Each human body has seven chakras - energy locations which can be blocked, healed, and even seen by some. Chakras are a core belief of yoga, and have been incorporated into many different new age practices. The chakra system was first developed in India in the middle ages. The word "chakra" is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel. The major chakras are located along the spinal column of the body - starting at your perineum and going up to the top of your head at your crown. Each chakra is traditionally represented by a different colour of the rainbow - starting with red at the bottom up to violet on the crown. Each chakra location represents different emotions and feelings. Ideally all the chakras should be balanced - open and spinning Stones have been used for centuries as healing tools. Many were used as protection, to keep away negativity, or to keep one safe from harm. They were worn in jewellery, crowns, placed in bags and carried as amulets or taken internally as an elixir. So the practice of using stones to enhance our well being is nothing new. In these definitions, you'll see the word "chakra". Chakras are the energy centres of the body. They are vortexes that bring energy to and from the body. There are hundreds of chakras throughout the body but here we focus on the seven major ones.

These are very brief descriptions.

Red - First chakra, base of the spine. Groundedness, trust, belonging, lessens feelings of mistrust

Orange - Second chakra, belly just below the navel. Sensuality, emotion, creativity, lessens feelings of inferiority.

Yellow - Third chakra, solar plexus. Will, identity, commitment, lessens feelings of confusion.

Green - Fourth chakra, heart. Compassion, forgiveness, intimacy, lessens feelings of isolation.

Blue - Fifth chakra, throat. Expression, communication, power to manifest, generativity, lessens feelings of stagnation

Indigo -Sixth chakra, third eye, between the eyes. Clear sight, intuition, integrity, lessens feelings of despair.

Violet - Seventh chakra, crown, top of the head. Spiritual connection, mastery, lessens feelings of distraction