You may have heard about chakras through a spiritual friend, yoga class, or while exploring online, but what exactly are chakras? What does it mean to balance them? You know those times when things just don't feel right? When things feel "off" it can be a great indication that one or more of your chakras has become blocked. There are ways to tell when one of your chakras is blocked, and we can teach you how. If you are ready to dive into your inner power, read on!
What Is A Chakra?
Chakras refer to different energy centers of the body that are connected to our spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being. The body has about 114 total chakras, but there are seven main chakras to focus on. Each of the seven main chakras has its own characteristics that can be identified through color, body areas, and sound frequencies. To function at your best, your chakras need to stay aligned and open. To keep your chakras balanced, it is best to familiarize yourself with each so you are aware of when they are imbalanced.
How to Know If Your Chakras Are Blocked?
Blocked chakras can manifest into physical pain like a headache, or emotional pain such as sadness. Chakras can be blocked by challenges we face in our lives. Other symptoms can include difficulting sleeping, lack of concentration, mood swings, chronic depression, or communication issues. Let's take a look at what these symptoms look like in each chakra so you can better identify when you need to open one or a few
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Getting To Know Your Chakras
Root Chakra: Red
Location: Base of your spine
Element: Earth
Objective: Your foundation, safety, and security.
Blocked Symptoms: Feeling insecure, unsafe, low energy, and easily angry.
Affirmations to Heal: "I am safe and protected." "I am present in this moment."
Sacral Chakra: Orange
Location: Lower Abdomen - just below the belly button
Element: Water
Objective: Sexuality, relationships, freedom of guilt, creativity, and joys of life.
Blocked Symptoms: Many toxic relationships, lack of control, inability to be emotional.
Affirmations to Heal: "I am creative." "I attract people who treat me with respect."
Solar Plexus Chakra: Yellow
Location: Upper Abdomen - just above the belly button
Element: Fire
Objective: Self-esteem, self-power, freedom of shame, and self-worth.
Blocked Symptoms: Feeling powerless, stomach pain, anxiety, shame, or self-doubt.
Affirmations to Heal: "I am calm, powerful, and confident."
Heart Chakra: Green
Location: Just above your heart - center of your chest
Element: Air
Objective: Love, forgiveness, compassion, emotions, and self-acceptance.
Blocked Symptoms: Heart disease, asthma, allergies, holding grudges, and past hurt.
Affirmations to Heal: "I truly love myself." "I find love everywhere I go."
Throat Chakra: Light Blue
Location: Throat
Element: Sound
Objective: Your voice, communication, listening, being heard, will-power.
Blocked Symptoms: Soar throat, fear of speaking, going along to not upset others.
Affirmations to Heal: "My honesty attracts what I deserve." "My voice matters."
Third-eye Chakra: Dark Blue/Purple
Location: Center of your forehead - between the eyebrows
Element: Light
Objective: Intuition, self-reflection, ego, listening to your intuition
Blocked Symptoms: Anxiety, insomnia, difficulty making decisions.
Affirmations to Heal: "I trust my intuition, always!" "I am connected to the universe."
Crown Chakra: Violet/White
Location: Crown of your head
Element: Thought
Objective: Connection to enlightenment, faith, transformation, and spirituality.
Blocked Symptoms: Restlessness, disillusionment, boredom, loneliness, headaches.
Affirmations to Heal: "I am connected with the wisdom of the universe."
Learn To Balance Your Chakras
There are many ways that you can balance your chakras including meditation, yoga, sound baths, or energy healing. If you are new to chakra work and need assistance with energy work, be sure to check out our Reiki Services as well as our chakra balancing products online. You can book an appointment for a full energy cleanse and chakra alignment. Balancing your chakras, and self-care can help you ground yourself as you learn to harness your power. Do you have a group that would like to host a sound bath? Send us a message to book a group session either at your home, in nature, or at a studio (local to Pittsburgh). Not local to Pittsburgh? Check out our distance reiki sessions. You deserve peace and to feel your absolute best! If you still have questions, feel free to reach out.