Cyndi Dale (Minneapolis, MN) is an internationally renowned author, speaker, healer, and business consult-ant. She is president of Life Systems Services, through which she has con-ducted over 35,000 client sessions and presented training classes throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Visit her online at CyndiDale.com .

"In one thoroughly researched and beautifully written book you can learn...what it took ancient seekers a lifetime to uncover."—Steven A. Ross, PhD, CEO of the World Research Foundation and author of And Nothing Happened...But You Can Make It Happen"A shining constellation of timeless wisdom and brilliant insights on chakras. This groundbreaking book is an essential conduit to whole-self healing."—Dr. Deanna Minich, founder of Food & Spirit"Expertly researched, well written, and easy to understand. The go-to guide for understanding subtle energy systems."—Madisyn Taylor, bestselling author and editor-in-chief of DailyOM"Cyndi's exploration of cross-cultural systems is stunningly complete...Very impressive."—Margaret Ann Lembo, author of Chakra Awakening

• ContentsIntroduction 20Section 1: Chakra Fundamentals and Basic Practices 26Part I: What Are Chakras? A Pocket Guide to Your Body’s Points of Light 27Chapter 1: Your Spinning Wheels of Light 31Chapter 2: What Is Kundalini? The "Rainbow Serpent" That Activates Our Chakras 72Part II: The Hindu Chakra System 89Chapter 3: The Stories Inside You: The Hindu Chakra System 91Chapter 4: Muladhara—The First Hindu Chakra 118Chapter 5: Svadhisthana—The Second Hindu Chakra 137Chapter 6: Manipura—The Third Hindu Chakra 153Chapter 7: Anahata—The Fourth Hindu Chakra 168Chapter 8: Vishuddha—The Fifth Hindu Chakra 187Chapter 9: Ajna—The Sixth Hindu Chakra 203Chapter 10: Sahasrara—The Seventh Hindu Chakra 225Part III: Fundamentals of Chakra Medicine 260Chapter 11:Why Are Chakras Important? The Benefits of Chakra Medicine 263Chapter 12: Chakra Medicine Methods I: Preparation and Analysis 280Chapter 13: Chakra Medicine Methods II: Healing 312Chapter 14: Chakra Medicine Practices: Eastern Methods 335Chapter 15: Chakra Techniques: From Mantras to Gemstones—and Everything in Between 368Section 2: Chakras in Depth—Historical, Scientific, and Cross-Cultural Understandings 405Part IV: The History of Chakra Knowledge Through the Lens of Ancient India 407Chapter 16: Ancient Vedic Scripture: The Four Canons 409Chapter 17: Chakras Taking Form—Divining Three Movements from the Upanishads and Other Early Sacred Texts 434Chapter 18: Following the Light of Tantra and Yoga 465Part V: The Science of Subtle Energy 487Chapter 19: Your Energy Primer: Understanding Physical and Subtle Energy (And a Few Matters in Between) 490Chapter 20: Chakras as Part of the Subtle Energy Anatomy 555Chapter 21: The Science and Structure of Chakras 596Chapter 22: Kundalini Rises—The Chakra Serpent 650Part VI: Chakra Systems of Asia 701Chapter 23: Chakra Systems of India 703Chapter 24: Tibet: Indian Tantra Meets Buddhism 732Chapter 25: Other Asian Chakra Systems 771 Part VII: Ancient Chakra Systems Across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas 797Chapter 26: The African Continent 800Chapter 27: Chakra Systems of Old Europe 817Chapter 28: The Middle East 840Chapter 29: Chakra Medicine in the Americas 864Part VIII: Modern Western Chakra Systems 914Chapter 30: Early Western Mystics and Esoteric Orders 918Chapter 31: The Theosophical Society 949Chapter 32: Chakras Come of Age in the West 990Part IX: Chakras "Et Cetera:" Natural and Unusual Chakras 1048Chapter 33: Chakras in Nature 1050Chapter 34: The New and Unusual Chakras and Chakra Systems 1086Conclusion: Your "Great Perhaps" 1114GlossaryEndnotesIndex