In Eastern Body, Traditional western Mind, chakra authority Anodea Judith brought a brand new approach to the yoga-based Eastern chakra system, adapting it to the Traditional western framework of Jungian psychology, somatic therapy, childhood developmental theory, and metaphysics. This groundbreaking function in transpersonal mindset has been modified and redesigned for a far more accessible presentation. Arranged schematically, the book uses the natural structure of the chakra program as a map upon which to chart our Traditional western understanding of specific development. Each chapter focuses on an individual chakra, you start with a description of its characteristics, then exploring its particular youth developmental patterns, traumas and abuses, and how to heal and maintain stability. Illuminated with personal anecdotes and case studies, Eastern Body, Traditional western Brain seamlessly merges the East and West, science and beliefs, and psychology and spirituality into a persuasive interpretation of the chakra system and its relevance for Westerners today.