Chakra Aligning
Chakras
With origins tied to Buddhism and Hinduism, chakras are essentially defined as a series of energy centers, or portals, in the body, and they are believed, in some traditions, to regulate your physical and mental well-being. Each chakra is believed to be connected to vital organs in your body. When all seven chakras are balanced and unblocked you reach alignment, which is considered a sign of physical and mental health. Each chakra controls the energy flow of a portion of your body and requires targeted and specific healing modalities to balance or unblock. Activation by way of meditation, yoga, and mantras can enhance your overall health and well-being.
Over the last 5 years, I have been on an intentional mission to learn about, begin unblocking, and then aligning my own chakras. This blog is a compilation of the things that I've learned on that mission. I'm going to break them each down a little, but just know, I am not a health or wellness practitioner of any kind. So, before we get started...
Some professionals who can assist in your chakra work:
- holistic therapists
- yoga instructors
- acupuncture practitioner
- reiki practitioner
Now, we're going to get into the seven chakras. The what's, the where's, the why's, even the how's to unblock and align.
The 7 Chakras
- Root
- Sacral
- Solar plexus
- Heart
- Throat
- Third-Eye
- Crown
Let's dig into each of the chakras a little deeper.
Your root chakra is located at the bottom of your tailbone. The perineum in men and the cervical area for women. Its role is to connect the physical, bodily energy with the earth itself. Grounding. It's linked to survival, breathing, eating, sleeping and physical security. When your root chakra is balanced, a deep sense of peace will be present, along with a feeling of safety and the knowledge that your needs will be met. Healing begins here! Healing and Growth.
Affirmation: I Am safe and grounded. Color: Red
Your sacral chakra is located below your belly button, in the pelvic region. Its role is to be your creative identity as a human, to be your “place of self” and to motivate joy. This chakra is linked to life enjoyment. Enjoying the fruits of your labor, and other pleasurable things like artistic expression, food, and even sex too. When balanced, your sacral chakra will slow you, to truly enjoy the finer things in life without overdoing it. Balance and Joy.
Affirmation: I enjoy pleasures of life Color: Orange
Your solar plexus chakra is located above your belly button by 2-3 inches, in the stomach. Its role is to help your self-confidence and personal power exist together in harmony. This chakra is linked to bravery and boundary setting. Warrior energy is a great way to summarize it. When balanced, your solar plexus chakra encourages high self-esteem bonuses and a high self-worth. Strength and Worth.
Affirmation: I Am strong, and I know my worth Color: Yellow
Your heart chakra is located in your chest, in the heart space. Its role is to be the state of unhurt, to nurture love, compassion, and kindness. Love is the most healing of all the energies and this makes the heart chakra an important one to understand. Fundamentally this chakra is linked to love and empathy. When balanced, the heart chakra allows you to easily practice love and empathy, to yourself as well as towards others. Love and Empathy.
Affirmation: I Am loved and loving Color: Green
Your throat chakra is located in the middle of your throat. Its role is to be the official seat of self-expression. It helps you to speak up. It is linked to voicing one’s preferences, beliefs and values, smoothly, authentically and confidently. When balanced, your throat chakra allows prioritizing your physical well-being, lovingly and openly speak your truth. Confidence and Inspiration.
Affirmation: I Am able to speak my truth. Color: Sky Blue
Your third-eye chakra is located between the eyebrows, connecting to the brain’s pineal gland. Its role is to be the mystic energy, beyond wisdom, in expanded states of consciousness. It allows you to transcend beyond your 5 senses and the material world. Your third-eye chakra is linked to a connection to the divine, intuition. The potential for extrasensory perception and even psychic abilities have been linked to pineal gland powers. When balanced your third-eye chakra ensures you are in tune with the spiritual world and the physical world, connected to both soul and ego. Divine Purpose.
Affirmation: I Am able to trust my intuition. Color: Indigo
Your crown chakra is located at the top of your head, resting on the crown of your head. Its role is to connect your pure consciousness to the Universe. Your connection to God, as you deem it. The crown chakra is linked to who you are, your unique ego, beyond you. When balanced, your crown chakra reflects true enlightenment has been achieved as you have discovered the secret to who you really are and why. Enlighten and Connect.
Affirmation: I Am the Divine Color: Violet/White
After learning more about chakras myself, it dawned on me one day, a connection I hadn't noticed before. What if my 7-step method was just a creative reimagining of the 7 chakras? I believe that the human body is an incredibly intricate thing, and I believe every intricacy is intentional. To me, it only makes sense that our creator would create specific portal points in our human design for targeted soul connection. When I recognized the connections between the chakras and my steps, it felt like a true God-instance. When creating and practicing my self-care practices and rituals, I now consider my chakras as a metric. If this blog has inspired you in any way to learn more, consider, or begin any chakra work of your own then I would love to hear about it!
~ Live Dazzling
Rebecca Jackson
