You may have heard of Chakras but not exactly sure what they might may be and what they do.
Chakra means ‘Wheel of Light’ and we have 7 major chakras within us, they run in a midline up the body, from the base of the spine to the top of the head. A chakra can be balanced, deficient or excessive. The lists below are certainly not definitive, more a little insight.
I have spent over 20 years as a spiritual healer, my course ran over 2 years as I studied and connected to the Chakras, still practicing and learning every day. When I connect to a chakra, the give me an energetic x-ray of what is happening for you and effecting you in that moment. I can then flow with the energy so it can show me where the imbalance originates and as we heal the source, the symptoms begin to melt away.
If we hold Samskaras, energy blocks, we can cause deficient or excessive energy flow, leading to physical, energetic and emotional imbalances. By healing and releasing these blocks, one by one we begin to light up, we glow, we come home and into balance.
Root Chakra
Colour: red
Element: earth
Lotus flower: 4 petals
Location: base of the spine
Safety , grounding, stability, self preservation, trust, vitality, good health, skeleton
Deficient: poor boundaries, underweight, poor focus, restless, fear
Excessive: obesity, hoarding, sluggish, fear change, greed
Balanced: stable, trust, good health, vitality, relaxed, prosperity
Crystal: ruby, hematite, garnet
Affirmation: I love my body and trust its wisdom
Yoga pose: Tadasana (mountain), Vrksasana (tree), Uttanasana (forward fold) any standing or grounding poses
Mantra: Lam
Sacral Chakra: Orange
Element: water
Lotus flower: 6 petals
Location: hips
Sensation, pleasure, creativity, desire, memories, sexual, shakti, nurture
Deficient: lack desire, passion and excitement, fear of sex, guilt
Excessive: sex addiction, hysteria, bipolar, obsessive, oversensitive
Balanced: graceful, healthy boundaries, playful, sexual
Crystal: Citrine, Aventurine, Calcite
Affirmation: I celebrate and embrace my sexuality and pleasure
Yoga pose: Ananda Balasana (happy baby), Baddha Konasana (butterfly), Eka pada kapotasana (pigeon) - any hip openers
Mantra: Vam
Solar Plexus Chakra
Colour: yellow
Element: fire
Lotus flower: 10 petals
Location: just below the diaphragm
Energy, confidence, decisions, power, ego, play, fight or flight
Deficient: low energy, low self esteem, poor digestion, weak willed
Excessive: stubborn, temper, hyper, controlling, competitive
Balanced: confident, healthy gut, humour, emotionally balance
Crystal: Citrine
Affirmation: the fire within me burns through all blocks and fears
Yoga pose: Navasana (boat), Plank, Arhda Chandrasana (half moon), Trikonasana (triangle) - any twists and balances
Mantra: Ram
Heart Chakra
Colour: green
Element: air
Lotus flower: 12 petals
Location: heart
Love, compassion, immune system, relationships, devotion, self loveDeficient: Antisocial, cold, depressed, no empathy, narcissistic
Excessive: demanding, clingy, jealous, poor boundaries, grief
Balanced: compassionate, loving, peaceful, healthy, empathetic
Crystal: Rose Quartz, Jade
Affirmation: I am loving to myself and others
Yoga pose: Cat Cow, Fish pose, Thread the needle, Ustrasana (camel), Gomukhasana (cow face) - any heart, shoulder openers
Mantra: Yam
Throat Chakra
Colour: blue
Element: sound
Lotus flower: 16 petals
Location: throat
Communication, listening, expression, creativity
Deficient: Fear of speaking, poor rhythm, shy, introvert, tone deaf
Excessive: Talk too much, gossip, poor listener, interrupts
Balanced: Communicative, expressive, authentic, creative, good listener
Crystal: Aquamarine, Turquoise
Affirmation: I hear and speak the truth
Yoga pose: Shoulder stretches, bridge, fish pose, shoulder stand, plow pose - any poses that open neck and shoulders and inverted
Mantra: Hum
Third Eye Chakra
Colour: indigo
Element: light
Lotus flower: 2 petals
Location: slightly above centre of eyebrows
Inner voice, intuition, imagination, visualisation, perceptive, memory
Deficient: Poor vision, insensitive, lack imagination, denial, lies
Excessive: Hallucinations, delusions, nightmares, no concentration
Balanced: Intuitive, good memory, perceptive, visualiser
Crystal: Amethyst, Azurite
Affirmation: I am open to the wisdom within
Yoga pose: Garudasana (Eagle pose), handstand, headstand, Dolphin
Mantra: Om
Crown Chakra
Colour: violet (also known as white)
Element: cosmic energy
Lotus flower: 1000 petals
Location: top/crown of head
Inner light, understanding, divinity, higher energy, wisdom, spiritual, connection to all, vision, union
Deficient: Learning difficulties, spiritual cynicism, disconnected
Excessive: Dissociate from body, confusion, migraines
Balanced: Wisdom, compassion, intelligent, aware, open minded, calm
Crystal: Clear quartz
Affirmation: I am guided by higher power
Yoga pose: Meditation, meditation , meditation
Mantra: OM
Book a Chakra Tune up or reiki session to discover how your internal rainbow is feeling today.
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