I recently suggested to a fellow IQer that they may feel better if they felt love for self, and suggested balancing the chakras, as that makes me feel love for myself. I realized as I wrote it that I have no idea why this happens. I would like to know why it works this way for me, and if others feel the same thing.

When I first started balancing my chakras regularly, I was only aware of just how darned good it made me feel. And it does feel so good! :) After a while, I started noticing something new and unexpected. This will sound very silly to some folks, I know, but it is my true experience, and is now pretty much the whole reason I practice this these days.

As I turned my attention to each chakra in turn (I visualize each as a flower, which I enjoy feeling blossom open to fullness inside me), I noticed this funny feeling of genuine affection for the chakra itself. I would get to one and think, "Oh there's my dear solar plexus chakra (flower), a little bit creaky to open, always a little hesitant, but so sweetly blossoming when I ask... here's my warm green heart chakra, always ready to open, always a tiny bit sore. .."

Each one feels like it has a "personality" of its own, for lack of a better word, and I found myself loving each one for their individual attributes, colors and behaviors. I ended up falling so in love with my chakras and then with myself, I feel as though it has colored all other areas of my thinking and experience of life. It makes me happy beyond all reason, and that love I feel spills over into my whole perception of myself, and stays with me much of the time. It's a very powerful feeling.

I'm very happy and very curious about these experiences. Do you feel this too? I would really appreciate any insights you may want to share, thank you.

Love, Grace. :)