This is the final post in my series on yoga’s chakras. Traditionally, the chakra system is a meditation practice for nyāsa, which means “to place” or take the mind to specific points in the body and then place a mantra, deity, or symbol at each energetic point. The science of Tantra (about 2,000 years ago) opened the door to viewing the chakras as a model of the human being and using the tools of hatha yoga to explore them. Read more