Dr. David Sadker-"Western Research to Eastern Chakras

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He is a recent recipient of the Gender Equity Architect Award, presented by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.</I></div> <div> <I>For more detailed information on David Sadker, please visit his web site at:</I><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="http://www.american.edu/sadker" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.american.edu/sadker"><U><I><B>www.american.edu/sadker</B></I></U></A><I><B>,</B></I><I> where you can also download selected articles and publications and view selected videos of Sadker discussing his work and research. </I></div> <div> <I>We invite you to visit some of the links below to become more familiar with the Chakra System.</I></div> <div> <I><B>**</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Related Links </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rickrichards.com/chakras/Chakras1a.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rickrichards.com/chakras/Chak"><U><B>The Human Chakra System</B></U></A></div> <div> An excellent site. Provides an overview of the chakras or energy centers and their channels with diagrams.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nettally.com/krivera/other.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nettally.com/krivera/other.ht"><U><B>Chakras Vortex of Light: Other Systems and the Chakras</B></U></A></div> <div> An excellent site. Compares other similar systems to the Chakra system -- Taoist, Kabbalistic Sefirot, Platonic, and Teutonic.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://healing.about.com/library/weekly/aa001215c.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://healing.about.com/library/weekly/"><U><B>The Eight Human Talents</B></U></A></div> <div> An overview of the chakra system and how they relate to the development of human talents.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sacredcenters.com/chakras.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sacredcenters.com/chakras.htm"><U><B>Chakras</B></U></A></div> <div> A basic overview of the 7 chakras.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.healer.ch/chakras-e.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.healer.ch/chakras-e.html"><U><B>The Chakras</B></U></A></div> <div> An explanation of the chakras and their role in understanding the interactions between the body and the consciousness within.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sahajayoga.org/ChakrasAndSubtleBody" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sahajayoga.org/ChakrasAndSubt"><U><B>Chakras and the Channels of Energy</B></U></A></div> <div> An overview of the Chakra system.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bmts.com/~damilos/limbic" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bmts.com/~damilos/limbic"><U><B>Chakras and Their Relationship to the Limbic System</B></U></A></div> <div> An overview of the systemic interaction of the Chakras with the endocrine system.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hindunet.org/upanishads" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hindunet.org/upanishads"><U><B>Upanishads: Book of Knowledge</B></U></A></div> <div> This site is about  some of the early concepts of Hindu teachers or sages.  Upanishads means "sitting down near."</div> <div>  A group of pupils sit near the teacher to learn secret doctrines.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sacredcenters.com/articles/childrenchakras.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sacredcenters.com/articles/ch"><U><B>How to Foster Healthy Chakras in Children through Early Adulthood and Beyond</B></U></A></div> <div> A brief introduction to the chakras with advice on how to support their unfolding across the lifespan.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>