Hand Chakras

Most of us are aware of the seven main chakras located along the spine, but did you know that there are many other smaller chakras located in the palms of your hands?

The chakras in your hands are much smaller and do not store energy like your seven main chakras, but rather they are the pathways through which healing energy comes and goes.

Yes, there is a hidden, healing force of energy in your hands!

In this article, we will talk about the role of your hand chakras, discover their location, and practice some easy exercises, which will allow you to activate and open these energy centers.

Let’s dive in!

Hand Chakra Healing

Your entire body is filled with many smaller chakras that have their own functions. The seven main chakras are just the beginning.

While all the major chakras are located along your spine, the minor chakras and micro chakras are scattered throughout the rest of your body, each serving as a center of purification for vital energies and contributing to the harmony of your physical and spiritual self.

According to research done by Dr. Amit Ray in 2018, humans have 114 energy centers in the body, and they are all connected by the network of 72,000 nadis (energy tubes or channels).

The hand chakras are among the most important, as the hands are believed to be the centers of healing and regeneration in holistic healing modalities, such as Reiki.

Reiki is based on the idea that, through touch, the Reiki therapist redirects energies towards their patient, which stimulates the body's internal healing mechanisms and improves physical and emotional health.

Reiki healers are able to harness the energy flowing through the chakras in their hands.

However, anyone who is energy conscious will also be able to understand and appreciate the value of these centers.

Let's try some easy exercises.

How to activate your hand chakras

Have you ever seen yoga or meditation teachers rubbing their hands before their practice, and wondered what that meant?

Rubbing your hands together creates heat and therefore the healing energy in your hands awakens. You can then run your warm hands over your face and eyes – this is an act of blessing to yourself.

Rubbing your hands together is probably the best place to start when working with your hand chakras.

You can deepen this exercise by slowly separating your two hands from each other and imagining a sphere of light between your palms. You should be able to feel this wonderful energy in both of your hands.

Here is another easy exercise you can use to open the chakras in your hands:

• First, you need to improve the responsiveness and sensitivity of your hands, and allow your palms to be open and free (you don't want them to be stiff). You can do this by opening and closing your hands repeatedly.
• Open your left hand and place your right thumb in the middle of your palm.
• Start rotating your right thumb clockwise a few times.
• Next, open your right hand and place your left thumb in the middle of your palm.
• Start rotating your left thumb clockwise.
• The final step is to touch the tip of your thumb with each of your fingers (left and right hand) several times.
• Once you complete the steps above, the chakras in your hand will be open and active.

You can test the effectiveness of this exercise by holding your hands a few centimeters from your 7 main chakras. If you notice a tingling sensation or feel warmth, your hand chakras are activated.

If you are interested in more advanced techniques for working with your hands and opening your hand chakras, I encourage you to explore the practice of mudras (also known as "hand seals").

Mudras are believed to have beneficial healing effects because they allow you to transmit more energy from your hands to your mind and body.

You can learn more about the power and benefits of mudras in this article from our blog:

Awakening the chakras with hand mudras and sound mantras

Tingling in the hand chakras

As you begin working with your hand chakras regularly, you may notice slight tingling in your palms.

There is no need to worry, as this is a normal symptom, indicating that your energy centers are beginning to open, and you are beginning to make a connection with the energy source.

What you need to understand is that feeling energy with your hands is a normal human ability that is innate to you, and that a tingling sensation in your hands is an indicator that you are opening your energy blockages.

Energy healers also feel tingling in their hands when energy begins to flow.

You just need to open yourself to the sensations produced by the energies in your hands. If your hands become very hot, shake them or place them in cold water to release excess energy.

Now it's your turn :

• Will you try any of the hand chakra activation methods presented in this article?
• Do you know of any other techniques that were not mentioned in this article?