Root Chakra Healing Tips
Root chakra healing is important to our daily physical lives, interactions with the earths energy and our sense of personal worth; the ability to manifest security and stability for our basic survival needs is affected by the state of our root chakra. The root chakra represents physical energy, vitality, being connected to the earth, material possessions, success in business and manifestations. It is associated with the color of red and is located at the base of the spine or tailbone. It is the energy that grounds us, connects us to the earth and empowers our self worth, it is also associated with our sexual energies.
When the root chakra is blocked we often become spacey, frustrated with our work, and feel physical pain in our feet, knees, legs, hips and lower back. Sexual drive is often extremely low or non existent as well and lack of self confidence is also commonly associated to a blocked or unhealthy root chakra. The first step to root chakra healing is by understanding if your root chakra is working at its full potential. Here are a few symptoms to pay attention for and root chakra healing tips.
Symptoms -
If you are feeling pain the lower extremities of your body this is usually a sign of root chakra blockage as it signifies you are not accessing the earths energy. It can also manifest in health issues surrounding; anemia, cancer, heart disease, gynecological problems and drug addictions.
Concentrating on any one thing or performing mundane tasks such as balancing your checkbook are difficult and are often put off until the last possible moment. Feeling of spaciness or being easily distracted is a sign of not being connected to the earths energy. Constant worry and stress over your financial situation or sense of security with home and work is a symptom of root chakra blockage.
A feeling of helplessness, unworthiness, lack of self confidence or unhappiness with your physical body are also signs and extreme blockage of your root chakra can lead to depression.
Healing Tips -
Exercise, enjoy your physical body; walk, run, dance, do yoga, play sports, stretch. By utilizing our bodies in a physical way we are allowing the energy to flow through and into us through our root chakra. This does not mean over exerting or exhausting yourself but partaking in any physical activity helps, it is a way of showing gratitude for our bodies.
To ground yourself visualize the color red; a juicy red apple, a bright red lollipop or cherries. Red is the root chakra color, focusing on the associated color focuses energy into it. Root chakra healing can occur by imagining the chakra at the base of your spine as a bright red glowing ball of light. Another way to ground yourself is to pamper your feet, get a pedicure, soak them in salts or women can even paint their toenails red.
For overcoming feelings of stress, worry or helplessness, meditation and affirmations are wonderful to clear the mind and gain a positive outlook. Here are a few affirmations you can use:
I am surrounded with love, support and light through all of my choices in life and give to the world my love, support and light.
I am grateful for my body, how it supports me and carries me through everyday, and all the freedoms it allows me.
I am grateful for my family, friends, work and health.
The root chakra is an important part of our overall health both physically and mentally. By using these wonderful tools root chakra healing can occur.
If you would like to learn more about how to strengthen your root chakra and the rest of the chakra system, I reveal a very powerful method that anyone can use immediately in my course The Chakra Healing System.
Root Chakra Imbalance
Root chakra imbalance has a negative affect on our daily life, health and mental attitude, this is due to the aspects and energies the root chakra is associated with. The root chakra is what connects us to the earth, rules our physical bodies and desires for the basics of life; security, stability, material possessions and self worth. When it is out of balance so are these aspects in our lives. Root chakra imbalance keeps us from achieving full potential in our career, personal goals, physical pleasures of intimacy, overall health and feelings of accomplishment.
An imbalance of the root chakra can be excessive or deficient energy in these areas, sometimes a mix of both. Qualities of excessive energy manifests in forms of greed, egotism, domineering attitude, non-intimate sexual relationships, and being highly judgmental. Deficient energy manifests in low self-confidence, inability to achieve goals, self doubt, lack of sexual energy, and being easily distracted.
When the root chakra is balanced it manifests abundance, unlimited physical energy, creativity and a sense of feeling centered and grounded. Those who have a balanced root chakra enjoy the life they are living, appreciate what our physical bodies give to us and are overall healthy.
Each chakra is located at certain part of our bodies and is represented with color, sounds, senses and even foods, using these will keep your chakras open and healthy. If you are experiencing imbalance of your root chakra try a couple of these methods to bring it back to its proper balance.
- The root chakra is located at the base of the spine or tailbone and is represented by the color red. Visualize a glowing ball of red light in that area of your body.
- Earth is the element of the root chakra, for feeling grounded walk barefoot in the summer or wear red socks in the winter.
- Use your body physically; exercise, dance, hike, what ever it is you enjoy doing with your body do it.
- During meditation chant “ohm” on the musical note of C, as this note resonates with the root chakra.
- Using your sense of smell is a wonderful way to bring back balance to your root chakra. Scents to use are patchouli, lavender, hyacinth, cinnamon, sandalwood, musk and cedar wood; burn candles, take a bubble bath, use essential oils or burn incense.
- Wear or hold gems that energize the root chakra; ruby, garnet, red jasper, bloodstone, smoky quartz or black tourmaline work wonders.
- Eating foods that feed the root chakra is another way to bring balance back to it. It is no wonder that root vegetables are among some of the best to include in your diet; carrots, potatoes, radishes, beets, and garlic to name a few. Protein rich foods are also great to include such as eggs, tofu, and peanut butter. When adding spices to your foods use cayenne, paprika and pepper.
Having an open, balanced root chakra is important to leading a happy, healthy life. These methods can be used in your day to day life to avoid or heal root chakra imbalance. You can also check out my course The Chakra Healing System, which reveals some incredibly powerful techniques you can use IMMEDIATELY to start strengthening your chakra system.