Beginners Guide to Chakras

A chakra is best defined as an energy center. All seven of your chakras should work in balance to positively impact your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Each chakra is extremely important, and when one is even slightly off-balance, it can negatively affect your mind and body. However, it’s also important to note that it can be difficult to balance your chakras and will take time and patience, so please don’t be disheartened or worried if yours feel out of line. That being said, knowing each chakra's control point and purpose is beneficial in learning how to balance them and use them to your advantage.

The Root Chakra

The root chakra is your first chakra and is located at the bottom on your tailbone. It is associated with the color red. This chakra has the role of connection and grounding. It is essentially your survival instinct, as it assists you in breathing, eating, sleeping, and experiencing physical security. Think of it as your basic instinct or trust.

When this chakra is balanced, you should feel safe, secure within your needs, and at peace.

The Sacral Chakra

The sacral chakra is your second chakra and is located in your pelvic area. It is associated with the color orange. This chakra is your creative center and represents your identity. It is what provides joy and energy for life. It is also heavily associated with pleasure.

When this chakra is balanced, you’ll feel a passion for life and your favorite activities.

The Solar Plexus Chakra

The solar plexus chakra is your third chakra and is located in your stomach. It is associated with the color yellow. This chakra is one that revolves around power and protection. Think of it as what guides your intuition and ignites your fight-or-flight senses. It will; assist you in finding courage, setting boundaries, and discovering your inner warrior.

When this chakra is balanced, you should be experiencing high self-esteem and self-worth.

The Heart Chakra

The heart chakra is your fourth chakra and is located in your chest. It is associated with the color green. Much like you’d expect, given its name, this chakra is the energy center of all things love, compassion, and kindness. It is also associated with healing, specifically the healing of emotional wounds.

When this chakra is balanced, you’ll find yourself experiencing the feeling of love and empathy for yourself and others easily.

The Throat Chakra

The throat chakra is your fifth chakra and is located in the center of your throat. It is associated with the color light blue. This chakra is your voice. It’s what encourages you to speak about your beliefs, values, and needs, and gives you your unique self-expression.

When this chakra is balanced, you should feel open to speaking your truth and expressing your true self.

The Third Eye Chakra

The third eye chakra is your sixth chakra and is located between your eyebrows. It is associated with the color Indigo. This chakra is your mystic center, connecting you to the spiritual world beyond your consciousness. It is what controls your perception and psychic abilities. It is the connection to the divine.

When this chakra is balanced, you’ll feel connected to both the physical and spiritual world.

The Crown Chakra

The crown chakra is your seventh chakra and is located at the very top of your head. It is associated with the color white or violet. This chakra is your connection to “God,” whatever that may mean to you. It is also what controls your lifeforce and ego, creating what makes you, you.

When this chakra is balanced, you should feel enlightened and feel no suffering, reaching absolute nirvana.