What Are the Seven Chakras?

What are the seven colorful energy spots people talk about?

Your turn!

Question 1 of 2

How many chakras does this traditional idea describe?

The story

Quarky learns about the chakras, a traditional idea from India that is thousands of years old. It pictures seven colorful energy centers along the body, from the base of the spine to the top of the head, like a little rainbow. People use this idea to think about feelings and balance, and Quarky loves that each one has its own color and its own feeling-word.

What you'll learn

The chakras are a traditional idea, not a medical fact, and people use them as a way to think about feelings.
There are seven of them, each with a color and a feeling-word, from the base of the spine to the top of the head.
Calm takeaway: chakras are a traditional way of thinking about feelings and balance in the body.
Quarky takeaway: old ideas from around the world can give us new ways to notice ourselves.

Quarky 💜 Feelings ✨ Energy Ideas