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The following poses by Cynthia Piltch are for demonstration purposes only. They are designed to be used only after after receiving initiation/attunement and training from from a reiki master teacher.

Place your cupped hands over your eyes, which corresponds to the sixth chakra (i.e. third-eye chakra). This chakra is associated with the pituitary gland, hypothalmus, intuition and the color indigo.
Place palms on either side of the top of your head, with your fingers touching in the middle of your crown. This corresponds to the seventh chakra (i.e., crown chakra), and is associated with the pineal gland, upper brain and self-realization. It’s also associated with the colors violet.
Place palms on either side of your neck, by crossing your arms and placing your thumbs on the opposite side of your chin and the rest of your hand on that side of your neck, or by placing each hand on the side of your neck parallel to that hand. This corresponds to the fifth chakra (i.e., throat chakra) and is associated with the thyroid gland, vocal chords, self-expression and the color sky blue.
Place palms on the chest, with one hand slightly over the other (or with hands on either side of the breast bone with fingers touching). This corresponds to the fourth chakra (i.e., heart chakra) and is associated with the thymus, physical heart, love/compassion and the color green.
Place palms on either side of your sternum with your middle fingers touching. This corresponds to the third chakra (i.e., solar plexus chakra) and is associated with the adrenal glands, stomach, gall bladder, power/wisdom and the color yellow.
Place your palms on either side of your navel, with your middle fingers touching. This corresponds to the second chakra (i.e., sacral chakra) and is associated with the gonads, reproductive organs, emotions and the color orange.
Place your palms on your lower abdomen with your middle fingers touching. This corresponds to the first chakra (i.e., base chakra) and is associated with kidneys, bladder, security and the color red.
This anti-stress position involves placing one hand on your thyroid or chest and the other one on your navel to support the initiation of relaxation.

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