Alchemy of Balance: Using Chakra and Chant
Each day, I ask myself, “How do I maintain balance in order to live my best day ever?” As much as I try to stay balanced, I have learned that I can easily lose it. Balance may be easy to find, but it is hard to sustain. This is because we are the only ones who can do the inner work of maintaining it.
Francis Braceland writes, “We can be sure that the greatest hope for maintaining equilibrium in the face of any situation rests within ourselves.”
So how do we find and maintain balance? I have discovered two tools: chakra and chant.
Chakra
The chakra—the seven main energy centers in the body that receive, absorb, and distribute life energies—are a natural starting place.
The chakra offer us a benchmark to assess our life balance.