Energy is taken in through the chakras that the body can use — at the cellular level. Just as the pineal gland is the energy transducer that sends hormonal and electrical messages throughout the body, chakras may likewise be the energy transducers for subtle energy. Subtle energy is a healing energy that anyone can learn to perceive and utilize. It is a crucial, but often missing component in health care.
The original Hindu Vedic texts (600 BCE) speak about a system of seven chakras; however, other Hindu sects and Tibetan Buddhist traditions believe there may be as many as 114 chakras all over the body. Today, it is universally accepted that there are seven basic chakras.
Each of the seven chakras correlates with elements of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. They are considered to be etheric spinning energy fields that hold the life force (also known as prana or chi). They help to regulate all the body’s processes from organ function to the immune system and emotions.