Chakra Healing

ROOT CHAKRA: The root chakra is situated at the base of our spine. It is red in color and as the name suggests it functions as a root of our being. A balanced and open root chakra suggests that a person feels grounded and safe all the time, they feel like they belong, and they are at home and at peace. This chakra is related to our survival. If one feels deprived, and undernourished emotionally, their negative thoughts are personified as an imbalanced root chakra.

When there is an imbalance in root chakra then often we have problems with our bones, teeth, and colon. There are certain activities that help in keeping this chakra in balance. Gardening or taking care of plants helps to ground us. Walking on the grass (barefoot if possible) is also useful. Anything which makes the environment healthy heals root chakra.

What we can do on a mental level is to just sit comfortably and close our eyes. After taking a few deep breaths imagine a bright, transparent red ball at the base of your spine and affirm to yourself, “ I AM SAFE AND PROTECTED BY THE UNIVERSE. I AM AT HOME AND PROVIDED EVERYTHING WHICH I NEED. I AM TAKEN CARE OF.”

SACRAL CHAKRA: It's located just a little below the belly button. It is bright orange in color. This chakra is related to feeling and sensuality. It allows us to feel and experience all goodness provided to us on our journey of life. This chakra governs our feeling of sensation through our five senses. It allows us to make choices in life which can bring us pleasures. A balanced sacral chakra allows us to make the right choices which help us to feel the simple pleasures of human experiences.

An unbalanced sacral chakra keeps us away from all sorts of goodness in life. A person with an unbalanced sacral chakra has an overall emotion of being deprived. It ocassionally leads towards addictions as people commonly try to fill the void of being deprived through addictions, and sometimes it results in greed. Such people want to have pleasure more and more in order to feel always happy.

To heal an unbalanced sacral chakra one can help themself in the areas of comfort, pleasure, and beauty. If you treat yourself in these areas then it will help to overcome the feeling of being deprived. The mental work is to bring an alpha state of mind; one can visualize a bright, transparent orange ball below the naval and affirm, ”I ALLOW MYSELF TO FEEL AND WELCOME HEALTHY JOYS IN MY LIFE.”

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA: this chakra is situated above your belly button and is yellow in color. It is the seat of your willpower and your environment. If this chakra is balanced it helps you to take the right decisions and choices in life and also helps you to create a safe and healthy environment around you. People who have balanced solar plexus chakra radiate and are receptive to positive energy. If this chakra is off balance then the person lacks concentration and is dependent on a lot of outer factors for making decisions. They lack connections with themselves and seek them in the outer world. An unbalanced sacral chakra often leads to people pleasing, or the inability to say "NO" which results in difficulty to maintain commitments.

People who have an unbalanced solar plexus chakra can try to follow a fixed routine. They can plan it according to the need of their profession and lifestyle. Sticking to the routine helps to have your own control. Physical exercise also helps in keeping energetic. Further, to balance your SOLAR PLEXUS chakra you can close your eyes and by deep breathing envision an alpha state of mind and then imagine this brilliant yellow ball located between your belly button and heart. Then affirm to yourself, ”I ALLOW MYSELF TO ACCEPT MY RESPONSIBILITY AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR MYSELF. I AM CAPABLE ENOUGH TO TAKE CHARGE OF MY LIFE”.

HEART CHAKRA: It is the middle chakra situated in the heart region. It is green in color and is the center of love and emotions. It regulates the chest and upper back. It allows the flow of love in your life. It also is the connecting point of lower consciousness to higher consciousness. A person with a balanced heart chakra gives and receives love without any blockage, they accept themselves and their environment completely, and have wonderful experiences in life because love is the most powerful emotion.

When the heart chakra is unbalanced, then a person is unable to accept themself and this often leads to resentment and anger. Such people lack faith in processes and expect an immediate result from any effort.

To balance your HEART CHAKRA one can take interest in giving and receiving love. This can be done by counting the blessings of life. The more grateful you are, the more you'll attract love in life. One can have a pet also. Having a pet (only if you are able to take care of the pet) is a good way to feel and share the power of love. One can go to the alpha state of mind and visualize a green ball in your heart area and affirm to yourself, ” I ALLOW MYSELF TO GIVE AND RECEIVE LOVE. I ACCEPT MYSELF AND MY ENVIRONMENT GRACEFULLY.”

THROAT CHAKRA: It is the center of creativity and expression. Situated in the throat region, at the base of the neck, this chakra controls the jaw, neck, and upper lungs. It is blue in color. When this chakra is balanced it allows a person to be creative and expressive. These people are extremely good receivers and they believe in contributing to society which they do through their creativity. These people are balanced when it comes to planning and execution. On the contrary, when this chakra is not balanced, it leads a person to such a stage where the person is not able to express themself. These people are generally confused most of the time, and their planning and actions are not balanced. Either they plan too much and do not think about actions or they start executing without making any plans.

To balance THROAT CHAKRA you need to be connected to yourself. For that, the best thing one can do is start doing things they enjoy. Find out how you are comfortable expressing yourself with creativity. It can be through writing, interior designing or anything that suits you. One can also try reading. Pick up few books (folk tales of different regions are specially helpful)of your own choice and read them. When you do this you feel close to yourself and that helps you being expressive. Envision the alpha state of mind visualize a blue ball at the base of your neck and affirm to yourself, "CREATIVITY IS FLOWING THROUGH ME AND I AM ABLE TO EXPRESS IT COMPLETELY."

THIRD EYE CHAKRA: it is situated in the middle of your eyes. It is indigo in color and it is the seat of intuition. It governs our sixth sense and allows us to see life at a deeper level. People who have an open third eye chakra can imagine or visualize very well. Instead of 'knowing' they rather choose to 'understand' things. People whose third eye chakra is closed are cut off from their imagination and can see things on a surface level. Their dependency on data and logic is very high. They lead a rational life and miss the essence of their surroundings.

To open your THIRD EYE CHAKRA you can give some time to drawing and coloring. You need not become a professional artiste or painter, it is just an exercise to stimulate your imagination. Envision the alpha state of mind, and visualize an indigo ball just above your eyebrows, right in the middle of your eyes and repeat to yourself, ”I ALLOW MY SELF TO BE IMAGINATIVE AND INTUITIVE. I AM WILLING TO GIVE UP ANY RESISTANCE WITHIN ME WHICH IS BLOCKING MY WAY TO MY INTUITION.”

CROWN CHAKRA: It is situated on the top of our head. It is royal purple in color and is the seat of our consciousness and our connection with the divine force. This chakra tells about your relationship with the creator. People with an open crown chakra are peaceful and carry positive energy around them. They are centered and maintain a calm demeanor at all times. On the contrary, if this chakra is closed then people generally are away from the source of life. They are disconnected from their soul and its purpose in life. Confusion, feeling of being trapped and absence of fulfillment are the results.

To open your CROWN CHAKRA you can do meditation and breathing exercises. Sincere prayers are also a good way to get connected with the creator. If we maintain positivity (or at least have an intention of having positive thoughts) then we can keep our chakras in balance. This helps us to lead a balanced life on a spiritual level. Envision the alpha state of mind and visualize a royal purple ball above your head and affirm to yourself, "I AM ONE WITH THE UNIVERSE."