chakra seven - SAHASWARA - enlightenment

“Unity is divinity; purity is enlightenment.”

-Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Color ~ VIOLET or WHITE (all colors combined)

Sound ~ OM

Element ~ THOUGHT/COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS

Sense ~ ONENESS, UNITY

Sanskrit ~ SAHASWARA (thousand-fold)

Location ~ CROWN OF THE HEAD, UPPER BRAIN (CEREBRAL CORTEX), PINEAL GLAND

Principals ~ Universal Consciousness, Spirituality, Harmony, Wisdom, Oneness with the Universe, Understanding

Systems ~ Nervous System

Yoga Focus ~ all meditation poses, the lotus pose, headstands

Sahaswara or 7th chakra is the crowning point of the chakra system. If we manage to open this center during our lives, we have reached the highest state of consciousness one can obtain - where we have actually elevated our consciousness through the bodies of the...

physical (1st to 3rd charkas)

emotional (4th chakra)

mental (5th chakra)

intuitive (6th chakra)

and now, finally the causal (7th chakra), Divine Will for our Life.

The foods and activities suggested below are a few of the simple changes that can bring holistic benefits to our lives.

7th Chakra Activities

head massage

guided imagery

meditation

energy work (e.g. reiki)

7th Chakra Nutrition

Foods that open the 7th chakra are foods that generate space.

Any food that brings the element of space into the body enhances the activity of the 7th chakra. As with the 6th chakra, blue/purple vegetables, fruits and beverages are beneficial.

Fasting, up to a point, will also activate the 7th chakra.

QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EXAMINATION

Do I feel a strong connection with some kind of higher

or greater power, God, Goddess, spirit?

Do I learn quickly and easily?

Does my life have significant meaning beyond personal gratification?


“When consciousness is released from the thousands of mental, vital, physical vibrations in which it lies buried, there is joy.”
-Sri Aurobindo

OM...OM...OM