Eastern body, Western mind : psychology and the chakra system as a path to the self /
Anodea Judith.
- Revised.
- xii, 488 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-474) and index.
Introduction: sacred centers of the self -- Chakra one: reclaiming the temple of the body -- Chakra two: swimming in the waters of difference -- Chakra three: burning our way into power -- Chakra four: finding the balance in love -- Chakra five: vibrating into expression -- Chakra six: seeing our way through -- Chakra seven: opening to the mystery of heaven -- Conclusion: restoration of the sacred.
A psychological approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system adapts it to the Western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics.