I absolutely love these Llewellyn series- and this one is no different. A quick, informative, and fun read. Chakas are an area I don't have expertise in, and I think this book really helped me gain a better basic understanding.

A really handy little book packed with information. It starts off as if you know nothing about the subject so it's a really good starting point for those interested in learning more about the Chakras and how to harness their power in everyday life. Well written, I like the author's style of writing.

I usually like Llewellyn's publications but found this one a bit heavy going for a 'little book' (have read others in this series). For a beginner to learn about chakras this could have been a bit more simplified, and perhaps a little of the more 'new age' stuff such as talking about auric fields and quantum physics is best left to a more advanced learner. I am working my way through it, but I must say I've read easier books on the topic.
Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

Thank you to Netgalley, Llewellyn Publication, and Cyndi Dalte for the chance to read and review this ARC;

I really wanted more from this book from the start than I ended up getting. I was a little surprised to open the digital copy and find how roughly done this book was, without any images (spaces for which were filled with glaringly large, distracting orange boxes everywhere when you turned pages) and with some rather glaring formatting errors (that I hope might have just been the way it was loaded into the e-readers?).

I can usually set these things aside, due to the nature of early review, especially when it's clear people are looking for content review more than whole package review. Setting that aside, though, didn't end up improving my 'already shaky' opinion going in. While the book is a surfeit of information on the chakras, how to use them, what to do with them, and what best things to connect to your already other magical practices, I found it sorely lacking in being a helpful resource on everything in all of the Chakras and their connections/attributes alone.

I think this book would need to make it incredibly clear from the backcover that this book shouldn't be picked up by novices to the chakras, looking for an easy ability to start using what is listed, or that they might find themselves expecting to step into shallow, warm, welcoming waters and inside plunged into the depths of the sea.

I read this over a few weeks, taking small sections at a time. It's the sort of book that's good for dipping in and out of, but on the whole is quite hard to read cover to cover. Chakras are emotional and can be hard to visualise in the first place, let alone actually work on them, so the book takes time to get through and contemplate.

The author herself has a lovely writing style, easy and open, with lots of her own experiences and stories especially at the beginning so you get a sense of who she is, which was a really nice touch here.

I think the book is likely better in true form, but I received an ebook copy and this made the experience somewhat less special. Llewelyn's books are very pretty and can be lovely to hold, so I would recommend this option if possible!

I finished Cyndi Dale's " Llewellyn's Little Book of Chakras" in about a week. But really, this book is going to be a fantastic reference tool I can see myself referring to over and over again. I've read several books (and many online articles) on chakras and this is by far the best writing I've read on the subject.

Dale has an intimate knowledge of the chakra system, and that really comes through with her work. This is a well thought-out and planned book. She goes through the basics: what is a chakra, history of the chakra systems and brief explanation of what they do in our bodies. The next section of the book really in-depth and practical ways to use chakras. This portion of the book is filled with useful exercises of engaging your chakras. I've only done a few of the exercises, but I've found them extremely engaging.

I really don't have anything negative to say about this book. If you want a really solid beginners book to chakras, I recommend. Even if you aren't a beginner, I think this book has some really fantastic exercises and information that anyone with an interest in chakra development would find incredibly useful.

There was plenty of good information, in an easy to read format. A good quick read, on a subject I've been wanting to learn more about.

Informative book on the 7 chakras. Explains the meaning and location of each one and how they function. Includes exercises to open each chakra and spiritual guidance.

Llewellyn's Little Book of Chakras by Cindy Dale will appear this next April on stores and online published by Llewellyn and it is a plenty, beautiful informative book about the so-called subtle energy organs universally known as Chakras.




My experience with Chakras pretty recent.


When my dad died one of my childhood friends Elisabetta, who owns a store of crystals stopped by and said me: "I have a gift for you." It was a green stone. "It's for your fourth Chakra, Anna Maria, the one connected with heart." I immediately dressed it and kept it for two weeks.

It is stressing to lose a parent and I can tell you that once I returned home from the hospital thinking that, physically my dad wouldn't never been returned home, not a joke.

A semi-little-panic attack maybe while I was driving home but it was over like also desperation and although a little tachycardia when I decided to sleep in the bed where dad rested since the previous day, sick and unrecognizable from the strong man he was, I can tell you this: I slept well.
That first 14 days spent with Elisabetta's green stone as well.

I removed it for trying to see if strong enough for bringing a pain like the departure of dad is. Everything went OK.

The gem worked well on the fourth Chakras and stabilized my mind and my sensations.
Chakras are important for keeping balanced our spirit and body.

This new book by Llewellyn will introduce the reader, also the one without any kind of knowledge at Chakras at the discovery of these lights and what we can do for bettering our life thanks to them.

We don't see these organs. They have shape, they have lights, the author saw lights when more little in the various member of her family, surely you can't touch them and a common doctor couldn't cure an unbalanced chakra, let's use this expression.

Have you ever heard the expression: "When you have a psychological problem treat it or it will become an illness?" Good: it is I guess a Chakra's story.

The author explains that Chakras act physically, psychologically and spiritually and they can be of great help for all of us along our life.

The book will explain you the various Chakras, seven the most common ones, how to take great care of them.

A Chakra in some cases can help you to heal from a physical illness.

You can discover chakras thanks to the help of pendulum and other systems and you will learn that there is another world waiting for you: the one of Chakras, colored, plenty of spirituality, able to let you establish a best connection with your self and your health.


Enjoy this book!

I thank NetGalley and Llewellyn for this book.

Her books are always great. Easy to follow and informative without being overwhelming.