'tween: Chakra Balancing Meditation

The ROOT/BASE chakra is located at the base of the spine and is associated with physical survival, energy distribution and practicality. Supporting power stones would be bloodstone, red jasper, and garnet. The color is red.
The SACRAL chakra is associated with orange, and is located in the lower abdomen, just below the navel. Its functions are creativity, feelings, sexual drive and pleasure, as well as exploration. Supporting power stones would be carnelian or orange zincite. The color is orange.
The SOLAR PLEXUS chakra is located just below the ribcage and associated with yellow. It identifies and assists in the sense of identity, self-confidence and personal power. Supporting power stones would be citrine, golden calcite, tiger's eye, yellow topaz, yellow sapphire or amber. The color is yellow.
The HEART chakra is located at the center of the chest and associated with green. It deals with relationships, personal development, direction and sharing. Supporting power stones would be rose quartz, aveturine or green tourmaline. The color is green.
The THROAT chakra is associated with blue and it concerns are communication, personal expression and the flow of information. Supporting power stones would be turquoise or blue lace agate. The color is blue.
The BROW (3RD EYE) chakra is associated with indigo and is often called the third eye. It is deals with understanding, perception, knowledge and mental organization. Supporting power stones would be lapis lazuli or sodalite. The color is indigo.
The CROWN chakra is located just above the top of the head and is associated with violet. It maintains overall balance of the chakra system, stimulating fine levels of perception, intuition and inspiration. Supporting power stones would be amethyst or clear quartz. The color is violet.

And now with a greater understanding of the basic seven chakras you can move through the following meditation exercise:

COLORFUL CLOUD CHAKRA MEDITATION
With eyes closed ... Imagine a small red cloud coming before your inner vision. See it floating before you.

Tip: If you have difficulty 'seeing' a little red cloud before your inner vision, there are ways around this; you can pretend or imagine a red cloud floating before you, or perhaps you can pretend to see at least the color of red and then it will evolve later on into a little red cloud formation.

Inhale the little red cloud through your nose, slowly and gently, inhaling deeply, filling your lungs and belly with this little red cloud.

Now through your mouth, slowly exhale the little red cloud from your belly and lungs.

The red cloud represents your root chakra or 1st chakra

The next cloud you see is a small orange cloud. Do the same inhale/exhale exercise for this colored cloud. Inhale the orange cloud through your nose slowly and completely, and exhale the orange cloud through your mouth.

The orange cloud represents your sacral chakra or 2nd chakra

Do this exact same inhale/exhale technique for the remaining clouds.

Yellow cloud, solar plexus or 3rd chakra
Green cloud, heart chakra or 4th chakra
Pink cloud, this is for your high heart chakra, or known as the high heart area
Blue cloud, for your throat chakra area, your throat center, 5th chakra
Purple cloud, for your third of ivy, or your Third Eye chakra, 6th chakra
Silver cloud, your crown chakra, 7th chakra
Seafoam green cloud, your 8th chakra
Pink/orange or salmon cloud, your 9th chakra
Blue green cloud, your 10th chakra
Pearlescent white cloud, you're 11th chakra
And last but not least, a beautiful golden cloud, halo, 12 chakra

You should now be in a gentle, relaxed state of being. This exercise will balance, calm and clear your chakras, giving them the right amount of balanced energy. Pay close attention to any variances or nuances the clouds and chakras may exhibit in subsequent meditations. These changes may mark or indicate shifts of consciousness. You may feel free to get up and move about as you wish, take a sip of water, and so forth, and yet are capable of returning to this state of relaxation.

When you feel you have mastered this exercise begin to pay attention to any feelings you may experience. As you inhale begin to expand that time from four seconds to eight, then to 16 seconds. After a while you can hold that time between each inhale/exhale the same length.

Another advanced exercise:

On the Inhale: Add an attribute feeling (i.e., love, kindness, peacefulness, etc.)

On the Exhale: Add an emotion for release (i.e., anger, hatred, fear, guilt, shame, etc.)

This way you are taking in the positive and releasing the negative at each chakra level. Very powerful!