The term "Chakra" is a Sanskrit word that means wheel or circle and refers to the vortexes of energy that exist in the human body, according to traditional Indian medicine. The chakras are gates of communication with the outer world and their activity sustains the overall wellbeing of the body. These energy wheels radiate a specific number of channels or ‘nadi’, known in the yogi tradition as energy petals. There are seven main chakras, located along the spine. The Root Chak