What are the recommended ways to help aid the chakra?
Your inner power
Root Chakra– It is located at the base of your spine near tail bone. This chakra represents your overall security and power. It enables or blocks your from feeling calm, safe, grounded, and secure. Its element is Earth, Mother Gaia
Your earliest memories are stored here, including whether your basic needs (like proper nutrition, stable living environment, security, sensitivity, and love) were met.
It is represented by red, and it is commonly the first one to suffer a hit if anything goes wrong with the body’s systems. It governs areas such as – sexual organs, intestines, and kidneys.
If there is an imbalance in the root Chakra- Muladhara chakra you may experience fears, anxiety disorders, or nightmares.
When root Chakra Muladhara chakra is underactive, it means that you are feeling weak, tired, or unmotivated. Additionally, you can be feeling pain in your lower back or your legs. Being out of balance in your base chakra can also lead to feelings of restlessness since it constricts the flow of energy throughout the body. Its element is Earth, Mother Gaia
Foods to compliment this Chakra:
- Eat Tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, red apples, peppers, pomegranates, and beets will help nourish the chakra that grounds us to the earth. This chakra gives us a sense of stability in the physical body. An imbalanced Root chakra might result in constipation, Crohn’s disease, cold fingers and toes, frequent urination, hypertension, kidney stones and impotence.
Sacral Chakra– Located at the pelvic area, Sacral Chakra- Svadhistana chakra is associated with creativity, sensuality, pleasure, and emotions. Within the human body, this chakra impacts several organs and glands, including the lymphatic system, the bladder, pelvis, the large intestine, and the female reproductive organs, and it relates to our taste.
If you have a balanced sacral Chakra- Svadhistana chakra, you are comfortable with intimacy/sharing with others, have a healthy relationship with your sexuality, and thoroughly enjoy life’s pleasures. Also, you have a zest for life, are joyous, and actively explore your creativity.
Blockages of the sacral chakra are indicated by sexual inhibition mostly due to societal conditioning. Its element is water.
Foods to compliment this Chakra:
- Eat oranges, apricots, peaches, mangoes, carrots, squash, pumpkin, and yams to boost your creative and sensual energies. Imbalanced sacral chakra might result in menstrual issues, bladder infections, lower abdomen pain, testicular issues, and irritable bowel syndrome.
Solar Plexus– It is located between the naval and the sternum. This one is referred to its handling of our self-esteem, self-confidence, and personal power. This is your universal life energy source for your body. A fully aligned Solar Plexus will help you feel strong, motivated, and powerful being that you are. Also, this deals with your Pancreas; regulates metabolism. The solar plexus chakra, also known as Solar plexus- Manipura chakra, relates to the color yellow and is symbolized by a lotus with 10 petals. This chakra is found in the upper abdomen, in your stomach area.
The chakra is known to supply nutritive yet subtle energy to most of the main organs of digestion and purification that include the pancreas, stomach, gall bladder, liver, spleen, lumbar vertebrae, adrenals, and the general digestive system.
Solar Plexus- Manipura chakra’s meaning relates to self-esteem, self-confidence, personal power, ego, clarity, self-worth, and creativity.
An imbalanced Solar Plexus- Manipura chakra will manifest as low self-esteem, a sense of powerlessness, and a lack of confidence. Its element is fire.
Foods to compliment this Chakra:
- Eat bananas, yellow peppers, eggs, and pineapple increases the power center, an understanding of the self in the universe and all emotions. An imbalanced solar Plexus Chakra might result in poor digestion, liver or kidney issues, weight problems, ulcers, diabetes, and gallstones
Heart chakra– It is in the center of your chest. This one represents the ability to give and receive love, compassion, expansion, empathy, and the ability to service for others. A closed Heart Chakra- Anahata chakra can give way to anger, jealousy, grief, fear of betrayal, and hatred toward yourself and others, particularly in the form of holding a grudge against someone or something.
Glands connected are the Heart, Thymus gland; regulates the immune system. Its element is air. Foods to compliment this Chakra:
- Eat kale, broccoli, avocados, cabbage, zucchini, chard, limes, parsley, basil, mung beans, arugula, green apples, kiwis, and spirulina
Throat chakra- Blue- It is located base of throat to the center of your eyes. This chakra works with self-expression and clear communicated. It is governed by your heart chakra. Organs connected are your Thyroid gland, regulates body temperature and metabolism. When your throat Chakra
Throat Chakra- Vishudha chakra is balanced you can express the truth and you can express your feelings and to speak for yourself.
When throat Chakra- Vishudha chakra is not balanced you may be afraid of success, feel non-assertive, or go the opposite way and be egotistical. Some physical symptoms may include blurred vision, blindness, headaches, and eyestrain.
Its element is either / sound vibrations
Foods to compliment this Chakra:
- Eat figs, blueberries, purple potatoes, and red cabbage.
Third Eye chakra– Indigo Blue- Located in the center of your brain, which is the size of a tic tac and in a pine comb shape. The color is very mystical color that represents wisdom. Growth, intuition, clarity, stillness, and openness are the qualities that exist in a balanced Third Eye- Ajna chakra. Also, when in balance, you will feel completely in tune with the energetic and physical world.
If your Third Eye- Ajna chakra is overactive, you cannot trust your “gut feelings” and you may feel as if your intuition is off. Furthermore, you may begin to feel stuck and in an emotional rut, becoming closed off to new ideas.
Because of its ties to transcendence, the best approach to aligning Third Eye- Ajna chakra is chakra meditation.
Its element is light.
Foods to compliment this Chakra:
- Eat purple grapes, plums, purple kale, eggplant, poppy seeds, and walnuts.
Crown chakra- Purple/Violet- Located above the top of your head just outside of your body. It radiates infinitely upward & outward connecting your divine self with source creation. It aids the purity of one’s mind while promoting higher states of consciousness. Considered to be the most important of all the chakras, Crown Chakra- Sahasrara Chakra honors spiritual connectedness.
It represents the ability to be fully connected to spirit and other people, enlightenment, consciousness, ecstasy, wisdom, self-realization, and bliss. It is associated with the brain, the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and the nervous system.
When the crown chakra is open, you may feel more flexible, unruffled by setbacks, understanding of the ebb and flow of life, and have a clearer ability to see things as they are.
When your Crown Chakra- Sahasrara is underactive, you may feel uncoordinated, clumsy, out of step, uninspired, or rigid in your thinking. Its element is thought.
Foods to complement this Chakra: Eat garlic, ginger, mushrooms, lychee, onion, coconut, chia seeds, and sesame seeds.
