrum; “sacrum” means “sacred. So they knew there was something in it… This is the primule, is the germinating power within us. Now this fact has been accepted for thousands of years in India and elsewhere. For in the Bible also … they talk of the Tree of Life. That is the same as this…

So this is the thing that is being described in our ancient books, in all the scriptures, even in the Qur’an they are described as Ruh, R,U,H, Ruh. “Ruh” means the “cold breeze”, the “cool breeze”. The cool breeze of the Holy Ghost is described in the Bible also.

Three Gunas

In the Aurvedic tradition the three Gunas are the three principles of the world.

The “trinity”, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, represent the gunas, or qualities of rajas, sattva and tamas.

From Brahman, Atman, Karma and Gunas

They are sattva (goodness, virtue), rajas (power, passion) and tamas (dullness, inertia). All earthly events, like the laws of nature, are guided by one of the three gunas or a combination thereof. There should be a balance between them for harmonious workings of the world. Disequilibria will lead to chaos, war, suffering, corruption and destruction.

Tamas is Ahriman or the left pillar, and Rajas is Lucifer or the right pillar, and Sattva is equilibrium, Christ, the center pillar.

The Pentagram and the Ether Streams

Steiner describes, in “From the Contents of Esoteric Classes“, the pentagram with:

We’re always surrounded by five ether streams in the world around us on earth. They’re called earth, water, fire, air and thought ethers. These etheric streams are also active in man: earth either from the head to the right foot, from there water ether to the left hand, from there fire ether to the right hand, from there air ether to the left foot, and then thought ether back to the head. This is the occultist’s sacred pentagram, the symbol of man. Its point is directed upwards, which indicates that the spirit streams to man from the heights. The pentagram is present in many flowers and other things in nature. The sign of black magic is a pentagram with one point at the bottom, through which magicians attract bad forces from the earth and send them out of the two top horns into the environment by means of their bad will in order to use soul and nature forces for their own egotistical, evil purposes.

The cross sections of the five etheric streams and their connections with color, taste, and body regions are as follows:

earth ether, square with only the corners distinct, yellow, sweet, bones and muscles;

water ether, crescent moon at fifth day, white, tart, digestion;

fire ether, equilateral triangle, red, hot, blood;

air ether, circle, green, sour, nerves;

thought (akasha) ether, two intersecting spirals — one is distinct, dark blue, bitter, lymph vessel system.

And in “The Creative Cosmic Tone“

It is characteristic of it [the etheric body] that it is indeed, the architect, the creator of the physical body. Just as ice forms out of water, so does the physical body fashion itself out of the etheric body, which, like the ocean, is flooded through by many currents flowing in all directions. Among them are five main currents. When you stand with feet apart and arms outstretched, you can accurately follow the direction of these five currents. They form a pentagram.

Everybody has these five currents hidden in him. The healthy etheric body appears so that these currents are, as it were, his bony framework. You must not suppose however, that everything pertaining to the etheric body is only within, because when a person moves, for instance, the currents actually go through the air. This pentagram is as mobile as a man’s physical bony framework. Thus, when the occultist speaks of the pentagram as the figure of man, it is not a matter of something that has been thought out, but rather he is speaking of it as the anatomist does of the skeleton.

Kundalini Rising

There are three forces connected with the spine, also called Aaron’s rod. These are Kundalini, the serpent-fire, Ida the female force, and Pingala the male force. The Moon moves in the Ida and the Sun in the Pingala. Ida is cooling. Pingala is heating. The two serpents, around the Spine, has two different colors like the two outer pillars in the Kabbalah Tree of Life, and they have the same interpretations as the Feminine and Masculine energies. They connect Earth with the spiritual world and the spiritual world with Earth. For these to flow the Lotus Flowers, or Chakras, has to be open or running. When European esoteric talk about Initiation eastern religions talk about Kundalini Rising. The development path is described in The Eightfold Path.

Chakras

The Chakras is known all over the world and are the spiritual organs controlling our body. The Inkas in south America know five of them, and they match the Indian descriptions. The Chinese know them and use them in their medicine. They are the base for Astrology, and most alternative medical schools.

When we are born, our Astral organs contains a picture of our Karma, which through our youth are build into the Etheric organs, and the pictures are erased from the Astral body as they are imprinted in the Etheric body. Astrology tells about Karmas influence on you, through those Etheric organs.

Through your life you build your new karma in your Astral body, constantly modeling the Astral organs. When the Kundalini fires, your Astral body’s Chakras are imprinted into the Ether body, and you have now made your own Etheric organs, from the Karma you have build in this life, and is now free from the tyranny of your birth chart. The Chakras relation to our spiritual bodies are shown in a table in What are the feminine and masculine sides we all talk about?

Literature

I have used “The Kabbalistic Sefirot and the Chakras“, and “The Chakras” by Kheper.net, and “Chakras” by Bellabenes Astralseiten (German), in preparation of this text.

The Mans inner Cosmic System looks at the organs role in the body. Steiner says that the meaning of Mercury and Venus was changed in old times, so when Steiner connect Venus with the Kidneys and Mercury with the lungs, old traditions will typically do the opposite, as in Universal Healing TAO.

Notes on Lucifer & Ahriman, The spiritual Bodies and Initiation, and The Eightfold Path.

A visually inspiring page on Chakras at Chrystal Links.

In “Knowledge of the Higher Worlds And Its Attainment” Rudolf Steiner goes more in depth with the Lotus Flowers or Chakras.

In “The Occult Significance of the Bhagavad Gita” Steiner looks at Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas.

© Throat Chakra

“Vishuddha Chakra is situated within the Sushumna Nadi at the base of the throat, Kantha-Mula Sthana. This corresponds to Janar Loka. It is the centre of Akasa Tattva (ether element). The Tattva is of pure blue colour. Above this, all other Chakras belong to Manas Tattva. The presiding deity is Sadasiva (Isvara Linga), and the Goddess is Shakini. From this centre emanate 16 Yoga Nadis which appear like the petals of a lotus. The vibrations that are produced by the Nadis are represented by the 16 Sanskrit vowels: aü aü iü aü uü aü çü eü eü iü eü aiü oü auü aü and aþ. Akasa Mandal (the region of ether) is round in shape like the fullmoon. The Bija of Akasa Tattva hö (haü) is in this centre. It is of white colour. This Chakra corresponds to Laryngeal plexus in the physical body.

The concentration on the Tattva of this Chakra is called Akasa Dharana. He who practises this Dharana will not perish even in Pralaya. He attains the highest success. He gets the full knowledge of the four Vedas by meditating on this Chakra. He becomes a Trikala Jnani (who knows the past, the present and the future).”

PROPERTIES OF THE THROAT CHAKRA:
Tantra: Akasha, Dwyashtapatrambuja, Kantha, Kanthadesha, Kanthambhoja, Kanthambuja, Kanthapadma, Kanthapankaja, Nirmala-Padma, Shodasha, Shodasha-Dala, Shodasha-Patra, Shodashara, Shodashollasa-Dala, Vishuddha, Vishuddhi

Vedas (late Upanishads): Kantha Chakra, Vishuddha, Vishuddhi

Puranic: Vishuddha, Vishuddhi

Name Meaning: Pure

Ruling Planet: Jupiter

Associated Age: 28 – 35 years of age

Shape: Crescent

Sense Organ(s): Ears

Work Organ(s): Vocal Cords

Location: Base of Throat, top of sternum

Color: Sky Blue, Smoke Blue, White, Mixed Dark and Light Blues

Kosa: Mental sheath or Manamaya Kosa

Ruling God: Five-Faced, Sadashiva

Ruling Goddess: Shakini

Day: Friday

Gland/Organ: Thyroid, Tongue, Pharynx, Larynx

Astrological Sign(s): Gemini, Taurus, Aquarius

Petals: 16

Sanskrit Letters on Petals: am, aam, im, iim, um, uum, rim, reem, lri, lreem, em, aim, om, aum, am, aham

Note: G#

Frequency: 393 cycles per second

Loka: Janar

Tala: Sutala

Element: Air

Crystals/Minerals: Aquamarine, Turquoise, Chrysochola, Celestite, Milky Quartz, Blue Topaz, Talc

Bija Akshara (Seed Mantra): Ham

Bija Bearer: Elephant

Flower(s): Rose, Primrose, Violets, Alyssum

Tarot: Hierophant

Rune(s): Tiwaz, Perthro

Mantra: Shreem Hreem Kleem Aim Kamalasinyai Swaha

Opened, Gives: Confidence, Communication, Eloquence, Understanding, Singing, Poetry, Descriptiveness

Closed, Gives: Passiveness, Brevity in Speech, Misunderstandings, Harsh Speech

Reference (With Permission)

Take the demarcation of Thirupathi as a holy place of pilgrimage; Lord Venkateshwara, the deity worshipped there is called the Lord of the seven hills, for seven hills have to be climbed before the temple is reached. Obviously the six Chakras (energy centres) and the Sahasraara are indicated here, for in Raajayoga, the supreme is revealed, only when the individual raises the vital energy – the Kundalini Shakthi – up to the seventh stage. One of the hills is named Seshagiri, meaning, snake hill. From the plains, the range gives the appearance of a snake with a raised hood. ~ Sathya Sai Baba

Again, man alone is capable of awakening the serpent-power of the life-energy that lies dormant in him as the Kundalini Shakthi and elevate it through chakras (higher fields of awareness), up to the thousand-spoked wheel on the very crest of the head. This is the uurdhwa Gathi (the Upward Path). This yoga saadhana is possible for man, since he has a straight body and can sit with his trunk and head held in a straight vertical line. Quadrupeds and bipeds other than man are severely handicapped. They cannot tap the vital Kundalini Shakthi. ~ Sathya Sai Baba

• - Chakras – Seven Inner Blossoms Of Kundalini
• - First Cakra – Root Chakrum
• - Second Cakra – Navel Chakrum
• - Third Cakra – Solar Chakrum
• - Fourth Cakra – Heart Chakrum
• - Fifth Cakra – Throat Chakrum (You Are Here)
• - Sixth Cakra – 3rd Eye Chakrum
• - Seventh Cakra – Crown Chakrum
• - Kundalini – The Serpent Power

LOS OCHO COMPONENTES DEL YOGA:

Yama: Actitudes correctas en la práctica del Yoga. Comportamientos éticos, morales.

Niyama: Reglas en la práctica del yoga (pureza, alegría, amor). Limpieza y aseo de nuestro cuerpo y entorno.

Asana:   Postura yoga. Debe tener doble cualidad: la atención y la relajación.

Pranayama:   Control del aliento o respiración. Regulación consciente y deliberada de la respiración. Comprende la regulación de la expiración, de la inspiración y de la suspensión de la respiración.

Pratyahara:   Control de los sentidos y de la mente. La sujeción de los sentidos se lleva a cabo cuando la mente es capaz de permanecer en la dirección elegida y los sentidos siguen la orientación de la mente.

Dharana:   Concentración, atención. Cuando la mente ha alcanzado la capacidad de ser dirigida.

Dhyana:   Meditación. Una vez ha sido enfocada la mente en el objeto en cuestión se produce una corriente ininterrumpida.

Samadhi:   Éxtasis, trance, unión con Dios, el estado de conciencia cuando se está en éxtasis. Nirvana. Hay diferentes tipos de Samadhi.

LOS CHAKRAS: Nuestro potencial de energía cósmica, individualizada y simbolizada como una serpiente (Kundalini) se encuentra enrollada en el plexo sacro. Cuando despierta gracias al trabajo espiritual, sube por la columna a través de centros sutiles llamados (chakras) para alcanzar la corona de la cabeza, produciendo el samadhi.

Los siete chakras:

Muladhara o Chakra Raíz se relaciona con el instinto, seguridad, supervivencia y al potencial básico humano. Se localiza en la región entre los genitales y el ano.

Swadhisthana o Chakra Sacro se localiza en el ombligo y se relaciona con sexualidad y creatividad. Se relaciona con los testículos o los ovarios, ya que estos crean las hormonas involucradas en la reproducción.

Manipuraka, o Chakra Umbilical, plexo solar esta localizado entre el ombligo y el corazón. Está asociado, en el cuerpo con el intestino delgado, riñones, adrenales, páncreas, vejiga, hígado.

Anahata o Chakra Corazón se relaciona con emoción, compasión, amor, equilibrio y bienestar. Se relaciona con la glándula timo, que además de ser parte del sistema endocrino es parte del sistema inmunológico, responsable de defender el cuerpo ante agentes patógenos, es decir que causan enfermedades, y stress.

Vishuddha o Chakra Garganta se relaciona con la comunicación y el crecimiento; siendo el crecimiento una forma de expresión. Está asociado, en el cuerpo, con la garganta, los oídos, las glándulas tiroides y paratiroides.

El Ajna o Chakra del Tercer Ojo, está localizado entre las dos cejas, en la hendidura de la frente. Su nombre significa comandar, percepción, conocimiento, autoridad. Se relaciona con la glándula pineal. Ajna es el chakra del tiempo, la percepción y luz. La glándula pineal es una glándula sensitiva, que produce la hormona melatonina, que regula los instintos de dormir y despertar.

El Sahashrara o Chakra de la Corona, está localizado en la corona o parte superior de la cabeza, donde tienen la hendidura suave los bebés. Su nombre significa “la flor de loto de los mil pétalos”. Su rol sería parecido al de la glándula pituitaria, que segrega hormonas para controlar el resto del sistema endocrinológico, y que también se conecta con el sistema nervioso central a través del hipotálamo.

F.G.M.

The fifth chakra, namely the throat chakra called Vishuddha in Sanskrit, is located on the throat and neck where another muscle rigidity gives the shoulders their second slouch in the form of a droop as well as a habitual bend to the neck stopping the head from being held high.

It creates havoc!

It pulls the third eye down and robs vision and mind of their focus.

It also pulls the crown chakra down and the dynamic focus out.

It pulls the Bindu chakra to a shrunk eyebrow.

It contracts the 2nd vertebra too.

What more, it also contracts the solar plexus, the abdomen, and the pelvis!

Still this is not what the on-off switch is.

But it sure is a culprit!

Why do we live life with the shoulders drooping and the head held low?

We don’t have enough energy to keep them high?

Why?

We keep losing it in providing it to maintain the muscular contractions all through our body.

The effect of what it is a cause of, too!

It turns into a vicious circle.

The cause and the effect reinforcing each other!

The scapulae get stretched in a distorted way.

They exert their pull on the neck also which gets distorted in another ugly way.

The backbone turns into an inverted arch!

The jaws are pulled down too, distorting their positioning in relation with each other.

All this boils down to be an unconscious maneuver on the part of the body, which we start taking to be a natural phenomenon.

We turn old in our youth!

We are left with no energy even to lively communicate with our fellow beings on earth!

Vishuddha (the throat chakra) gets established!

Now, compare this description of Vishuddha (the throat chakra) with my personal experience of opening it while working with a lady whose upper chakras starting from Anahata and Vishuddha upward were affected more than her lower ones, i.e., Muladhara, Svadhisthana, and Manipura. This was where we left last time while working with her Anahata:

I asked her to maintain this posture for a couple days before we could proceed further with our intervention of the body in the affairs of mind.

She came back with the complaint that she was feeling she had partially gone undressed while maintaining her shoulders open.

“Anahata does this to us. Vishuddha will do it even more. Are you ready for the next step?” – I asked her.

She paused for a few seconds.

During her pause, she was maintaining her shoulders wide open; which gave her bust a beautiful body-lift though it was still a partial one.

She was looking straight into my eyes.

She took care not to let her shoulders go squeezed again.

And then she said – “Yes, I am ready.”

From Anahata we were to go to Vishuddha next.

Now I asked her to take her open shoulders up without squeezing them before doing so.

This automatically protruded her chin forward and up.

Her jaws went aligned with each other in their full length, from center to both the extremities up to the last dentures there.

Her eyes started sparkling with a piercing shine as well as an engulfing glow in them.

Her collarbones went aligned with her neck.

Her scapulae went joined at her back, but only at their upper extremities.

The thrust of her palms had shifted from the outer edges at the mounts of moon to the inner edges at the mounts of Venus.

Her solar plexus (at her diaphragm) had automatically gone up both at the center as well as on the side ribs, along.

The length of her stomach in between her naval and her rib-center seemed to increase in length.

Now was the time for me to give her, her last push into the ultimate human body posture free from all the defects of transition from four-legged creatures to the two-legged ones; that our species on earth is!

I asked her to lengthen her abdomen in between her naval and her lowest point of the torso where it divided into the two legs – left and right – keeping the distance between the naval and the rib-center stretched as such; by protruding her hips further back.

She did the needful.

I asked her which point of her body was touching the chair most centrally that she was sitting on.

She said it had changed to be the middle portion of her pelvis now.

I again asked her which part of her body she was feeling she had centered around now.

She said it was a point in her abdomen a little below her naval.

In fact, she had centered on her HARA – some two inches below her naval.

Her body was looking like a statue of beauty personified in the form of Venus herself!

“Are you ready for going to the next step from here, that opening Vishuddha has brought you in?” – I asked.

She didn’t take any time this time.

“Yes, I am ready.” – immediate came her reply.

From Vishuddha we were to go to opening Ajna (the third eye) next.

Does this story not give the same description as of Vishuddha (the throat chakra) in a more day-to-day language?

Energy gets trapped in Vishuddha (the throat chakra), and is stopped from closing the loop.

Opening Vishuddha (the throat chakra) entails undoing the unconscious habit of keeping the shoulders drooping and the neck bending in two different ways in two different kinds of people, not as an exercise but as a way of life.

Vision therapy not only opens Vishuddha (the throat chakra) but all the 7 chakras through a very subtle on-off switch in the body in one single go, since they are all connected anatomically as well as physiologically.