How Does the Energy Body Work?

We know how the physical body works. But, many participants, who attend my workshops, show keen interest in knowing how the energy body works. According to yoga, the energy body (sukshama sharira) contains seven major chakras (pronounced as chuck + raas). The chakras are energy centers that absorb fresh energy from the surroundings and expel used up energy from the body. Constantly rotating in the clockwise and anti-clockwise directions alternately, the chakra absorbs fresh energy in the clockwise motion and expels used up energy in the anti-clockwise motion.

You could correlate this action to your breathing process. Every inhalation leads to drawing of fresh air (oxygen), while an exhalation causes the release of used up air (carbon dioxide). Each chakra controls and energizes different sets of organs. Did you know that the energy body has a large network of energy channels, called nadis (pronounced as naa +rheez), akin to the blood vessels in the body that carry oxygen to all parts of the body? These nadis carry fresh energy to different organs of the body and take back the used up energy. Nadis are said to be the energy counterpart of blood vessels.

You must be wondering how this knowledge was ever made known to man, since the entire process works on an invisible plane. In ancient India, sages and saints had a highly developed sense of clairvoyance. They were trained to see the aura and energy body, and study how it functioned. It is similar to your seeing the aura, though on a highly advanced level. Clairvoyant ability at a basic level comes naturally to every human being, which can be further developed through meditation.

So, we too can develop our clairvoyant faculty, provided we make a conscious effort to develop it, and make consistent effort to see how the energy body works.

The author is a qualified energy healer, yoga practitioner, and a Reiki Grand Master. He loves to experiment with energies and is always looking to simplify techniques to help people benefit from esoteric practices. You may visit his blogsite [healingguru.com]