Complete Idiot's Guide To Chakras: Renew Your Life Force With the Chakras' Seven Energy Centres (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)) by Betsy Rippentrop
Get into the spirit of chakras. In the last decade, as Westerners have become more familiar with Eastern medicine, the term chakra ? has entered the mainstream lexicon. "The Complete Idiot ?'s Guide to Chakras" introduces both the major and minor chakras energy centers along the nervous system that are said to revitalize both the body and the spirit and explains their qualities, the signs of balance and imbalance, and the healing techniques for each, teaching readers how to enjoy healthier lives. The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide on the subject Realigning your chakras ? is popular in spas, yoga, massage, Reiki
I love the Idiot's Guide series. My Hindu husband debated some of the content in this book, but overall it was well-organized and useful for my research.
I can't say this book changed my life or anything, but I does have some very helpful information in it- if you treat is as a guide for focused meditation on different aspects of your life. I'm not sure I believe in Chakras or much of what this book is actually about, but I like the guided meditations and yoga poses, and I love the charts in this book, detailing all the different things aligned with each chakra. I'm so all about charts.
I know, I know, and "Idiot's Guide," but this did the trick, for the trick I needed done. ;)
It provides the fundamentals and then some, giving me a better understanding of which way to turn with this particular system of beliefs. The popular "Wheels of Life" is probably too much for me just yet, or more accurately: unnecessary now.
For those interested in the "alternative," this is a good book. This book teaches you about the chakras (bodies of energy) in your body. The overall purpose of this book is a noble one -learn how you can embrace yourself.
A useful and accessible starting point. Before I read it I was vaguely aware of the concept of chakras. Now I feel more informed and better placed to choose further reading on the topic.