Chakras and Glands

In extension to previous post on Chakras, this one gives an overview on the different glands associated with each Chakra.

Each Chakra in the body is associated with nerve plexuses & endocrine glands. Now each endocrine gland secretes hormones or chemical substances into the blood stream to regulate body growth, metabolism, other activities & inturn affects one or more organs.

Below is the chart which gives an insight into the glands for each Chakra :-

Chakra Name	Glands	Few Hormones associated/controlled	Location
Root/ Muladhara Chakra	Adrenal Glands	Corticosteroids-salt & water Adrenaline/others-emotional stress -increase heart rate & BP, sexual feelings Androgen, Catecholamine- fight/flight	Two in number located at top of the kidneys. Associated with sympathetic nervous system. Arteries feed the adrenal glands
Hara/ Svadhisthana Chakra	Gonads/Ovaries	Androgens/ Estrogen, progestrone	Scrotum-males Overies- females (side of uterus)
Solar Plexus/ Manipura Chakra	Spleen/Pancreas	Pancreas-Insulin, Glugagon Spleen- black bile, creation & storage of RBCs & store platelets also	Long organ located at the back of abdomen exactly behind stomach Spleen- associated with sadness
Heart/Anahata Chakra	Thymus Glands	Thymosnins-àT-cells /lymphocytes/other immunity building cells	Centre of the chest, enlarges with age, color also changes with age
Throat/ Vissudha  Chakra	Thyroid Glands	a)Thyroid Hormone (TSH) b) Thyroxin (T4 & T3) For normalizing BP, Heart rate, reproductive organs, digestion, muscle	Lower front part of the neck
	Parathyroid Glands	Parathyroid Hormone Calcitonin ( calcium content)	Embedded below the thyroid gland on each side
Third Eye/Ajna Chakra	Pituitary Glands ( extension of hypothalamus)	a) Insulin Like growth factor Growth Hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), Growth Hormone b) Thyroid Stimulating hormones (TSH & TRH) c) Cortisol related hormones d) Gonadotropins- related to follicles in females & gonads in males Oxytocin/testerone	Base of the brain and hangs like stalk, extension of hypothalamus. Pea shaped, controls other endocrine glands
Crown/Sahasrara Chakra	Pineal Glands	Serotonin Melatonin ( sleep related)	Pine shaped located exactly in the centre of the brain

 

Reiki, yoga, sounds, mantras , stones, massage can help in regulation/balancing of the hormones secreted inturn helping the indiviual for healthy life. ( note: these are not substitute for medicines)

Real life Case study- "SA" is a hypothyroidism patient and she has been doing sound therapy, right food.specific mediations and reiki for quite some time. After doing these for sometime she did her tests again & the reports werent perfect but great improvement was seen in TSH levels.




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