Muladhara Chakra

Sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain sight and the same can be said about the great advantages of harmonizing and energizing the base chakra, Muladhara chakra. While most yogis and spiritual practitioners will go after such great mystical abilities as the ones provided by Anahata or Ajna and their myriads of powers we should remember that it is Muladhara the one that sustains all life and as a result our spiritual path. However the gifts of a harmonized Muladhara chakra go far beyond sustaining the energetic base of our bodies.

It is a little known fact that mastering the energy of Swadistana, and sublimating it to the higher centers must actually originate from a powerful Muladhara Chakra. That is in the first place because Kundalini originates here and it is from the base chakra that it rises piercing every other chakra. Also all physical disharmonies like over fatness or not enough stamina for fasting originates here too. That actually being another misconception about the base chakra: just because it is the source of vitality it does not mean that an overweight person will have a strong Muladhara chakra. On the contrary obesity is a strong sing that the energy is stagnant at this level. It is like a swamp where no energy flows just trickles gather up and go nowhere. Of course being underweight means that a person’s vitality is also very low so a harmonized Muladhara Chakra will automatically trigger a harmonious physic.

So harmonizing the base chakra should be part of any spiritual aspiration and should by no means be left to chance. The good news is that this isn’t something that needs to take up a lot of time. Being one of the chakras whose existence conditions life itself, it is very easy to tap in to its potential and work with it. Particularly because there are so many techniques but also because being the base chakra, Muladhara chakra it is very easily influenced by such earth bound spiritual objects as a Tibetan Singing Bowl.

One of the singing bowls major functions is that of replenishing health and it does that because its sound originates from vibrations of blending of metals energizing Muladhara Chakra and getting it to a level closer to the perfect sound. And just like the lotus flower its sound rises from the earth to the sky from Muladhara Chakra all the way to Ajna and even Sahasrara.

In order to use a singing bowl to energize Muladhara Chakra you should start by choosing a comfortable position, ideally the Butterfly pose, and start playing the bowl. The striking sound is preferred in this situation. You start by striking the bowl and listening to the created sound. You will notice it can take up to a minute for the sound to dissipate and as it does notice the way it sinks in you, almost like you are absorbing it so allow it to flow down to the base of the column, energizing and harmonizing the body. It is not unusual to actually feel the energy start to raise as this a natural occurrence as Muladhara becomes saturated. However at this point you should try to focus just on getting the energy to flow to the base chakra. So every time the sound has all but disappeared strike the bowl with the mallet over and over again allowing each time for the sound to silence your mind and harmonize your energy as it flows down to Muladhara Chakra.