Unlocking Your Energy Centers: 7 Simple Steps To Open Chakras

The practice of balancing and opening chakras using Bija mantras involves focused meditation and sound repetition. Chanting Bija mantras is a quick yet powerful method to connect deeply to the vibrational energy of both our bodies and the universe. 

When used properly, these sacred sounds can clear the mind, align us with cosmic energies, enhance our spiritual capabilities, and bring awareness to the present moment. 

Here’s a simple 7 step guide to get you started: 

1. Find a Quiet Space: Choose a quiet and comfortable environment where you won’t be disturbed during the meditation. It could be a corner of your room, a favorite spot in nature, or any space where you feel at ease. Sit comfortably with your spine erect. 

2. Begin with Deep Breaths: Take a few deep, cleansing breaths to relax your body and mind. Close your eyes to turn your focus inward. 

3. Focus on the Chakra: Direct your attention to the specific chakra you want to work on. Visualize its location and imagine it as a spinning wheel of energy. 

4. Chant the Bija Mantra: Using a calm and steady voice, repeat the corresponding Bija mantra for the chosen chakra. Feel the vibration of the sound resonating within that energy center. 

5. Visualize the Color: Each chakra is associated with a specific color. As you chant the Bija mantra, visualize a vibrant light of that color filling and balancing the chakra. 

6. Meditate and Absorb: Continue chanting for a few minutes, allowing the sound and visualization to harmonize the energy of the chakra. 

7. Move Upwards: If you’re working on multiple chakras, repeat the process, moving from the root to the crown. 

Reflect and Journal: After your meditation, take a moment to reflect on your experience. Consider journaling your thoughts, sensations, and any insights gained during the practice.

*Note* If you are going to work through and open all your seven chakras in one sitting, this is important to bear in mind:

A common mistake I see many people making when learning to work with Chakras is that they start to open their Chakras from bottom to top. Even some new age self-proclaimed “gurus” teach this false information.

The thing is that your lower, basic chakras get cluttered and “dirty” during your daily life, and therefore if you work with your chakras starting from your Muladhara (Root Chakra) you will pull up that “dirt” and clutter your upper chakras as well. To prevent this from happening, first, you will have to cleanse and rinse your chakras from top to bottom, and only then open them one by one from bottom to up.

First, take your favorite Asana (Āsana is a Sanskrit word meaning “sitting down, posture”) My usual posture is sitting cross-legged. Cross-legged sitting helps create a stable base for meditation. In your āsana, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and relax. Start visualizing a bright light gathering like a radiating cloud above your head. If you can’t yet visualize the bright light with your mind’s eye, simply just try to feel it. In many cases, the feeling is more important than actually seeing it.

Inhale through your nose and focus your awareness on your Sahasrara Chakra. Then exhale and simultaneously vibrate the mantra: “AUM (OMM)”. Visualize the bright light coming down to your Ajna Chakra, like a waterfall, and simultaneously cleansing and relaxing your body. Focus your awareness on your Ajna Chakra. While you exhale, vibrate: “Agni Tanno Prachodayat” (“Agni (god of fire), bring me enlightenment”)… You are asking Agni to purify and baptize you by water and fire. Visualize and sense the bright energy light sweeping down through your body, cleansing your lower chakras one by one, and relaxing your body even more.

Now you can start fully opening your Chakras using Bija Mantras. Start from Muladhara and work your way up to Sahasrara. While opening each chakra and vibrating its “Bija”, try to visualize the chakra vibrating and cracking open like an egg, glowing and radiating its own color. Your Kundalini, the double helix spiral Serpent energy (Ida & Pingala), will travel up through your spine up to your Third Eye, sending energy through your whole body and being.