| Is My Chakra Pretty? |
Is My Chakra Pretty? An Artists's Therapeutic Journey through the Chakras
(About Vision 2004) explains in a fun and easy-to-understand language the
fascinating but sometimes confusing world of chakra energy.
Much of the deeply personal information comes from Slash's experiences
as an artist and from his own clinic.
A perfect read for Massage Therapists, their clients and anyone interested
in the chakras and alternative medicine, this entertaining book will show
you how looking at your health metaphorically can help you use the power
and beauty of your chakras to improve your intimate relationships, your
connection to money, and lead to sexual, physical and emotional
rebalancing.
(About Vision 2004) explains in a fun and easy-to-understand language the
fascinating but sometimes confusing world of chakra energy.
Much of the deeply personal information comes from Slash's experiences
as an artist and from his own clinic.
A perfect read for Massage Therapists, their clients and anyone interested
in the chakras and alternative medicine, this entertaining book will show
you how looking at your health metaphorically can help you use the power
and beauty of your chakras to improve your intimate relationships, your
connection to money, and lead to sexual, physical and emotional
rebalancing.
| Mr. Coleman is obviously more than qualified to write on this subject, and his numerous drawings provide a good visual aid for the reader. The narrative is well written and succeeds in engaging the reader. K. Godsey - Writer's Digest |
| A Note about the Author |
Once upon a time, Slash Coleman moved to the Portland, OR and embraced his west coast
experience of five years to the fullest. He got his very own Pee Wee Herman bicycle, moved
into a co-op/soy brained house, changed his name.....to Jeffrey (like every good left coaster),
went to massage school, developed a wheat allergy, hitchhiked to a Rainbow gathering in
Arizona, became a Reiki Master, opened a medical intuitive therapy clinic on the rich side of
town, published a book about his clinic, became a faculty member at the massage college,
and even became brainwashed at a commune outside of Eugene, OR. The book above is a
remnant from that time and proof that the west coast always keeps its arms open to help small
town boys rid themselves of their small town redneck ways.
experience of five years to the fullest. He got his very own Pee Wee Herman bicycle, moved
into a co-op/soy brained house, changed his name.....to Jeffrey (like every good left coaster),
went to massage school, developed a wheat allergy, hitchhiked to a Rainbow gathering in
Arizona, became a Reiki Master, opened a medical intuitive therapy clinic on the rich side of
town, published a book about his clinic, became a faculty member at the massage college,
and even became brainwashed at a commune outside of Eugene, OR. The book above is a
remnant from that time and proof that the west coast always keeps its arms open to help small
town boys rid themselves of their small town redneck ways.
| A Sample from Chapter |
Part 1 Making the Invisible Visible
Imagine for a moment that I am your chakra therapist. How do I evaluate your condition? When
you come to see me, there are many methods of seeing and listening to your body that give me
significant information and clues into the health of your chakras. When I enlist these methods of
assessment, it can sometimes seem as though I am literally seeing your chakras and the
balances and imbalances within them. Although the clues I collect during our assessment are
based on a different set of criteria than those in the medical field, the information is as concrete
and measurable as what a doctor might find.
Just as a doctor memorizes thousands of scenarios of health and illness, an experienced
therapist will have experienced many types of chakra conditions. A doctor will acquire
knowledge about diseases and learn how they manifest in the body. When he sees them, he
knows immediately just what to do for them. An experienced therapist should be able to relate
your symptoms to an appropriate energy balancing treatment and ultimately reach a decision
about your health consulting the file cabinet in his brain.
An experienced therapist can make it appear effortless, performing the way a gifted athlete
might. When Michael Jordan flies over his opponents, you might think he has wings. What is
invisible to us on the basketball court, the doctor’s office or in the treatment room are the
countless hours of practice that go into making something that is complicated look easy.
When I engage in this type of work, I feel I am really a detective of the soul - investigating how
your unconscious, which I cannot see, creates symbols and signs in your life that are visible to
me. Trying to see the measurable energy from the chakra system is the same as trying to view
the invisible radio waves coming into your car stereo from the transmission tower or trying hear
the ultrasonic sound from a dog whistle. They are sensory experiences that cannot be verified
using your typical human detection skills. But your belief in or disbelief of them does not stop the
invisible energy from affecting you. For example, how many people have suffered from
radiation fallout that they couldn’t see?
Your chakra system is at work within your body all the time. Strengthening your understanding
of energy and the chakras can help you with your physical and emotional health and is a good
first step to developing your creativity and intuition
The following pages will be much like a magic eye picture. This type of picture looks, upon first
viewing, like thousands of random dots. But when viewed in a specific way the dots turn into a
3-D image before your very eyes. Once you know how to look for the chakras and how they
affect the world around you, it will eventually seem as though you could see them all along.
History of the chakras
Chakra, pronounced “sha-kra”, means wheel or wheel of light. If you went searching for the
source of the word you would end up in India reading a collection of books called the Vedas.
Originally four main books, the Vedas were written around 3500 B.C and are considered the
oldest known Indo-European writings on religion and philosophy.
Here, translating from an ancient language called Sanskrit, you would find, along with the
origins of alternative medicine theory, a section on the chakras. In some cultures the writing
was considered to be taken from the language of the Gods, and the books include information
on topics such as armies, astrology, government, poetry and ethical living. The most relevant
area to the chakras is the information on Ayurveda (pronounced Aa-your-vay-da) which is a
holistic and comprehensive medical system which has been considered the origin of all medical
science. Ayurveda not only involves herbs, foods, aromas, gems, colors, yoga, mantras, and
lifestyle, but also includes subjects such as organ transplants, anatomy, physiology and
surgery. Ayurveda is a very old but scientific and classifiable medical system.
In our culture, the chakras are one of the many sub-categories that have been assigned to the
general heading “Alternative Medicine”. Although there are hundreds of sub-categories, some
of the most well known ones are massage, yoga, meditation, hands-on-healing and reiki.
Although the Ayurvedic concepts of the chakras are spiritual in origin they are much more
biological than religious in nature.
Long ago, religious figures were also the doctors of the society. Back in the time of the Vedas,
physicians were deeply devoted holy people or “seers”, who saw health and spiritual life
interconnected. Today, much of that is not only gone, but also dismissed as illegitimate. Many
westerners only hear about hands-on-healing from bible stories, not from their medical
providers.
In the west, trying to recreate a paradigm that combines the spiritual with the scientific is still an
uphill battle. Although some hospitals now employ Reiki Masters and several major insurance
companies are now reimbursing for energy therapy, for every step forward it seems there is at
least one step back. Many therapists in the field, just like many artists, tend to be eccentric and
reclusive and can’t offer clear explanations to help their clients make sense of the field. Some
unfortunately even scare a lot of clients away.
But there does seem to be a trend moving through the mainstream to explore health and
spirituality. Just this past weekend I came across an article in the Sunday Parade that
discussed scientific studies focusing on the work of our culture’s new Detectives of the Soul.
The article talked about how prayer affects the body, what energy waves look like, and the
biological chemistry of meditating monks. It is an exciting time in our culture as we begin to look
at our body and our health metaphorically and become more comfortable using terms such as
chakras and energy.
Chakras and their nicknames
There are many different schools of thought around how many chakras we have, but most
experts agree on seven. Although each chakra has an official birth-name in Sanskrit, they
have also been given number nicknames. These numbers begin at the feet and increase in
value the closer they get to the head. If you were my client, you might hear me say, “It seems
you have an imbalance in your fifth chakra,” rather than, “Your vishuddha chakra is undergoing
a profound transition.” . Read More about the chakras
Imagine for a moment that I am your chakra therapist. How do I evaluate your condition? When
you come to see me, there are many methods of seeing and listening to your body that give me
significant information and clues into the health of your chakras. When I enlist these methods of
assessment, it can sometimes seem as though I am literally seeing your chakras and the
balances and imbalances within them. Although the clues I collect during our assessment are
based on a different set of criteria than those in the medical field, the information is as concrete
and measurable as what a doctor might find.
Just as a doctor memorizes thousands of scenarios of health and illness, an experienced
therapist will have experienced many types of chakra conditions. A doctor will acquire
knowledge about diseases and learn how they manifest in the body. When he sees them, he
knows immediately just what to do for them. An experienced therapist should be able to relate
your symptoms to an appropriate energy balancing treatment and ultimately reach a decision
about your health consulting the file cabinet in his brain.
An experienced therapist can make it appear effortless, performing the way a gifted athlete
might. When Michael Jordan flies over his opponents, you might think he has wings. What is
invisible to us on the basketball court, the doctor’s office or in the treatment room are the
countless hours of practice that go into making something that is complicated look easy.
When I engage in this type of work, I feel I am really a detective of the soul - investigating how
your unconscious, which I cannot see, creates symbols and signs in your life that are visible to
me. Trying to see the measurable energy from the chakra system is the same as trying to view
the invisible radio waves coming into your car stereo from the transmission tower or trying hear
the ultrasonic sound from a dog whistle. They are sensory experiences that cannot be verified
using your typical human detection skills. But your belief in or disbelief of them does not stop the
invisible energy from affecting you. For example, how many people have suffered from
radiation fallout that they couldn’t see?
Your chakra system is at work within your body all the time. Strengthening your understanding
of energy and the chakras can help you with your physical and emotional health and is a good
first step to developing your creativity and intuition
The following pages will be much like a magic eye picture. This type of picture looks, upon first
viewing, like thousands of random dots. But when viewed in a specific way the dots turn into a
3-D image before your very eyes. Once you know how to look for the chakras and how they
affect the world around you, it will eventually seem as though you could see them all along.
History of the chakras
Chakra, pronounced “sha-kra”, means wheel or wheel of light. If you went searching for the
source of the word you would end up in India reading a collection of books called the Vedas.
Originally four main books, the Vedas were written around 3500 B.C and are considered the
oldest known Indo-European writings on religion and philosophy.
Here, translating from an ancient language called Sanskrit, you would find, along with the
origins of alternative medicine theory, a section on the chakras. In some cultures the writing
was considered to be taken from the language of the Gods, and the books include information
on topics such as armies, astrology, government, poetry and ethical living. The most relevant
area to the chakras is the information on Ayurveda (pronounced Aa-your-vay-da) which is a
holistic and comprehensive medical system which has been considered the origin of all medical
science. Ayurveda not only involves herbs, foods, aromas, gems, colors, yoga, mantras, and
lifestyle, but also includes subjects such as organ transplants, anatomy, physiology and
surgery. Ayurveda is a very old but scientific and classifiable medical system.
In our culture, the chakras are one of the many sub-categories that have been assigned to the
general heading “Alternative Medicine”. Although there are hundreds of sub-categories, some
of the most well known ones are massage, yoga, meditation, hands-on-healing and reiki.
Although the Ayurvedic concepts of the chakras are spiritual in origin they are much more
biological than religious in nature.
Long ago, religious figures were also the doctors of the society. Back in the time of the Vedas,
physicians were deeply devoted holy people or “seers”, who saw health and spiritual life
interconnected. Today, much of that is not only gone, but also dismissed as illegitimate. Many
westerners only hear about hands-on-healing from bible stories, not from their medical
providers.
In the west, trying to recreate a paradigm that combines the spiritual with the scientific is still an
uphill battle. Although some hospitals now employ Reiki Masters and several major insurance
companies are now reimbursing for energy therapy, for every step forward it seems there is at
least one step back. Many therapists in the field, just like many artists, tend to be eccentric and
reclusive and can’t offer clear explanations to help their clients make sense of the field. Some
unfortunately even scare a lot of clients away.
But there does seem to be a trend moving through the mainstream to explore health and
spirituality. Just this past weekend I came across an article in the Sunday Parade that
discussed scientific studies focusing on the work of our culture’s new Detectives of the Soul.
The article talked about how prayer affects the body, what energy waves look like, and the
biological chemistry of meditating monks. It is an exciting time in our culture as we begin to look
at our body and our health metaphorically and become more comfortable using terms such as
chakras and energy.
Chakras and their nicknames
There are many different schools of thought around how many chakras we have, but most
experts agree on seven. Although each chakra has an official birth-name in Sanskrit, they
have also been given number nicknames. These numbers begin at the feet and increase in
value the closer they get to the head. If you were my client, you might hear me say, “It seems
you have an imbalance in your fifth chakra,” rather than, “Your vishuddha chakra is undergoing
a profound transition.” . Read More about the chakras
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