Are you feeling more anxious or stressed lately? You’re not alone.
Over 300 million people worldwide are experiencing anxiety, and that number is rapidly growing.
But what if there was a simple solution to relieve these suffocating feelings?
By attending to your Chakra through a few easy steps, you can kick anxiety to the curb.
Take a moment to ask yourself:
- Do you find yourself turning to alcohol to cope?
- Are you using substances to numb your emotions?
- Do you frequently lose patience and burst into anger?
- Are you questioning the worth of life?
- Are you constantly on edge with a racing heartbeat?
- Do your thoughts race and become hard to control?
- Are your fears becoming unbearable?
These feelings and emotions are tied to your Muladhara or Root Chakra.
But what exactly is a Chakra?
A Chakra is an energy center in our body that governs the flow and distribution of vital energy.
Think of it as a wheel. We have 7 major Chakras and many minor ones.
These psychic centers control different aspects of our being, from the base of our spine to the top of our head.
When we are under stress, our bodies release chemicals to help us cope.
This response is helpful in real threats, but when the threat is imagined, our bodies are left with extra energy and no outlet.
Discover how attending to your Chakra can bring balance and relief to your life.
Is my Chakra off?
When we are overwhelmed by the emotions associated with the major Chakras we feel physically off, emotionally unbalanced, and detached from the universe.
But with a few simple steps and dedication, we can help it by releasing the feelings associated with each Chakra.
The 7 chakras are associated with the colors of the rainbow.
You can visualize these colors internally when you chant.
The First Chakra
Muladhara or Root Chakra
Represents: Being Grounded and Survival
Blocked by: Feelings of Fear and insecurity
Location: Base of the Spine
Color: Red
Mantra: Lam
Governs: Functioning of the lower body such as the Bladder, Kidney, Lower Spine, and Back.
Governs Emotions: Confidence, Stress Response (Fight of Flight)
Purpose: Connects your energy with the earth called Grounding.
Why should I work on my Muladhara Chakra?
By healing the Root Chakra you are helping the energy to flow properly throughout the body.
Root Chakra is the foundation of all Chakras so it is important that Root Chakra functions properly.
No matter how hard you work with the others, if your Muladhara is off you won’t get the release.
Symptoms of Overactive Muladhara Chakra:
Feelings of anxiety and restlessness and feeling out of balance.
You will feel the need to fight or fight for no real reason.
Symptoms of Underactive Muladhara Chakra:
Inability to focus, accident-prone, feeling disconnected from the world around you.
You might feel “spaced out” or as if you are floating.
What can I do?
Explore
Write down what you are most afraid of
Examples:
- Fear of losing your job
- Fear of public speaking
- Fear of getting sick
- Actions
Do things that will help you overcome those fears
Examples:
- Upskill yourself
- Take a course in Public Speaking
- Make healthy food choices and exercise
- Ground yourself and Energize
- Take a walk on the grass with bare feet
- Be near trees
- Surround yourself with plants
- Tend to your garden
Meditate by humming LAM as you breathe out
Listen to 396Hz Solfeggio frequency
Keep stones with the same vibrational frequencies:
Hematite
Jet
Smokey Quartz
Rhodochrosite
Red Jasper
Bloodstone
Red Carnelian
Chant Muladhara Affirmations:
“I am Centered”
“I am Grounded”
“I am safe”
“I am secure”
If you found this helpful, please let us know.
We will focus on the other Chakras in the coming weeks.