chakra
n. countablen. one of the seven energy centers in your body that people talk about in yoga and meditation. Each one is linked to different feelings and parts of your health.
n. any of several focal points in the human body used in various meditation practices, traditionally visualized as spinning wheels of energy. Often associated with specific physiological systems and psychological states in holistic health contexts.
The yoga teacher spoke about opening the heart chakra.
During the meditation session, the instructor guided us to focus on the root chakra to feel more grounded.
In various esoteric traditions, the alignment of the seven chakras is considered essential for achieving a state of spiritual balance and physical well-being.
From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.
Commonly used in the context of yoga, meditation, and alternative medicine.