Revised edition of the groundbreaking New Age book that seamlessly merges Western psychology
and science with spirituality creating a compelling interpretation of the Eastern chakra
system and its relevance for Westerners today. In Eastern Body Western Mind chakra authority
Anodea Judith brought a fresh approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system adapting it to
the Western framework of Jungian psychology somatic therapy childhood developmental theory
and metaphysics and applying the chakra system to important modern social realities and issues
such as addiction codependence family dynamics sexuality and personal empowerment. Arranged
schematically the book uses the inherent structure of the chakra system as a map upon which to
chart our Western understanding of individual development. Each chapter focuses on a single
chakra starting with a description of its characteristics and then exploring its particular
childhood developmental patterns traumas and abuses and how to heal and maintain balance.
