Needless to say: I was completely immersed in all of the woo-woo wellness modalities you can fit into one little treatment room. “The Crystal Bed focuses on the first seven: root, sacral, solar plexus, heart, throat, third eye, and crown.” “The reason we use specific colors is to allow the chakras to respond to the corresponding light and rebuild into a healthy system,” Janelli explained. Meanwhile, up above, the seven chakra lights were doing their thing. I also found out I was lying on top of amethyst and black tourmaline gemstones, which purportedly help create electrical fields to improve your vitality and reduce pain - something that I can totally appreciate, but didn’t necessarily notice at the moment. As a big fan of white noise and rain soundtracks, I’ve certainly listened to my fair share of ocean-like spa music, but what really stood out to me - apart from the glowing orb inches above my face - was the way the beats matched a vibration happening in the bed underneath me.Īs I listened to the gentle background music, the bed gently shook like a massage chair, moving from my head, or crown chakra, down towards my butt, or root chakra. This is the combination of two different frequencies (one in each ear) used in music therapy to help reduce anxiety and reduce pain. Janelli’s voice then guided me into a meditative state as relaxing rain sounds started to play along with a steady, pulsating binaural beat. To soak it all in, I leaned back on the bed, aligned myself underneath the row of chakra lights, and put on the pair of headphones Modrn Sanctuary gave me for the treatment. The right remedy depends on which chakra is unbalanced, but you can generally set everything right by turning to self-care practices like speaking your mind, journaling, going to therapy - or hitting up chakra balancing therapy at your nearest wellness treatment space. “It's believed that when your chakras are in alignment, energy flows freely and you feel balanced, grounded, and supported.” “Chakras can become out of balance for a multitude of reasons, including things like trauma, physical alignment, not prioritizing self-care, and so much more,” Pinkston tells me. In the name of wellness, you want all seven chakras to be aligned - but they don’t just naturally get that way without proper care. The seven main ones each have a frequency and a color associated with them: root (red), sacral (orange), solar plexus (yellow), heart (green), throat (blue), third eye (purple), and crown (indigo). For a quick rundown, you can think of chakras as energetic points in the body, says Arielle Pinkston, LMFT, a holistic therapist and yoga instructor. There you’ll find folks offering mantras, sound baths, and other tips for healing a root chakra or opening a throat chakra. On TikTok, chakra cleansing videos have over 1.6 billion views. I’m not the only one intrigued by the idea of a balanced chakra. So, what was it like to get my chakras aligned? Keep scrolling to find out. If something promises to balance my energy or cure what ails me - whether it’s my stress, anxiety, etc. It uses frequencies, binaural beats, vibration therapy, infrared heat, crystal therapy, aromatherapy, and color therapy, all of which go to work unblocking your chakras and reorganizing your stressed-out brainwaves. When I first heard about its rainbow-colored treatment, where you relax on a bed under bright lights that match each chakra point in the body, I knew it was only a matter of time before I floated in there, as if entranced by the siren song of a unique wellness experience.Īccording to Alexandra Janelli, a clinical hypnotherapist, certified life coach, and owner of Modrn Sanctuary, the Sensory7 bed combines multiple techniques and technologies into one uber-relaxing session. My chakra balancing experience happened on the Sensory7 Crystal Bed at Modrn Sanctuary, a boutique wellness and beauty spa located in Philadelphia. I recently kicked back to realign my chakras, balance my energies, and binaural beat my way to harmony - and I’m here to tell you that I’ve never been more relaxed. You know that feeling when you’re lying on a vibrating bed under a string of chakra lights on a Wednesday afternoon? Because same.
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