Balance Your Chakras
If you are like me, and are fascinated by the chakra system in our subtle bodies, I know that you would appreciate this post. During my yoga teacher training, we covered the subject of chakras and how our body feels if it is balanced or out of balance. Hope you enjoy! Feel free to share your thoughts.
Root chakra (red) -This is the seat of security, located at the base of the spine. When this chakra is balanced, we feel grounded and secure. When it is out of balance, we start to feel insecure and anxious.
Sacral chakra (orange) - This chakra represents creativity and sexual energy. It is located beneath the navel. When this chakra is out of balance, we might feel confusion, lack of creativity, withholding intimacy and lack in sexual desires. When it is in balance, we feel connected to our desires , grounded and secure.
Solar plexus chakra (yellow) - This chakra represents self esteem, will power, and pleasure. It is located below the chest. When this chakra is out of balance, we might feel the need to over exert power or the opposite - feeling disempowered with the need to compensate.
Heart chakra (green) -This chakra is located at the chest level and represents self love and relationships. When this chakra is in balance, we are lovers. When it is out balance, we feel needy and disconnected from compassion and love.
Throat chakra (blue) - This chakra is the ‘vessel of communication’, located at the neck. When it is in balance, we are good at communication. When it is out of balance, we have lost our voice or unable to express ourself. This has happened to me on numerous occasions. When the throat chakra is out of balance, I feel an imaginary lump in my throat and am unable to verbalize properly. I suffered from speech impediment as a kid, and when this chakra is out of balance, the impediment comes back.
Third eye chakra (deep purple) - This is the seat of intuition and foresight. It is located at the center of the forehead. When this chakra is in balance, we are connected to our intuition. When it is out of balance, we may feel lack of clarity and a sense of confusion.
Crown chakra (light purple) - This chakra is located at the top of the head. It represents higher state of consciousness and divinity. When it is in balance, we are connected to the Creator of the Universe and divinity (in a non religious). When it is out of balance, the ego sets in. We disconnect from the spirit and feel close minded about life.