All about the Root Chakra.
What are Chakras? I have written an overview of chakras as part 1 of this series: https://www.swatinigam.com/friday-spiritiual-psychic-development-what-are-chakras/
Where is the Root chakra located? The Root chakra is the first main chakra that is within our physical body. It is at the base of the spine, and in the pelvic floor.
What is the color of the Root chakra? The color of the Root chakra is Ruby Red.
What does the Root chakra do? The Root chakra is called the “Muladhara” chakra in Sanskrit. Its functions are:
1. Basic needs of Survival: eating, sleeping, shelter etc.
2. Feelings of safety & security.
3. Financial stability.
4. Pulls positive grounding energy up from the core of the earth by acting as our root.
5. Confidence.
6. Feeling centered and balanced.
7. Passion about life and activities.
8. Sense of smell.
What problems might an imbalanced & blocked Root chakra cause?
1. Feeling ungrounded.
2. Not feeling safe in life. Feeling worried and scared all the time.
3. Financial instability, having a hard time earning money or saving money. Even sometimes to the extent of facing poverty.
4. Feeling tired all the time.
5. Diarrhea or constipation.
6. Low self-esteem.
7. Poor sense of smell.
8. Greediness.
9. Lower back pain.
10. Arthritis.
11. Piles.
What body parts are associated with the Root chakra? Thighs, legs, bones, large intestine, anus, back.
How do you balance, unblock, heal & clear the Root chakra? There are several things you can do to balance, unblock & heal your root chakra.
1. Wear Red colored clothes, especially on the lower half of your body if possible.
2. Affirmations like, “I am safe”, “I am confident”, “I am financially well off”, “Money flows easily into my life”, “I belong here on earth”, “I have a right to be here”, “I am connected to Mother Earth”, “I am balanced”, “I am stable” repeated with emotion help greatly over time.
3. Gemstones like Ruby, Garnet, Hematite help. Lie down on your stomach, and place the gemstone at the base of your spine and rest for 10-20 minutes. The vibrations of the stone will balance your root chakra.
4. Exercising, running, walking bare-foot outdoors in nature grounds you and heals your root chakra.
5. Chanting the mantra “Lam” or a deep throated “Uhhhhh” opens and balances your root chakra.
6. The “Kapalbhati” pranayam helps open, heal, and balance the root chakra. Especially if you focus your attention on the root chakra while doing this pranayam. However, you cannot do Kapalbhati alone. You will need to follow it with “Anulom Vilom” pranyam (the alternate nose breathing).
7. Focus and meditate on a root chakra mandala like this one below:
8. Breathe in red light into your root chakra. This is how you do it: Close your eyes, and when you breathe in, imagine a bright and beautiful Ruby Red light entering your root chakra, and brightening and clearing your root chakra.
9. I find visualization most effective for this purpose. Close your eyes, and imagine a red circle/disc where your root chakra is. You can imagine it to be of a diameter of about 5″. Focus on it for a few seconds, and then start enlarging and brightening this red circle. Enlarge it to extend out of your body and around it to a diameter of about 2 feet. Say in your mind, “My root chakra is now balanced, opened, and healed”. However, this needs to be done for all the 7 chakras, so they are all balanced. Doing this once or twice a day for all your 7 chakras keeps your chakras balanced, opened, unblocked, and helps you be physically, emotionally, energetically, and spiritually healthy. It also improves your psychic senses.
10. Tree posture in yoga is very beneficial.
11. Doing Kegel exercises help as well.
Next Friday I will write about the Sacral Chakra.
Meanwhile here is the 1st article in the chakra series: Overview on Chakras: https://www.swatinigam.com/friday-spiritiual-psychic-development-what-are-chakras/
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Lovely summary of root chakra . I especially found the illustration helpful for my meditation. Clearly this is one area of my life that has been neglected for many years. I am hopeful that your suggestions help me to heal this area of my being.
Yes, many of us…especially the spiritual people are so focused on the upper chakras that we forget the root chakra issues :-).
Where it all begins…loved your article Swati. Great information. Sharing on my Soul Journey page.
Thank you Kay! Hugs! <3
This is very helpful . I am new at this and you helped me understand .
Thank you.
Thank you Lottie for you kind comment. Hugs!
Thank you this is something that I have needed!! 🙂
So glad this helped Chery! Hugs! :-)))
That’s so interesting that money issues and general feelings of insecurity/anxiety are linked – it all comes down to feeling ‘not good enough’ I guess? You read a lot about the other chakras and I think this one has been in great need of a detailed explanation – thank you! 🙂
Thank you Shell for leaving me a message here! :-))) Hugs!
Great Insight on Chakras. Thanks, much needed knowledge at right time.This will surely help.
Thank you for your kind comments Parag! :-))))
Thank you very much i need to really try to start working on this charka! I always love your blogs i shared this one on fb angel hugs
Thank you so much Teresa :-)))
I found your Article very Helpful Swati ji !!!
Thank you Chirag!
Thanks a lot swati. …For everything that you post.they are encouraging & lifts spirits.thankyou once again.
I’m so glad it helps you! :-))))))
Thanks a lot swati. …For help in to energise the root chakra.
You’re welcome! Hugs!