The perfect book for all levels! Keeping our Chakra's cleared is so very important and this book is a step by step guide to learning how to do just that!

This is an easy to read and understand introduction to chakra meditation. I didn't know anything about chakras going into this book, so I appreciated that the first third was dedicated to explaining what the chakras are and what they represent. Then the second two thirds were dedicated to several meditations for each chakra. This book is really beautifully designed, even in my ebook version. I bet the physical version is just gorgeous. There are different colors for each chakra, and there are different "mudras" which are hand positions you can use to channel energy. The author definitely knows a lot about her topic and this book was clear and well-written.

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This book explores meditation, chakras, mantras, mudras. It’s how to use them to unblock your energy to be the best you can be. Basically a book for those who already have a meditation practice in their daily life.

I find meditation very helpful personally, though I most often use it for relaxation. Nevertheless, I've been intrigued by all the different "types" of meditation and so this little book seemed like it might be interesting. Chakras I have heard of, mostly in the context of yoga but they are a concept that I don't really understand very well. I found this book to be very informative on the subject. It's organized in sections by the chakras. The author starts with a presentation of the chakra and what it does and how it relates to the other chakras. There is also discussion of how blockages in a chakra can affect the individual physically. Each section concludes with meditation exercises that relate to the chakra. The meditations are of various lengths so you can pick the ones that best suit the time you have available. I found that the meditations were presented in a very straightforward way that I think would be easy for beginners or more experienced meditators to practice. Ultimately, I'm not sure if I believe in the chakras but I really enjoyed how the concepts and meditations were presented.

This is a wonderful introduction to chakras. I enjoyed the meditations and exercises. It was wonderful. Perfect for anyone new to chakras.

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

Title: Essential Chakra Meditation
awaken your healing power with meditation and visualization
Author: April Pfender
Genre: Health, Mind & body, religion & spirituality
Publisher: Althea Press
Release Date: August 20, 2019

✨ I received a copy of this from the publisher and NetGalley for review. All opinions are my own.✨

April Pfender, a ‘Reiki Master teacher, Meditation Instructor, And sacred retreat and workshop facilitator’ has written what I think is a fairly jam packed book, much more than I was first expecting! (this isn’t her first rodeo, she has written a previous book titled Chakra Balance.)
It’s also very aesthetically pleasing, full of bright watercolor images and beautiful mandala accents, if that matters. (Let’s be honest, that stuff matters.)

If you don’t know what chakras are, they’re basically main energy centers, (picture a wheel) in our bodies that help energy flow throughout. That’s IF they’re working properly.
Sometimes one or more can get blocked due to any number of things emotionally or physically and in turn, the blockage can eventually have a negative effect on our body.
It’s believed that there are ways to unblock them, and the goal of this book is to teach you some ways to do that on your own by using specific meditations for each of the 7 chakras.

Before you start protesting because meditation... gross. Who has time for that? This book is built around a system of either 5, 15, or 30 minute meditations, your choice.
Everything leading up to the actual start of meditation was well explained and easy to follow.

The majority of the book is split into chapters by each Chakra.
They start with a brief overview of its purpose in your body, etc. Then, every chapter as followed:
The Element • A Mantra (spoken phrase to be repeated) • Sanskrit Mantra • And instructions on how to do a Mudra (hand postures that target specific reflex points) that correspond with that Chakra.

Then begins the 5, 15 or 30 minute meditation. It appears that she’s added extras titled Tips To Expand, where you there are exercises for adding crystals or oils, etc.

As someone who used to be very in tune with my spiritual side and practices such as this, I find this to be a great book for anyone at any stage. It’s very thorough, Easy to follow and made to be convenient.

The only drawback I envision would be trying to follow the written visualization while meditating. She suggests recording a reading of it, which might work. But Lordt knows not with this voice. Where’s Morgan Freeman?? 👀

All in all, I’d use it. Heck. I might even actually give it a shot for a month or so. I’ll let you know.
🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ I give it a 4 Meditators, that’s rounding up because for me, the reading the instructions would be. HUGE distraction. Rounding up because it was a very thorough, well written book.
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