ROOT CHAKRA: Muladhara
LOCATION: Base of the Spine
COLOR: Red
ELEMENT: Earth
ELEMENT: Earth
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Support and Security
CHAKRA DEVELOPMENT
Though we are born with each in and out of body chakra, or energy point, intact, they are activated or fully awakened in an orderly manner. The Root Chakra contains within it's structure the underlying attributes we have about life that have been passed down from our ancestors and family of origin. Our first chakra locks in everything that happens to our parents or ourselves while we are in utero and newly born. During this time, we experience the world through our parents' perceptions and our own physical body. If we perceive a threat to ourselves or to our parents, we might question our right or ability to survive. Threats can include anything from not being fed when hungry to our parents going through bankruptcy etc. These feeling can create a belief that "the world is dangerous" or "I don't deserve to live".
This center holds core issues regarding emotional insecurity and physical security, as well as spiritual perceptions that relate to our right to exist and have our needs met. These core issues become issues regarding career, money, primal feelings, addictions, family of origin, and sexuality later on in life.
ASSOCIATED BODY PARTS: Kidneys, blood, the skeletal system, skin
PHYSICAL PROBLEMS: Conditions that affect the feet, knees and hips, including arthritis, kidney stones, osteoporosis, bone problems, and autoimmune deficiecny conditions.
GLANDULAR CONNECTION: Adrenal Cortex (fight or flight)
The Root Chakra emotionally is affected by aggression that, if allowed to remain unexpressed, turns into anger and violence. If your life is threatened or your beliefs are attacked, these feelings will stimulate the adrenaline flow into your blood, causing you to become defensive and frightened. When our way of life is threatened, the Root Chakra is activated and our ideas become harsh. We become defensive and cut off warm feelings to anyone or anything that threatens our home or our institutions.
Our thoughts and feelings about certain beliefs can cause a distortion in the energy center, causing it to become either overactive or under active. Thoughts and feelings pertaining to:
*Finances
*Career
*Physical Safety
*Needs
can cause imbalances. Chakras can be imbalanced by becoming blocked (under active) or overly intense (overactive). When this happens, our being as a whole is imbalanced, often leading to illness and/or emotional blocks and creates an unhealthy environment. Fears related to having your physical needs met can make your Root Chakra become under active and shrink in size. You can literally choke your Root Chakra with worries about money, career and possessions. This creates feelings of lack and usually creates a self fulfilling prophecy involving money challenges. Obsessions about money, career and possessions, the "workaholic" mind-set creates and overactive Root Chakra. Obsessions create imbalance because they make one or more chakra larger than the others.
SIGNS OF AN UNDER ACTIVE ROOT CHAKRA:
Neglecting of self, underweight, poor discipline/boundaries, depression, passivity, lethargy, chronic disorganization, fear of change, feelings of not belonging.
SIGNS OF AN OVERACTIVE ROOT CHAKRA:
Overeating, craving unhealthy foods, paranoia, nervousness, aggression, dominant behavior, addictions to adrenaline activities, hoarding, material fixation.
WHEN BALANCED:
Abundant health and energy, feeling grounded and settled, comfortable with own body, sense of safety and security, happiness in job/career, satisfied with life, material prosperity, able to manifest.
PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF IMBALANCES:
Constipation, lower back/sciatica pain, issues with legs, feet, knees, groin, hips, ankles, rectal/anal problems, frequent illness, immunity issues, skin rashes/issues.
Each chakra also is interconnected with Intuitive or "Psychic" Gift. In relation to the Root Chakra we will experience Physical Sympathy or Physical Empathy. If the Chakra is balanced and in harmony we will be able to sense others' physical problems and the reasons for them, be able to separate them from our own energy and are able to release them to assist with their healing. If the Root Chakra is imbalanced there is a tendency to absorb others' illnesses and physical conditions and have a more difficult time distinguishing them from our own, as well as having a harder time getting rid of them.
WAYS TO HEAL THE ROOT CHAKRA:
*GROUNDING- a way to connect with this elemental energy is to imagine grounding yourself deep into the earth by visualizing a grounding cord made a burgundy red light, uniting your root chakra to the center of the earth. Spending time outside in nature will also assist with healing the root chakra.
*PHYSICAL ACTIVITY- any movement involving your feet and legs will be particularly helpful. When you feel your vital force, you connect with the strength of root chakra energy and grounded in your life.
*LEARNING SELF-RELIANCE- reinforcing your ability to stand on your own and reinforcing that you are safe in the world.
*SHIFTING INTO A MIND FRAME OF "LACK" TO ABUNDANCE-re-center the notion of material abundance on inner and non-material abundance. For instance, instead of assessing your level of wealth just base on your bank account, consider all the other types of riches you have in your life, from friendships to enjoyment of everyday pleasures. In the process, you will like have to reconsider personal beliefs about money and physical safety.
*MEDITATIONS- affirmations and visualizations can assist with healing. Taking some deep clearing and centering breaths, visualize a large red cube at the base of your spine. Expand the form and intensify the color. Feel the weight of this cube anchoring your to the earth. Feel you are cultivating the qualities of patience, stability, structure, and security in your life.
*REIKI OR SOUND THERAPY-energy therapy and vibrational therapy can assist with balancing and removing old energies that no longer support of serve your highest and best good.
ESSENTIAL OILS: Cedarwood, Patchouli, Ylang Ylang, Vetiver, Myrrh
FOODS: Root Vegetables, Red foods
CRYSTALS: Bloodstone, Garnet, Hematite, Red Jasper
AFFIRMATION: "I AM A DIVINE BEING OF LIGHT. I AM PEACEFUL, PROTECTED, AND SECURE"
ASSOCIATED BODY PARTS: Kidneys, blood, the skeletal system, skin
PHYSICAL PROBLEMS: Conditions that affect the feet, knees and hips, including arthritis, kidney stones, osteoporosis, bone problems, and autoimmune deficiecny conditions.
GLANDULAR CONNECTION: Adrenal Cortex (fight or flight)
The Root Chakra emotionally is affected by aggression that, if allowed to remain unexpressed, turns into anger and violence. If your life is threatened or your beliefs are attacked, these feelings will stimulate the adrenaline flow into your blood, causing you to become defensive and frightened. When our way of life is threatened, the Root Chakra is activated and our ideas become harsh. We become defensive and cut off warm feelings to anyone or anything that threatens our home or our institutions.
Our thoughts and feelings about certain beliefs can cause a distortion in the energy center, causing it to become either overactive or under active. Thoughts and feelings pertaining to:
*Finances
*Career
*Physical Safety
*Needs
can cause imbalances. Chakras can be imbalanced by becoming blocked (under active) or overly intense (overactive). When this happens, our being as a whole is imbalanced, often leading to illness and/or emotional blocks and creates an unhealthy environment. Fears related to having your physical needs met can make your Root Chakra become under active and shrink in size. You can literally choke your Root Chakra with worries about money, career and possessions. This creates feelings of lack and usually creates a self fulfilling prophecy involving money challenges. Obsessions about money, career and possessions, the "workaholic" mind-set creates and overactive Root Chakra. Obsessions create imbalance because they make one or more chakra larger than the others.
SIGNS OF AN UNDER ACTIVE ROOT CHAKRA:
Neglecting of self, underweight, poor discipline/boundaries, depression, passivity, lethargy, chronic disorganization, fear of change, feelings of not belonging.
SIGNS OF AN OVERACTIVE ROOT CHAKRA:
Overeating, craving unhealthy foods, paranoia, nervousness, aggression, dominant behavior, addictions to adrenaline activities, hoarding, material fixation.
WHEN BALANCED:
Abundant health and energy, feeling grounded and settled, comfortable with own body, sense of safety and security, happiness in job/career, satisfied with life, material prosperity, able to manifest.
PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF IMBALANCES:
Constipation, lower back/sciatica pain, issues with legs, feet, knees, groin, hips, ankles, rectal/anal problems, frequent illness, immunity issues, skin rashes/issues.
Each chakra also is interconnected with Intuitive or "Psychic" Gift. In relation to the Root Chakra we will experience Physical Sympathy or Physical Empathy. If the Chakra is balanced and in harmony we will be able to sense others' physical problems and the reasons for them, be able to separate them from our own energy and are able to release them to assist with their healing. If the Root Chakra is imbalanced there is a tendency to absorb others' illnesses and physical conditions and have a more difficult time distinguishing them from our own, as well as having a harder time getting rid of them.
WAYS TO HEAL THE ROOT CHAKRA:
*GROUNDING- a way to connect with this elemental energy is to imagine grounding yourself deep into the earth by visualizing a grounding cord made a burgundy red light, uniting your root chakra to the center of the earth. Spending time outside in nature will also assist with healing the root chakra.
*PHYSICAL ACTIVITY- any movement involving your feet and legs will be particularly helpful. When you feel your vital force, you connect with the strength of root chakra energy and grounded in your life.
*LEARNING SELF-RELIANCE- reinforcing your ability to stand on your own and reinforcing that you are safe in the world.
*SHIFTING INTO A MIND FRAME OF "LACK" TO ABUNDANCE-re-center the notion of material abundance on inner and non-material abundance. For instance, instead of assessing your level of wealth just base on your bank account, consider all the other types of riches you have in your life, from friendships to enjoyment of everyday pleasures. In the process, you will like have to reconsider personal beliefs about money and physical safety.
*MEDITATIONS- affirmations and visualizations can assist with healing. Taking some deep clearing and centering breaths, visualize a large red cube at the base of your spine. Expand the form and intensify the color. Feel the weight of this cube anchoring your to the earth. Feel you are cultivating the qualities of patience, stability, structure, and security in your life.
*REIKI OR SOUND THERAPY-energy therapy and vibrational therapy can assist with balancing and removing old energies that no longer support of serve your highest and best good.
ESSENTIAL OILS: Cedarwood, Patchouli, Ylang Ylang, Vetiver, Myrrh
FOODS: Root Vegetables, Red foods
CRYSTALS: Bloodstone, Garnet, Hematite, Red Jasper
AFFIRMATION: "I AM A DIVINE BEING OF LIGHT. I AM PEACEFUL, PROTECTED, AND SECURE"
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