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Then go to [www.soyayoga.com](www.soyayoga.com) and click on “STUDENT LOGIN” in the upper right corner of the home page. Login to your account and proceed to answer the questions in the lesson on Chakras and Koshas based on all of the resources provided.  \nBe sure to print your answers as instructed on pages 5-6. We will review the answers in class discussion.  \nCHAKRAS and KOSHAS  \nChakras:  \nThere are said to be many chakras in the body, but for the purposes of our study, we are going to focus on the 7 major chakras. Chakras are considered to be vortices of pranic energy in the subtle or astral body (sukshma sharira). Energy flows through thenadis or subtle nerve channels to distribute the flow of energy throughout the human body (see nadi image on page 136 in Letters from the Yoga Masters) . Although there are said to be 72,000 nadis, there are three main nadis: the Sushumna which is the central nadi situated in the spinal column of the subtle body. The Pingala nadi is on the right side of the body and the Ida nadi is on the left side of the body. The Ida and Pingala nadis are said to crisscross up the Sushumna, intersecting with eachother at each of the chakras, as shown in your Anatomy text, Science of Yoga, on page 201 and the IYTA Handbook page 119.  \n(note: The drawing in the IYTA Handbook on page 119 is more correct, showing Ida and Pingala joining at the Ajna chakra between the eyebrows. From there, the energy travels up as one to the Sahasrara).  \nChakras as transformers and distributors of energy:  \nChakras transform and distribute the body’s life force – the Prana – so that we move, think, act, etc. The life force pumps the heart, and moves the blood. It allows organs to function, body systems to work, and thoughts to come and go. This life force draws the breath in, holds it, and releases it out. All life is governed by Prana, and the chakras distribute this energy through thenadis. They provide the energy behind all the functions of the physical and the astral body. Therefore they are equated to the endocrine glands, the five prana vayus, and the transfer of information from our nerves to our brain, and from our senses to our mind. The asanas we perform help to stimulate the function of the chakras. You can get a good visual of all of this from the Asana/Glands chart (found in the online lesson-source unknown). Please print the Chart.  \nYoga equates the location of these “wheels” of energy with the physical body’s nerve plexuses. A great example of this is seen in the Nerve Plexus Chart (found in online lesson-source unknown). Please print the Chart. Chakras are also equated to the elements which the yoga philosophy states we are created from: earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind/light, and Cosmic Consciousness. You can find most of these elements on page 201 of your Anatomy text, Science of Yoga.  \nChakras and Consciousness:  \nChakras are related to our level of consciousness, from our need to feel stable and secure, or creative and emotional, all the way to our intuitive and spiritual consciousness. There is a seed or bija mantra for each of the 7 chakras, which are words of power that inspire and energize each energy center. 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