Let's talk Chakras

If you have been to visit us at the clinic you would have heard us mention chakras. It's time for us to share a little more information on them for you all.

Chakra means “wheel” and refers to energy points in your body. They are thought to be spinning disks of energy that should stay “open” and aligned, as they correspond to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of our energetic body that affect our emotional and physical well-being.

Some say there are 114 different chakras, but there are seven main chakras that run along your spine. These are the chakras that most of us are referring to when we talk about them.

Each of these seven main chakras has a corresponding number, name, color, specific area of the spine from the sacrum to the crown of the head, and health focus.

You've probably heard people talk about "unblocking" their chakras, which refers to the idea that when all of our chakras are open, energy can run through them freely, and harmony exists between the physical body, mind, and spirit.

Let’s take a further look at each of the seven chakras below.


ROOT CHAKRA

The root chakra represents our foundation. On the human body, it sits at the base of the spine and gives us the feeling of being grounded.

When the root chakra is open, we feel confident in our ability to withstand challenges and stand on our own two feet. When it's blocked, we feel threatened, as if we're standing on unstable ground.

  • Location: Base of spine, in tailbone area

  • What it controls: Survival issues such as financial independence, money, and food

  • Colour: Red

  • Element: Earth

  • Crystal: Hematite, Brown Jasper, Smokey Quartz, Bronzite

  • Essential Oil: Vetiver, Sandalwood, Frankincense,

  • Physical Symptoms: associated with adrenal glands, the skeletal structure, teeth, large intestine, kidneys, and the blood.

  • Emotional Symptoms: imbalance may manifest as anger or rage, fearfulness, frustration, anxiety, and depression.

SACRAL CHAKRA

The sacral chakra helps inform how we relate to our emotions and the emotions of others. It also governs creativity and sexual energy. Those with a blocked sacral chakra could feel a lack of control in their lives.

  • Location: Lower abdomen, about 2 inches below the navel

  • What it controls: Your sense of abundance, well-being, pleasure, and sexuality

  • Colour: Orange

  • Element: Water

  • Crystal: Tigers eye, orange calcite, red jasper

  • Essential Oil: Ylang ylang, cedarwood, patchouli, clary sage

  • Physical Symptoms: Physical symptoms such as anaemia, hypoglycaemia, lower back pain, joint problems, low energy, spleen and kidney issues and premenstrual syndrome can also be a result of an imbalance of the sacral chakra.

  • Emotional Symptoms: an imbalance could have behaviours that are ruled by depression, detachment, indulgent, aggressive, over sensitive, fear, anxiety and poor boundaries.

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA

The solar plexus chakra speaks to your ability to be confident and in control of your life. If your solar plexus chakra is blocked, you might feel overwhelming amounts of shame and self-doubt. Those with open sacral chakras are free to express their true selves.

  • Location: Upper abdomen in the stomach area (in the fleshy part between where your rib cage meets.

  • What it controls: Self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem

  • Colour: Yellow

  • Element: Fire

  • Crystal: citrine, yellows tigers’ eye, peach moonstone

  • Essential Oil: chamomile, lemon, sandalwood

  • Physical Symptoms: Imbalances of the solar plexus can also manifest in the physical body such as fatigue, overeating, excessive weight around the stomach, and digestive system disorders such as IBS, ulcers etc.

  • Emotional Symptoms: include issues of personal power and self-esteem, our inner critic comes out. Fears of rejection, criticism, physical appearances. When this chakra is balanced, we feel self-respect and self-compassion. We feel in control, assertive, confident.

HEART CHAKRA

The heart chakra is the bridge between the lower chakras (associated with materiality) and the upper chakras (associated with spirituality). As the name suggests, this chakra can influence our ability to give and receive love—from others and ourselves. Someone with a blocked heart chakra will have difficulty fully opening up to the people in their life. If someone's heart is open, they can experience deep compassion and empathy.

  • Location: Center of chest, just above the heart

  • What it controls: Love, joy, and inner peace

  • Colour: Green (in some cases pink)

  • Element: Air

  • Crystal: rose quartz, green aventurine

  • Essential Oil: rose, geranium, sandalwood, ylang ylang

  • Physical Symptoms: an imbalanced heart chakra will manifest in your body as heart palpitations, chest pain, poor circulation, heart conditions, high/low blood pressure, and difficulty breathing.

  • Emotional Symptoms: a blocked heart chakra will manifest by being overly defensive, jealousy; fear of intimacy, relying on others approval and attention, trying to please at all cost, holding grudges, not being able to forgive.

THROAT CHAKRA

The throat chakra, gives voice to the heart chakra and controls our ability to communicate our personal power. When it's functioning at full capacity, it allows us to express ourselves truly and clearly. Someone with a blocked throat chakra will feel like they have trouble finding the words to say how they truly feel.

  • Location: Throat

  • What it controls: Communication, self-expression and truth

  • Colour: Light blue/ turquoise

  • Element: Sound

  • Crystal: turquoise, sodalite, aquamarine

  • Essential Oil: peppermint, bergamot, basil, geranium

  • Physical Symptoms: When the throat chakra is blocked or otherwise imbalanced, energy flow is hindered and can lead to physical symptoms affecting the head, mouth, throat, and neck.

  • Emotional Symptoms: fear of speaking, inability to express thoughts, shyness, social anxiety, stubbornness, detachment

THIRD EYE CHAKRA

As we move up the body, we're getting closer to communication with the divine. It controls our ability to see the big picture and connect to our intuition. Think of it as the eye of the soul: It registers information beyond the surface level.

  • Location: Forehead between the eyes

  • What it controls: Intuition, imagination, and wisdom

  • Colour: Dark Blue/Purple

  • Element: Light

  • Crystal: amethyst, moonstone, sodalite

  • Essential Oil: jasmine, palo santo (stick), rose, clary sage, neroli

  • Physical Symptoms: frequently sick, suffer with insomnia, or develop high blood pressure. Additional physical signs include migraines or sinusitis.

  • Emotional Symptoms: Refusal of spirituality, poor clarity of a situation, poor concentration.

CROWN CHAKRA

This is the highest chakra, sitting at the crown of the head and represents our ability to be fully connected spiritually.

  • Location: the very top of the head

  • What it controls: inner and outer beauty, spiritual connection

  • Colour: violet/white

  • Crystal: clear quartz

  • Essential Oil: frankincense, neroli

  • Physical Symptoms: poor coordination, chronic tension headaches, exhaustion

  • Emotional Symptoms: Confusion about what you want to do, lack of inspiration, desire to oversleep

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For more details or to receive a treatment with these beautiful crystals book into our Wellness Nest Woman Myotherapy appointment now.

Rhianna Bridgett