Chakras
Chakras are centers of awareness in the human body. Chakras are like spinning petals of a flower that moves energy through our bodies. When your chakras are out of balance, so are you and your energy, which will not flow properly. You feel tired, unsatisfied and disconnected. When your chakras are balanced, the energy moves smoothly through your body and you feel peace, love and a connection to the Source/Higher Power as you understand it to be. There are many chakras in and around the body, we concentrate on the primary seven.
Base/Root Chakra The Root Chakra is located at the base of the spine, and is red in color. The Root Chakras has four petals or spokes. The red color of the root chakra represents life energy, passion, and strength. Often it is represented by animals such as elephants, bulls, or oxen. This symbolism is of stability and strength.
It is also your grounding. Our energy is connected to the earth through this chakra. This is our life energy Source.
An unbalanced/undercharged Root Chakra can have symptoms of a feeling of a lost trust in life, worry regarding future events, and/or you could also experience
cold hands/cold feet, digestion problems,and back problems..
Sacral Chakra The Sacral Chakra is located one inch below the naval and is orange in color. The Sacral Chakra has six petals or spokes. The Sacral Chakra is associated with sexuality, sensuality, fertility and your creative life energy. If you are experiencing; not enjoying life, not feeling sexually fulfilled, a lack of appreciation for life itself, being hard on yourself and you put too much emphasis on discipline and self-control you may have an unbalanced Sacral Chakra. Often physical problems related to the lymphatic system, lower intestines and digestive system are reported with the Sacral Chakra being unbalanced.
.Solar Plexus Chakra The Solar Plexus Chakra is located just above the naval and is yellow in color.The Solar Plexus Chakra has 10 petals or spokes. The Solar Plexus Chakra is associated with personal will-power, self confidence, personality, your self development. If you are having: difficulty expressing yourself, hard time setting goals and/or attaining them, emotions that are getting the upper hand and you are doing things you know you will later regret. nightmares or insomnia, anxiety, heartburn, overweight issues you may have a Solar Plexus Chakra out of balance. An unbalanced Solar Plexus Chakra often manifests as physical problems related to digestive difficulties, liver problems, and food allergies.
Heart Chakra The Heart Chakra is located in the middle of the chest and is green in color. The Heart Chakra has twelve petals or spokes. The Heart Chakra is associated with love, compassion, humanity, empathy, tolerance and openness. Fears of letting other people into your life, a feeling of loneliness or isolation, relationship problems (including friendships), a hard time accepting yourself, you may have a Heart Chakra out of balance. An unbalanced Heart Chakra often manifests as physical problems related to the heart, circulatory and respiratory system.
Throat Chakra The Throat Chakra is located at the hollow dip of the throat and is light blue in color. The Throat Chakra has sixteen petals or spokes. The Throat Chakra is associated with communication, creativity, truthfulness, inspiration and music talents . If you have a hard time expressing yourself, speaking your mind, finding the right words to say, having a shyness about you, suffer from a speech defect, have a hard time telling the truth and find it easier to tell white lies your Throat Chakra may be out of balance. An unbalanced Throat Chakra often manifests as physical problems related to neck and shoulder pain, ear infections, and sore throats.
Third Eye/ Brow Chakra
The Third Eye or Brow Chakra is located on the forehead. The Third Eye Chakra is Indigo (dark blue) and has 96 petals or spokes and is associated with intuition, wisdom, awareness, fantasy, power of your imagination and realizations. If you are feeling life is meaningless, have anxiety, depression, can't hear your inner voice talking to you, can't get oriented, feel you can't find your purpose in life, or having a hard time concentrating, your Third Eye Chakra may be out of balance. An unbalanced Third Eye Chakra physical ailments can be vision problems, headaches and sinus problems.
Crown Chakra
The Crown Chakra is located on the top of the head and is violet in color. The Crown Chakra has one thousand petals or spokes
and is associated with spirituality, the experiencing of higher planes, knowledge of God, enlightenment and the cosmic consciousness. If you find that you are depressed often, experience a certain lack of joy for life as a whole, feel tired and worn out, your immune system is down, you may be experiencing an unbalanced Crown Chakra. .
