We are starting our chakra exploration at the root of the issues!
The first chakra sits at the base of our spine, right at the tailbone. It connects us to the earth and our feeling of belonging. Often we call this “grounding”; that feeling of not being lost in thoughts, but present in our body at the moment. The root chakra also is in charge of our survival instinct. This chakra lays the groundwork for the development of all the other chakras. How Muladhara forms is based on experiences from our first year of life. Most of us have no idea how our needs got met during our first year, so we might not know where our life patterns come from.
So, what does this mean for our emotional health????
Well, this energy center addresses our right to have and our right to be. How often do we feel guilty about if we “deserve” something or not? Anyone else ever question whether or not they are ‘in the way’ or don’t ‘belong’? This chakra represents how comfortable we are in our physical body and our day to day survival. Traumas that occur throughout our lives can further affect how energy either moves or gets stuck around our root chakra.
Here are some questions to ask yourself or journal on:
- How do you feel about your body?
- Do you feel safe?
- What do you deserve to have?
- What are your fears?
- What does prosperity look like to you?
Because this chakra is aligned with our survival instinct, the emotion it either activates or blocks is…FEAR. Our work at this energy level is fear vs trust.
How do we know if this chakra is blocked?
- We might be overly fearful or try to be overly practical to hide fears
- We could be flighty, disconnected, distracted or depressed
- Low energy or easily angered
- Inability to hope or dream, cynical
- Tied to old habits, feeling stuck
- Poor physical health
- Financial instability or greedy, materialistic
When our chakra is in balance, we feel: full of energy, secure, stable, healthy
SO HOW DO WE GET THERE????
- Positive affirmations “I am safe, I belong in the world, I have all that I need”
- Visualization: Try picturing a ball of warm red light at the base of your spine connecting you to the core of the earth. As you inhale, pull bright white light from the earth to you to nourish you. On your exhale, picture the warm red light moving back into the earth to feed your roots.
- Being in nature: Go for a walk or run outdoors, foot rubs to activate the sensation of a deeper pull from gravity, exercise or eat food that feel like they are enhancing the physical health of your body
I know it is a little wet and chilly here in the Pacific Northwest right now for prancing barefoot through the grass, but it will certainly get that root chakra charged!
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