Energy Centres and Stress

Centres and Stress: The centres pulse with energy. When the centres are normal, there is are no side effects. When they are depleted (we can feel a sort of emptiness in the region) or when they are congested (we feel heaviness in the region), there are psychosomatic side-effects. Organs in the affected region are impacted.

Centres and Motivation: Psychologically, one can correlate the functioning of the centres with the psychological state as propounded by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper “Theory of Motivation”. Maslow propounded a hierarchy of needs which motivate or stress us. The psychological states propounded by Maslow correlate very closely with the energy centres.

This correlation comes of use when we try to find solutions to stress because it is known in Yoga and other forms of Oriental healing that rate of energy flow through these centres changes the behaviour of the person.

We use the correlation to find associations between our stressors and the points in our body where they impact us and finally use this understanding to calm the impacted area down using asanas, pranayama and pratyahara.