A Beginner’s Guide To The 7 Chakras

You may have come across the 7 chakras in a yoga class or a meditation course. You might wonder what the chakras are, why the chakras are important to your health, and how to balance your chakras when they are imbalanced.

In this guide, I’ll explain to you about meaning, location, color, the element associated with each chakra, and you will get to know more about chakras healing using essential oils, crystals, foods, and yoga poses by link given in each part of this article.

So, What are 7 Chakras?

Chakras are energy centers in the subtle body that spread energy throughout our body. There are 7 main chakras: root chakra – 1st chakra, sacral chakra – 2nd chakra, solar plexus chakra – 3rd chakra, heart chakra – 4th chakra, throat chakra – 5th chakra, third eye chakra – 6th chakra, crown chakra – 7th chakra.

The chakras are not physical structures, you can’t see them on an X-ray. They are aspects of consciousness, and they communicate with the physical and energetic body through the nervous system and the endocrine system.

Our seven major chakras are aligned along our body starting at the base of the spine to the top of the head.  Each chakra is located in the place where essential systems use a lot of energy, and each one is associated with specific systems of the body and can impact your emotional and physical health.

Now, let’s dig into each of our 7 chakras.

ROOT CHAKRA – 1ST CHAKRA

The Root Chakra or the Base Chakra or Muladhara Chakra is the first chakra in the 7 chakras system, is located at the base of the spine, the color is Red and the element is Earth. It relates to whatever grounds you to stability in your life including basic survival needs such as food, water, shelter, material matters such as money, home as well as your more emotional needs relating to safety, trust yourself and self-confidence.

If your root chakra is balanced, you will feel safe, secure and grounded.

If your root chakra is out of balanced, you might feel more materialistic, greedy, aggressive, fear, insecurity or anxiety. Physically, some ailments relate to lower part of the body such as lower back pain, eating disorder, constipation, leg problems, sluggishness are also the symptoms of blockaged root chakra.

There are few ways to work on balancing and opening the root chakra varying from food, crystals/gemstones, meditation, yoga poses, chanting, and physical activity. Read more at Root Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Your 1st Chakra

SACRAL CHAKRA – 2ND CHAKRA

Sacral Chakra or the Sex Chakra or Svadhisthana Chakra is the 2nd chakra in the 7 chakras system, is located below the navel, at the center of your lower belly, the color is Orange and the element is Water, and is known for the center of sexual energy, pleasure, creativity, intimacy, and connection.

If the sacral chakra is balanced, you will able to go with the flow, enjoy pleasure of life and create freely.

If the sacral chakra is out of balanced, you will struggle to deal with life changes, tend to have sexual problems, lack of creativity, mood swings. Physically, some ailments ralte to the kideys and reproductive organs such as sexual dysfunction, urinary problems, meantrual cramps are also the signs of unbalanced sacral chakra.

There are few ways to work on balancing and opening sacral chakras varying from food, crystals/gemstones, meditation, yoga poses, chanting, and affirmations.  Read more at Sacral Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Your 2nd Chakra

SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA – THE 3RD CHAKRA

Solar Plexus Chakra or the Navel Chakra or Manipura Chakra is the 3rd Chakra of the 7 Chakras sytems, located above your navel and below your sternum, the color is yellow and the element is Fire. It is the home of our personal power, ego, self-esteem, willpower, energy transformation, and life purpose.

If the solar plexus chakra is balanced, you will have a balanced ego, high sense of self-worth, feel confidence and spontaneous.

If the solar plexus chakra is out of balanced, you might feel fear, shy, lack of self-worth. Physically, some ailments relate to the digestive system such as gas, nausea, constipation, fatige are also the signs of unbalanced solar plexus chakra.

There are few ways to work on balancing and opening solar plexus chakra varying from food, crystals/gemstones, meditation, yoga poses, and chanting and affirmation.  Read more at Solar Plexus Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Your 3rd Chakra

HEART CHAKRA – 4TH CHAKRA

Heart Chakra or the Anahata Chakra is the 4th Chakra, located in the center of your chest, the color is green and the element is air. It is the center of uncoditional love, connection, compassion and empathy.

If your heart chakra is balanced, you will feel surounded by love, love yourself and love others, have a strong sense of compassion and empathy.

If the heart chakra is out of balanced, you might feel lack of empathy, compassion, low self of sense and difficult to trust people. Physically, some ailments relate to the heart center such as high blood pressure, heart attact, poor circulation, pain upper back, shoulder, lung issues are also the signs of unbalanced heart chakra.

There are few ways to work on balancing and opening heart chakra varying from food, crystals/gemstones, meditation, yoga poses, and chanting and affirmation.  Read more at  Heart Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Your 4th Chakra

THROAT CHAKRA – THE 5TH CHAKRA

Throat Chakra or Visuddha Chakra is the 5th Chakra in the 7 chakras system, located at the throat level, the color is blue and the element is ether. It is responsible for communicating, self-expression and creatively.

If your throat chakra is balance, you will communication with ease, confidence and full of energy for creativity.

If the throat chakra is out of balanced, you might feel fear of speaking, not being able to listen to other people. Physically, some ailments relate to the throat, mouth, neck, ear, head, thyroid gland such as sore throat, neck pain, dental problems, headache, earache are also the signs of unbalanced throat chakra.

There are few ways to work on balancing and opening throat chakra varying from food, crystals/gemstones, meditation, yoga poses, and chanting and affirmation.  Read more at  Throat Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Your 5th Chakra

THIRD EYE CHAKRA – 6TH CHAKRA

Third eye chakra or Ajna Chakra or the brow chakra is the 6th chakra in the 7 chakras system, located between the two eyebrows, the color is indigo, deep blue, and the element is light. It is responsible for intuition, insight, imagination, awareness, and concentration.

If the third eye chakra is balanced, you will see things clearly, have a strong intuition, and ability to self-reflect.

If the third eye chakra is out of balanced, you might have poor intuition, lack of good judgement, not able to self-reflect, rigid in thinking and belief systems. Physically, some ailments relate to the brain such as headache, vision problems, and insomnia or sleep disorders are also the signs of unbalanced third eye chakra.

There are few ways to work on balancing and opening third eye chakra varying from food, crystals/gemstones, meditation, yoga poses, and chanting and affirmation.  Read more at Third Eye Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Your 6th Chakra

CROWN CHAKRA – 7TH CHAKRA

Crown Chakra or the Sahasrara Chakra is the 7th Chakra in the 7 chakras system, located at the top of the head, the color is violet or white, and the element is thought. It is responsible for consciousness, knowledge, spirituality, and fulfillment.

If your crown Chakra is balanced, you will experience joy and serenity and have a deep connection with Divine.

If the crown chakra is out of balanced, you might have a feeling of confusion about what you want to do, lack of inspiration, and excessively attachment to the physical world, possessions, and relationships. Physically, some ailments relate to the brain such as headache, dizziness, confusion, neurological disorders are also the signs of unbalanced crown chakra.

There are few ways to work on balancing and opening the crown chakra varying from food, crystals/gemstones, meditation, yoga poses, and chanting and affirmation.  Read more at Crown Chakra: Everything You Need to Know About Your 7th Chakra

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