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This is a good general exercise for daily practice in developing sensitivity, particularly when you need to feel calm and still your mind.

The chakras are the seven principal energy points on the body. They are sited at the groin (the base, or root, chakra), the spleen (or navel, chakra), the solar plexus, the heart, the throat, the brow (or third eye, between the eyebrows) and the crown of the head. There is also an eighth chakra, located above the crown, which usually corresponds to your fingertips when you extend your arm above your head (see the chakra journey exercise, page 105). In this exercise, we use the seven on the physical body. The chakras are energy centres of spiritual knowledge, through which we can access our higher selves. By opening the chakras, we open to increased sensitivity.

1 Sit comfortably, with both feet on the ground. Close your eyes, and take a deep, round breath, in and out through your nose.

2 Visualise a cocoon of white light enveloping you from head to toe for protection (see page 68). Seal it as if you were holding the air inside a balloon.

3 For the base chakra, visualise a violet flower: feel its texture, trace the outline of its petals. See the petals open, then open the centre of the flower. Really look at the colour and detail of the petals.

4 For the spleen chakra, visualise a white daisy. Open and touch the petals, feeling its vitality. Open the centre of the daisy and look around – what can you see? Just allow yourself to experience whatever comes to you.

5 For the solar plexus chakra, visualise a sunflower. Touch it with your fingertips as its petals and centre open up to you. Its centre reveals a volcano, and deep within is liquid gold. It isn’t hot; it is totally safe. You are sitting on the volcano’s edge. Dive in and immerse yourself in this gold. Feel its light and energy penetrate your being.

6 For the heart chakra, visualise a delicate pink rose. Again, feel its texture. See its petals and centre open for you.

7 For the throat chakra, visualise a forget-me-not. Trace the outline of its blue petals, and watch them peel back to reveal its centre.

8 For the third-eye chakra, visualise a buttercup: open its petals and centre.

9 For the crown chakra, visualise a golden crown opening, and shining a ray of light upwards.

You are now open to Spirit in a way that you will be able to sense beings.

Now close your chakras. To do this, imagine that each chakra has two little flaps, one folding over the other. See them close, one at a time, for each of the seven chakras, and feel at total peace.