According to Hindu and/or Buddhist belief, chakras are vast (yet confined) pools of energy in our bodies which govern our psychological qualities. There are said to be a governing 7 chakras in all; four in our upper body, which govern our mental properties, and three in the lower body, which govern our instinctual properties. They are:
The Muladhara(root) chakra; the Svadhisthana(sacral) chakra; the Manipura(solar plexus) chakra; the Anahata(heart) chakra; the Visuddhi(throat) chakra; the Ajna(third eye) chakra; and the Sahasrara(crown) chakra.
According to Buddhist/Hindu teachings, all 7 chakras should contribute to a human's well-being. Our instincts should join forces with our feelings and thinking. Some of our chakras are usually not open all the way (meaning, they operate just like when you were born), but some are over-active, or even near closed. If all 7 chakras are not balanced, peace with the self cannot be achieved.
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Understand that if you are opening your chakras, there is no need to try to make over-active chakras less active. They are simply compensating for the inactivity of closed chakras. Once all 7 chakras are opened, the energy evens out, and becomes balanced.
