Nine energy centres run from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, and each one is a doorway to the true self. Where they lie, how they work and what they are for.

Sahasrara rises at the very crown of the head, the point where a yogi's spiritual experience becomes complete. It dissolves desire into complete bliss, burns away old karma and silences the mind at its root. None of it arrives through self-practice. It is initiated through a Guru's grace alone.