Why Chakra Meditation Is Becoming the Go-To Remedy for Modern Illnesses?

Chakra meditation is an ancient yogic technique that guides your awareness through the body’s seven energetic centers, helping you release emotional blocks, restore balance, and cultivate a steady flow of vitality. It uses breath, visualizations, mudras, mantras, and gentle awareness of the energy body—making it highly engaging and easy to follow, even for beginners.

Why Vipassana wont work today?

Vipassana, on the other hand, is one of the oldest meditation practices in the world. Meaning “to see things as they truly are,” it was rediscovered by the Buddha over 2,500 years ago as a path to liberation through moral discipline (sila), deep concentration (samadhi), and insight (panna). While extraordinarily powerful, Vipassana requires long periods of stillness, intense focus, and a quiet, uninterrupted environment.

In today’s modern lifestyle—filled with work stress, family responsibilities, screens, and constant stimulation—many beginners struggle to maintain the level of sustained concentration Vipassana demands. It’s common for people to feel drowsy, restless, or overwhelmed simply because this may be the only quiet moment in their day. Chakra meditation, with its guided structure and dynamic focus, is often more accessible for people who are new to meditation, helping them stay awake, engaged, and consistent until deeper practices become attainable.

What is Chakra Meditation?

Chakra meditation uses a series of deliberate steps that gently shift your awareness from the external world into the inner landscape of your body. I’ve simplified this powerful practice into what I call the 2B + 2M Method—a structured approach that makes chakra meditation easy to learn and deeply effective.

The word chakra means “wheel,” “vortex,” or “energy center.” We each have seven major chakras aligned along the spine, and every chakra is connected to a specific function, color, finger, element, hand gesture (mudra), sound vibration (mantra), geometric symbol, and endocrine gland. In simple terms, this means you can activate or balance a chakra through any of these pathways—when done with proper guidance.

This blog is meant to help you understand the foundations.

For hands-on practice, please refer to my Chakra Handbook or join one of my beginner programs, where I guide you through each step safely and correctly.

What is simplified 2B + 2M Method of Chakra Meditation?

2B: Breath + Bhanda

2M: Mudra + Mantra

Together, these four elements create a complete, embodied chakra meditation experience that is accessible for beginners yet powerful enough for advanced practitioners.

Each chakra has its own specific techniques, and at any given time, your attention should be directed toward only one chakra. As you can see in the image, there are seven chakras, and the journey always begins with the Root Chakra (Muladhara)—the foundation of the entire system. Without grounding yourself in this chakra and understanding it deeply, it is impossible to move safely or effectively into the higher chakras.

When you practice chakra meditation in this structured way, something beautiful happens you naturally become curious about your inner world. You begin learning more about your body, your emotions, and your fears, rising upward at a pace that feels authentic and sustainable for you.

Remember—chakra meditation is not a race. There is no benefit in rushing upward. Many people stay with Muladhara meditation for weeks or even months before their energy is ready to rise. This is both normal and necessary.

From my experience guiding hundreds of practitioners, I’ve seen that most people in the U.S. have blockages in the lower three chakras. This is why my weekly healing sessions focus on these foundational centers more often, helping students build the stability they need before moving into higher-level work.

Lets dive into the 2B + 2M method now.

Breathwork During Chakra Meditation

 In chakra meditation, your primary anchor is always the breath. A simple and powerful breathing pattern I teach is the 4–4–6–2 rhythm:

• 4 seconds inhalation (puraka)

• 4 seconds internal hold (antara kumbhaka)

• 6 seconds exhalation (rechaka)

• 2 seconds external hold (bahya kumbhaka)

If you are new to meditation, you can begin with a gentler variation:

4–4–8, where the exhalation is extended to a total of 8 seconds (forget bahya kumbhaka).

 This rhythm creates a natural internal cadence so you’re not constantly counting or wondering how long to breathe or hold. With regular practice over weeks or months, your body begins to synchronize with this breath pattern, bringing steadiness, clarity, and a noticeable reduction in mental distraction.

Bhandas During Chakra Meditation

 Bhandas—often described as energetic locks—are intentional muscular engagements that guide and regulate the movement of kundalini shakti within the body. Rather than allowing energy to rise all at once, bandhas help it ascend gently and steadily, releasing chakra blockages in a safe, step-by-step manner. In chakra meditation, bandhas are typically applied during inhalation and released during exhalation, creating a controlled flow of prana.

Advanced practitioners who combine bhandas with kriyas may apply these locks during retention or exhalation as well, but that level of practice requires proper training and will be discussed in my Chakra chariot program.

There are three primary bandhas, always activated from the bottom upward:

1. Mula Bhanda – the root lock

2. Uddiyana Bhanda – the abdominal/diaphragmatic lock

3. Jalandhara Bhanda – the throat lock

For beginners, I strongly recommend focusing only on Mula Bandha for several months. This allows you to become fully comfortable with your breathwork, develop proper awareness, and establish a strong energetic foundation before moving on to the higher bandhas.

For someone experiencing a deeper Root Chakra blockage, this phase may naturally take longer than a few months. In such cases, additional one-on-one guidance and my weekend chakra-healing sessions can offer the support needed to move through these foundational patterns safely and steadily. Ultimately, every person’s journey with chakra healing is unique—no one is “ahead” or “behind.” Our paths, life experiences, and challenges differ, and honoring that individuality is an essential part of true spiritual growth.

Now Let’s Move Into the 2M

 2M stands for Mudra and Mantra—two powerful tools that amplify the effects of chakra meditation.

Role of Mudras in Chakra Meditation

Mudras, in simple terms, are hand gestures that link the inner cosmos with the outer cosmos. Each chakra has its own specific mudra, each carrying a symbolic meaning and an energetic intention.

(To keep this blog beginner-friendly and avoid incorrect self-practice, I will cover only the mudras and mantras for the lower 3 chakras here. For the full system and advanced practices, I recommend joining my Chakra Chariot program.)

1. Muladhara Chakra Mudra — Vairagya Mudra / Chin Mudra

This mudra is practiced with the intention of rising above material attachments while staying firmly rooted in reality. Every meditator should begin here, because regardless of one’s success or life circumstances, stability is the foundation of all growth.

2. Swadhisthana Chakra Mudra — Bhairavi Mudra

This mudra is used to awaken and harmonize feminine energy, which governs creativity, flow, emotional expression, and sensuality. Many women today experience disconnect or imbalance in this chakra due to stress, lifestyle, and emotional pressure. Restoring Swadhisthana energy often brings more ease at hips & improved fertility.

3. Manipura Chakra Mudra — Agni Namaskara Mudra

This mudra activates the fire element—our center of confidence, vitality, willpower, and digestion. Because the Manipura Chakra influences so many aspects of our physical and emotional regulation, many of my clients show signs of imbalance here during their chakra assessments. When this chakra is out of sync, people often feel overwhelmed, bloated and tired. This is usually the stage where individuals first begin to seek help—because disturbances in Manipura can be felt strongly and tend to manifest in noticeable ways in the body and mind. (in the form of various illnesses like obesity, high cholesterol etc).

Meanwhile, people with Muladhara or Swadhisthana imbalances often suppress or overlook their early signals for years, until a major emotional or energetic breakdown pushes them to pay attention. For example- most people with Muladhara blockage don't realize this until they start to experience depression. Similarly most people with swadhisthana blockage don't realize until they face the difficulty to conceive.

Role of Mantras in Chakra Meditation

Mantras are subtle sound vibrations—an essential tool in Tantra and Kundalini Yoga—that help expand consciousness and activate specific energetic pathways. Each chakra resonates with its own bija (seed) sound, and chanting these vibrations helps awaken and harmonize the corresponding energy center.

To keep this simple and suitable for beginners, we will focus only on the lower three chakras:

Muladhara Chakra: Lam

Swadhisthana Chakra: Vam

Manipura Chakra: Ram

These foundational sounds form the entry point into chakra meditation. That is the beauty of this practice—there is always a place for beginners to start, yet there is no limit to how far it can take you. What matters most is consistency, curiosity, and the willingness to explore your inner world.

If you feel called to learn this sacred practice more deeply, you’re welcome to email me for details or, even better, join one of my beginner programs where I guide you step-by-step through every aspect of chakra meditation.