*A chakra is an energy center in the human body as taught in Indian yoga and some related cultures.
Chakras are also believed in by some New Age adherents. It means ‘wheel’ in Sanskrit.
Chakras are part of the subtle body, not the physical body, and as such are the meeting points of the subtle (non-physical) energy channels, called nadiis.
Nadiis are channels in the subtle body through which the life force or vital energy moves. Various scriptural texts and teachings present a different numbers of chakras.
There are many chakras in the subtle human body according to the tantric texts, but there are 7 chakras which are considered to be the most important ones.
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