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Balancing Your Chakras
Avalon De Witt
The word chakra is
Sanskrit for "moving wheel." The traditional 7 major chakras are the
psychic energy centers located along the spine. They serve as channels,
or portals for the universal life force that animates us.
Various life traumas can
upset our chakras, causing them to become blocked or damaged. When this
happens, it can affect our lives in adverse ways.
Knowing what our chakras
are trying to tell us, and following their guidance can help us overcome
all kinds of obstacles in life.
For example, if you are
experiencing a lack of stability in your life, you will know your root
chakra needs help and you'll know that you can benefit from more red in
your life. The color stimulates proper movement of the corresponding
chakra, allowing it to process your life information the way it was
meant to.
Using color is only one
way of balancing your chakras. There are also foods you can eat, stones
you can wear, essential aromas you can use, even planets you can learn
from!
Here is a little
quick-reference guide to the chakras and some of their correspondences:
1. Root Chakra -
Muladhara (Root Support Center) Color - Red Location - Base of spine
Gland - Adrenals Body part - Legs, feet Food - Protein Aromas -
Cinnamon, myrrh Stones - Garnet, hematite Planet - Saturn Qualities -
Stability, self-mastery
2. Sacral Chakra -
Svadhisthana (Sweetness) Color - Orange Location - Sacrum/spleen
Gland - Gonads Body part - Ovaries, testes Food - Liquid Aromas -
Sandalwood, Rose Stimulating Stone - Carnelian Planet - Moon Qualities -
Motivation, sexuality
3. Naval Chakra -
Manipura (Wheeled City of Jewels) Color - Yellow Location - Solar
Plexus Gland - Pancreas Body part - Digestive system Food - Grain Aromas
- Ylang ylang, bergamot Stones - Citrine, amber Planet - Mars Qualities
- Power, focus
4. Heart Chakra -
Anahata (Wheel of Unstruck Sound) Color - Green Location - Heart
Gland - Thymus Body part - Lungs Food - Vegetables Aromas - Rose,
Melissa Stone - Kunzite, rose quartz Planet - Venus Qualities - Love,
harmony
5. Throat Chakra -
Visshuda (Wheel of Purity) Color - Blue
Location - Throat Gland - Thyroid Body part - Ears Food - Fruit Aromas -
Eucalyptus, chamomile Stones - Azurite, turquoise Planet - Mercury
Qualities - Communication, expression
6. Third Eye Chakra -
Ajna (To Perceive) Color - Indigo Location - Brow Gland - Pineal
Body part - Eyes Food - Fruit Aromas - Lavender, hyacinth Stone -
Sugalite, fluorite Planet - Jupiter Qualities - Vision, imagination
7. Crown Chakra -
Sahasrara - (Thousand-Spoked Wheel) Color - Violet Location - Top of
head Gland - Pituitary Body part - Central nervous system Food - Fasting
Aromas - Jasmine, frankincense Stone - Quartz, amethyst Planet - Uranus
Qualities - Spirituality, Enlightenment
Any time you notice you
are lacking in one of the qualities above or having trouble with one of
the body parts, use this information to balance your chakras. As you can
see there are many ways to balance your chakras. Try different ways and
see what works best for you!
Article by Avalon De Witt.
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