Root Chakra: Survival, Security, Stability, and Connection to the Earth (Mantra: Lam)
If this Chakra is balanced, you are healthy, stable and active.
If this Chakra is imbalanced, you will feel insecure, fear, negative thoughts.
Activities to balance this chakra – Exercise regularly, ground yourself to earth, walk barefoot on soil, chant lam while breathing, do positive affirmation to keep this chakra running smoothly.
Always we hope someone else has the answer. Some other place will be better, some other time it will all turn out. This is it. No one else has the answer, no other place will be better, and it has already turned out. At the center of your being, you have the answer; you know who you are, and you know what you want.”
– Lao Tzu
Sacral Chakra: Creativity, Sensuality, Pleasures and Emotions (Mantra: Vam)
If this chakra is balanced, you visualize, feel and manifest your desires.
If this chakra is imbalanced, it’s easier to get into substance abuse like doing drugs or being over sexual.
Activities to balance this chakra: Tapping into your creative side through journaling, dance, art, or whatever your preferred expression; Spending time near water, such as oceans, rivers, or lakes; chant vam while breathing Practicing meditation, yoga, and affirmations.
We must teach ourselves, actively remind ourselves, what being wild means. We must make room for it and invite it into our lives. We must give ourselves permission to be creative, to be sensual, to be alive.”
– Sarah Ban Breathnach
Solar Plexus Chakra also known as Manipura Chakra: Self-respect, Fearless, Confidence and Personal Identity (Mantra: Ram)
If this Chakra is balanced, you feel confident, assertive, and decisive. You have a clear sense of direction and purpose in life.
If this Chakra is imbalanced, you may experience issues such as low self-esteem, insecurity, self-doubt, fear, anger or aggression.
Activities to balance this Chakra: Stand in front of the sun in the morning 10 minutes after the sun rise, Kapalvati – 300 strokes (men) & 200 strokes (women), light candles.
“Always do what you are afraid to do!”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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