C HA KRA S

THE PSYCHIC CENTRES OF

YOGA
AND
TANTRA

By
Yogacharya Yoga Bhismacharya

Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani

M.B.B.S., A.D.Y., D.S.M., D.P.C., P.G.D.F.H., P.G.D.Y., F.I.A.Y.,

Chairman: International Centre for Yoga

Education and Research, Puducherry, South India
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 Yogamaharishi
Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri Guru Maharaj
(24.07.1907 - 29.12.1993)

Who protected the Purity of Rishiculture Ashtanga Yoga

with his Mighty Roar of Truth
 2008 By Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani

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 CONTENTS

Introduction 01

Mooladhara Chakra 08

Swadhisthana Chakra 15

Manipura Chakra 20

Anahata Chakra 23

Vishuddha Chakra 28

Ajna Chakra 32

Sahasrara Chakra 37

Chakra Awareness 42

Mandala Dharana 44

Chakra Meditation 47
CHAKRA AWARENESS WITH HASTHA MUDRAS

Hastha Mudras or the hand gestures can be used to increase

awareness of the energies at the different Chakric levels.

Sit in Vajra Asana or in the toes turned under posture known as

Vajra Veera Asana.

Stretch your arms upwards and join your palms together in the
Anjali Mudra. The whole back is given an
excellent stretch in this posture.

The entire Pranamaya Kosha as well as the

Sahasrara Chakra and all the higher
Chakras that exist above it are energized
by this Mudra.

Slowly bring your

hands down to
your head with
your wrists
touching the top
of your head thus
forming a beautiful triangular frame for
your face.

This is the Kailash Mudra that energizes

the Sahasrara Chakra.

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 When the hands are brought down from
the Kailash Mudra and placed in front of
the forehead we can energize our Ajna
Chakra or centre of inner intuition. This
energizes our Pituitary Gland that is the
master conductor of our endocrine
orchestra and helps us to obtain excellent
glandular health.

As we bring the
Namaskar Mudra
to the front of the
neck we can feel
the energetic
vibr ations that
recharge the
Vishud dha
Chakra and
nor m a li ze our
thyroid function.

When the Namaskar Mudra is brought

down to the chest region we can feel the
healing energies flood through our
Anahata or heart Chakra.

When practised in the proper manner, this sequence of Mudras

helps us to recharge the psychic battery of our Pranamaya Kosha
and produces health and well being at all levels of our existence.

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The system of meditation known as Yantra, based on Drishti or a
fixed gaze and sacred geometric shapes known as Mandalas is
almost identical in classical Yoga and Tantra.

Mandalas are geometric Yantras or forms of Shakti embodied

within the Chakras of the body. Each centre has its own Mandala
which is also associated with the element of the Mahabhuta
associated with the centre.

The Jnanendriyas and Karmendriyas of each centre are also

subservient to the power of the Mandala.

The symbols used for Mandala Dharana or Mandala Dhyana

differ slightly with the symbols used for the Chakras themselves,
and vary according to the Yoga or Tantric school of instruction.

The Mandala or Yantra can be used as a form of Dharana or

concentration alone without entering into the
meditative aspect as suggested in Laya and
Yoga.

Mooladhara Chakra is represented by the

Prithvi Mandala, the Earth Symbol that is a
Yellow Square

Swadhisthana Chakra is represented by the

Apas Mandala, the Water Symbol that is a
Silver Crescent

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