Chakra.. meditation


The First Chakra |Root Chakra

>>Sanskrit: Muldhara
>>Color: red
>>Element: earth
>>Development: from womb to 12 months of age.
>>Location: base of the spine
>>Balanced Qualities: groundedness, stability
>>Imbalanced Qualities: unsettled feelings and tendencies
>>Main Right: to have and to be present
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Body Location Where Physical Issues May Occur: legs and feet



A balanced or clear Root Chakra is steady and grounded. If unbalanced or blocked, one can have issues with survival—both financially and domestic. Trust and appropriate boundaries can also be challenged.

The main right of your First Chakra is for you to find more safety and grounding so that you can trust in the wisdom of your body with your surroundings.

The Second Chakra | Sacral Chakra
>>Sanskrit Name: Svadhishthana
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Color: orange
>>Element: water
>>Development: 6 months – 2 years
>>Location: lower abdomen, below the navel
>>Balanced Qualities: sensuality, sexuality
>>Imbalanced Qualities: sexual dysfunction, lack of sensation
>>Main Right: To Feel
>>Body Location Where Physical Issues May Occur: reproductive organs

Our Sacral Chakra deals with our needs and desires, both sexually and emotionally. This Chakra is also linked to our innate Creativity. An imbalance in our second Chakra can leave us feeling insecure and unable to deeply feel or enjoy physical or emotional sensations.

The main right of your Second Chakra is to be able to feel, and to enjoy the sensations of experiencing feeling, and like water, go with the flow.

The Third Chakra | Solar Plexus Chakra
>>Sanskrit Name: Manipura
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Color: yellow
>>Element: fire
>>Development: 18 months – 4 years
>>Location: Solar Plexus
>>Balanced Qualities: confidence
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Imbalanced Qualities: low self esteem, lack of vision
>>Main Right: to be
Body Location Where Physical Issues May Occur: intestines, stomach

The Solar Plexus Chakra defines our personality as how we perceive and are perceived in the world. If this Chakra is unbalanced, one can experience issues with self-esteem, confidence, willpower, personal power and autonomy.

The Third Chakra’s main rights are to act and to be an individual. Once one honors their ability and “can do” capabilities, the Fire within their Third Chakra can burn through all blocks, hesitations and fears.

The Fourth Chakra | Heart Chakra
>>Sanskrit Name: Anahata
>>Color: green
>>Element: air
>>Development: 4 – 7 years
>>Location: heart center
>>Balanced Qualities: love for oneself
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Imbalanced Qualities: depression, seclusion
>>Main Right: to love and be loved
>>Body Location Where Physical Issues May Occur: circulatory system, heart

The Heart Chakra embodies our ability for Self-Love. When we are open to loving ourselves and loving others, we are living in balance with the world. Challenges or blockages within the Heart Chakra will express themselves in the form of lack of compassion towards oneself and/or others, or the inability to offer unconditional love to someone, or something.

The Fourth Chakra’s main right is to accept that you can love and that you are worthy of love, and like air, love is all around.

Fifth Chakra | Throat Chakra
>>Sanskrit Name: Vishudda
>>Color: blue
>>Element: sound
>>Development: 7 – 12 years
>>Location: throat
>>Balanced Qualities: open communication
>>Imbalanced Qualities: withdrawn
>>Main Right: to express oneself
>>Body Location Where Physical Issues May Occur: throat, lungs, sinuses

An open Throat Chakra allows us to express ourselves and communicate with others. Challenges or imbalances can leave us with issues with communication, resonance or even the ability to speak the truth.

The Fifth Chakra’s main right, in order to survive, is to recognize that you must express yourself and do so with sound and clear intentions.

Sixth Chakra | Third Eye Chakra
>>Sanskrit Name: Ajna
>>Color: indigo
>>Element: light
>>Development: adolescence
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Location: Third Eye (space between eyebrows)
>>Balanced Qualities: intention and intuition
>>Imbalanced Qualities: lack of direction
>>Main Right: to see
>>Body Location Where Physical Issues May Occur: eyes and ears

Our Third Eye Chakra is the center of our intuition and defines our connection to our own inner guidance. Issues within the Ajna Chakra can arise in the form of lack of ability to make decisions. One may feel that their imagination, intuition or dreams are challenged or dim.

The Sixth Chakra’s main right is to harness the ability to manifest your vision, your light. This will allow you to “see” things with greater clarity.

Seventh Chakra | Crown Chakra
>>Sanskrit Name: Sahasrara
>>Color: white/violet
>>Element: space
>>Development: early adulthood onwards
>>Location: crown of the head (cerebral cortex)
>>Balanced Qualities: connection with divine
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Imbalanced Qualities: negativity, separation, duality
>>Main Right: to know, to Learn
>>Body Location Where Physical Issues May Occur: brain

The Crown Chakra deals with Spiritual Connectivity. Blockages or imbalances can manifest in the forms of duality, or lack of oneness. An open approach to new ideas, experiences and individuals allows the introduction and verification that the world is your teacher.

The Seventh Chakra’s main right is to connect to and be guided by your own wisdom.