Fostering Mental Wellbeing by Healing Chakras through Music Therapy (original) (raw)

2021, Indian Journal of Social Sciences and Literature Studies

Music in its completeness is more than just a group of notes. In the Indian Classical Music, the role of 7 'shuddhaswara' and 5 'vikritswara' in its various combinations play very dynamic role. These combinations of 12"swaras" make numerous Ragas each having its own taste and touch with the capacity to modulate as well as moderate the body chakras,mood as well as psychological and physical health. The association of these "swaras" with the 7 major "chakras" of human body along with their expression has been discussed in this paper.Synchronicity between body 'chakras" and "swaras" greatly bestows well-being as positive chakra yields positive results while negative chakra yields negative results. Methods like Toning and Chakra Sound are well researched and significantly show the effects of 7 "swaras" on the body "chakras".This paper reviews that ragas when applied therapeutically has high probability to yield positive expression in their associated chakras which in turn enhances mental as well as physical well-being.The data and reviews were collected through books by consulting libraries, online books, journals articles as well as discussion. As per the need, the exposure towards different Ragas in any form like hearing, singing or playing (instrumental) impacts our mind, body and emotions providing us more balanced and healed state.