Our Energy Body

Key characteristics: Security, Safety, Survival, Support & foundation for living our lives. The basic needs are Food, sleep, shelter, self-preservation, etc. It deals with physical identity and aspects of self grounding.

What happens when the first chakra is imbalanced

At the emotional level, the deficiencies or imbalance in the first chakra are related to:

• Excessive negativity, cynicism, greed, materialism, eating disorders.

• Excessive feeling of insecurity, constantly living in survival mode.

• Difficult to feel safe, everything looks like a potential threat.

A blocked root chakra may turn into behaviors ruled mainly by fear. On the same line, when the root chakra is overactive, fear might turn into greed, materialism and paranoia, which are extreme forms of manifestation of imbalance in the first chakra.

Issues with control over food intake &diet are related to it.

Opening the root chakra

Engage more in grounding and earth-related activities (for example, connection with nature, gardening, cooking healthy, hiking).

Work at growing your ”roots” in a safe and comfortable environment (i.e., surround yourself with earth colors, objects reminding you of nature, stability; or on the contrary, if you wish to feel less stuck, do the opposite).

Affirmations to balance Root Chakra

:-: I am grounded :-: I am always safe :-: The universe will always provide for me :-: It is ok for me to receive support in all forms :-: I am in good health :-: I have a healthy body :-: I am abundant :-: Money flows to me :-: My home is safe and secure :-: My future is financially secure :-: I love my body :-: I am grounded and connected to Mother Earth :-: My needs are always met :-: I am a divine being of light :-: I am safe :-: I am protected :-: I am secure :-:

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Key characteristics: The sacral chakra is the seat of emotion and is at the center of our feelings and sensations. Associated with the color orange, governs our ability to initiate, nurture and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships. Located in the lower abdomen, it is the hub of our creativity and guides us to see beyond the mundane to embrace our dreams and desires. A balanced sacral chakra offers balance, grounding, and strength.

What happens when the second chakra is imbalanced.

Dependency with other people or a substance that grants you easy access to pleasure.

• Being ruled by your emotions (The opposite): Feeling numb, out of touch with yourself and how you feel

• Overindulgence in fantasies, sexual obsessions

• (The opposite): Lack of sexual desire / satisfaction

• Feeling stuck in a particular feeling or mood.

Opening the sacral chakra:

One way of opening the sacral chakra is to dance. Moving your body helps heal the second chakra by getting your body’s energy flowing, which activates the chakra and removes blockages.

Introduce subtle to bright shades of orange to your office and home decore to help heal, activate and open up energy flow through the second chakra.

Add a touch of warming orange to your wardrobe and maybe introduce some healing, earthy orange tones to your jewellery and accessories.

Affirmations to balance Root Chakra

:-: I am emotionally balanced :-: I am at peace in my body :-: When I am tired, I rest or sleep :-: I am a creative being :-: I have no need to self-medicate with addictive substances :-: My sexuality is vibrant :-: I am worthy of love :-: I feel safe in expressing healthy sexuality :-: It is ok receive pleasure :-: It is ok to have my needs met :-: I have no need for an emotional connection to food :-: I am desirable to others :-: I am a sacred being :-: I enjoy relationships :-: I attract like-minded people :-: People whom I respect support and love me :-: My relationships are safe :-: I am radiant :-: I am beautiful and strong :-: I enjoy a healthy and passionate life :-: I am in touch with my feelings :-: I am a creative being :-: I allow nurturance and comfort.

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Key characteristics: The solar plexus chakra main function is to provide energy to move forward and realize desires and intentions. It is at the base of the development of personal power. This energy center feeds one’s direction in life and the actions taken in order to reach your goals. It’s also central in the preoccupations about social status and how one shows themselves to others.

One challenge with the solar plexus chakra is to find balance between asserting your personal power in this world and controlling or being ruled by your will or other’s.

What happens when the third chakra is imbalanced (over or under active)?

People with an unbalanced solar plexus chakra may be unable to set boundaries, be unable to accept criticism and fear rejection. Imbalance in the Solar Plexus chakra manifests as:

• Excessive control and authority over your environment and people, being manipulative and misusing power

• Feeling of helplessness, irresponsibility, lack of clear direction, lack of purpose or ambition

• Making plans or having a lot of ideas without finding a way to realize them

• Seeing and living through a “spreadsheet” of plus and minuses while losing sight of the whole picture.

Opening the Solar Plexus chakra

Opening the solar plexus chakra can take time and work, but there are some easy ways to get started and speed the process along. Certain foods can be used to heal the solar plexus chakra. Adding these to your diet or increasing the amount you eat can help activate your chakra include :-: squash :-: sweet potatoes :-: pumpkins :-: lentils :-: yellow and orange peppers :-: lemons :-: corn :-: yellow pears :-: golden apples :-: brown rice :-: oats :-: spelt :-:

Affirmations to balance Solar Plexus Chakra

:-: I love, respect, honour & accept me :-: I can achieve anything I desire :-: :-: I believe in myself :-: I deserve loved and respect :-: I am powerful and confident :-: I am not set back with power struggles :-: I do not judge others :-: I do not judge myself :-: I am deserving :-: I do not need to control everything in my life :-: I hold myself in high self-esteem :-: I get things done :-: I do not always have to be right :-: I self-respect and self-care :-: I control how I respond to situations :-: I often try new ways for doing things :-:

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Key characteristics: Capacity to love, Integration, bridge between earthly and spiritual aspirations, Transcending personal identity and limitations of the ego, Experience of unconditional love and connection with all, Appreciation of beauty in all things, Experiencing deep and meaningful relationships.

The fourth chakra connects the lower and upper chakras. It is the center of integration of earthly matters and higher aspirations. Far from seeing these energies as separate, the experience of the heart integrates them effortlessly and harmoniously.

What happens when the heart chakra is imbalanced

The heart chakra can become imbalanced as a result of life experiences that have a strong emotional charge, physical ailments, or significant changes in your environment:

• Being overly defensive

• Feeling closed down

• Jealousy; fear of intimacy

• Codependency, relying on other’s approval and attention, trying to please at all cost

• Always putting oneself in the role of the savior or the rescuer; or on the contrary, falling into victimization

• Excessive isolation, being recluse, antisocial

• Holding grudges, not being to forgive

Opening the heart chakra

Work with the breath to balance your energy; observe it, play with it with breathing exercises

Practice self-care and love your body up, from a good bath with rose essential oil to yoga poses opening the heart area

Cultivate self-compassion and acceptance, especially with regards to your emotions and body

Engage in activities that feed your heart

Focus on receiving if you are naturally inclined to be a giver; and on giving if you’re more inclined to receive all the time

Reflect on old wounds inherited from family relationships and come to terms with them compassionately; practice forgiveness deep within your heart

Express your gratitude, even if it’s in silence; you can be grateful for the presence of other people in your life or simply for good things that make your life easier and happier

Affirmations to balance Heart Chakra

:-: I accept myself for exactly who I am right now.:-: I embrace my gifts and my imperfections equally.:-: I offer forgiveness and unconditional love to every part of myself. :-: My heart is grateful and my soul is peaceful. :-: I am a powerful force of loving energy in the world. :-: I am filled with courage. :-: My love of life is my guiding light. :-: I am love, I am peace, I am light. :-: I release self-criticism and self-doubt. :-: My heart is fully open, loving, and pure. :-: I deserve compassionate, loving and supportive relationships. :-: I choose joy and compassion over judgement. :-: I give and receive love effortlessly and unconditionally. :-: I am worthy of abundance.

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Key characteristics: The Throat chakra is associated with the following psychological and behavioral characteristics:

• Expression, in particular ability to express your truth, to speak out.

• Communication, whether it’s verbal or non-verbal, external or internal

• Connection with the etheric realm, the more subtle realms of spirit and intuitive abilities

• Propensity to create, projecting ideas and blueprints into reality

• Realizing your vocation, purpose

• Good sense of timing

What happens when the throat chakra is imbalanced.

When the throat chakra has an imbalance, it can manifest as:

• Lack of control over one’s speech; speaking too much or inappropriately;

• Not being able to listen to others

• Excessive fear of speaking

• Not being able to keep secrets, to keep your word

• Telling lies

• On the opposite side, a closed throat chakra might manifest as excessive secretiveness or shyness

• Lack of connection with a vocation or purpose in life

Opening the throat chakra:

Associated the the color blue, the throat chakra enables you to discover yourself and speak with wisdom and honesty regardless of the situation or company you are in. When the fifth chakra is in need of healing, there are several simple steps and exercises you can do to strengthen and restore chakra balance.

Make a conscious effort to drink more water throughout the day. Not only does water help keep you hydrated, it also helps to cleanse the throat chakra allowing for healthy energy flow.

Add apples, peaches, lemons and limes to your diet to cleanse and activate the throat chakra.

Affirmations to balance Throat Chakra

:-: I am emotionally balanced :-: 1. I speak my truth, lovingly :-: I uplift myself and others through honest communication :-: I pause, I speak, I heal (repeat) :-: By voicing my needs, dreams, and joys, I manifest my best life :-: I am unafraid to ask for what I want :-: I am truth, I speak truth, I sow truth :-: Through clear intent, I am healing :-: I express myself truthfully with words and actions :-: I speak my truth freely and authentically :-: My honesty attracts the people I want to keep in my life :-: I feel compassion for those who trust me to listen :-: I step into my personal power by exploring who I really am :-: I balance my speech and actions with deep listening :-: I am fearless and free :-: I speak and listen with equal awareness

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Key characteristics: The Third Eye symbol is associated with the element of ether (or Akasha), the sixth chakra’s symbol is dominated by the Om. The image of the Third Eye chakra symbol contains two elements frequently associated with wisdom: the upside down triangle and the lotus flower.

The sixth chakra symbol is the Om positioned over an inverted triangle that is seated within a circle between two lotus petals. Taken individually, all these elements’ meanings are representative of wisdom.

Similar to the root and throat chakra symbols, the Third Eye symbol’s upside down triangle serves a dual purpose in its symbolism. The cone-shaped geometric figure is representative of the channeling of information to the seed (or point of the triangle) from which wisdom blossoms. Similarly, if you look at the triangle from the other direction, the widening sides are indicative of the growth of one’s wisdom that leads to enlightenment.

What happens when the third chakra is imbalanced (over or under active)?

When the Third Eye chakra produces an excess of energy the mind can go into overdrive. An overactive Ajna chakra can make it difficult to concentrate and, in some cases, can induce hallucinations.

An energy deficiency can also affect your ability to concentrate on, process, and remember information. An underactive Third Eye chakra can make you indecisive, procrastinate, or become fearful of the unknown.

Symptoms of an Underactive Third-Eye Chakra

• Poor memory. Our memory possesses the wisdom of our lived experience until this moment. Poor memory severs you from this wisdom and reduces your ability to recognize truth.

• Difficulty guiding the mind’s eye. Focused imagination is a key function of the third eye chakra (and encompassed by dharana, the sixth limb of yoga).

• Fixation. Also known as the inability to see a “bigger picture”. You may get lost in details, unaware of the greater scheme of things.

Opening the Third-Eye chakra

Foster the silence of the mind, whether it’s through meditation, just sitting calmly in nature, or being absorbed in your favorite art or sport practice.

Let your creativity flow freely by focusing on specific activities or letting your imagination loose. For instance, start learning a new art or craft; don’t try to be perfect, just let your inspiration run through your hands and be ready to be surprised.

In order to open our third eye abilities, we need to first land both our feet on the ground. Also note the importance of opening up gradually, building reliable foundations first that will allow you to have proper discernment and interpret your extrasensory perceptions with as much clarity as possible.

Affirmations to balance Solar Plexus Chakra

:-: I feel, I act, I sense, I see :-: I visualize myself achieving my goals and I effortlessly embody my visualizations :-: I possess the seeds of wisdom I need to see all that is, all that was, and all that will be :-: I re-discover my spiritual truth every day :-: I trust my intuition to reveal the path I’m meant to walk in life :-: I see beyond what is apparent to what is really there :-: I embrace wisdom as a bridge to my higher self :-: The source of my truth is universal, un-limited, unconditional love. :-: I align my inner sense of what is right and what is true with my actions. :-: I embrace the subconscious truth that my dreams reveal :-: I believe in the power of my imagination to show me that anything is possible. :-: With love as my inner guide, I welcome healing and step into light :-: I acknowledge that living fully in the present involves completely embracing my past :-: I attune myself to recognizing the changes I want to make in my life and commit to affirming them when they happen :-: I believe that healing is my true path, and not a detour from it

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Key characteristics: The seventh chakra is known as the Crown chakra and it is located just above the head. It’s main purpose is to connect us with the universe and it expands out consciousness. With the expansion of our crown chakra we experience a harmonious connection with “All that Is” – supreme spirituality. It provides clarity and wisdom to the individual.

The Crown symbol: The symbol of the Crown chakra is composed of a circle surrounded by 1000 petals. The main color of the symbol is Violet however it is clearly surrounded by the color white which represents purity. The circle is at times associated with the visuals of the full moon.

What happens when the crown chakra is imbalanced

When the Crown chakra has an imbalance, it can manifest as:

A disbelief in anything spiritual and being disconnected to the universe in general.

On the opposite side, an overactive crown chakra could manifest as a being disconnected from your body and earthly matters. Obsessive attachment to spiritual matters.

Opening the Crown Chakra

The crown chakra is a very important chakra that helps the other six chakras stay open, however, it is just as important to note that you must balance your root chakra before attempting to balance your crown chakra as you need a good foundation to remain grounded. Be sure to work through all your chakras as well beginning with the root chakra and working to the crown chakra to help stimulate energy flow and harmony.

Connect to your inner self through yoga, meditation and contemplation.

Repeat a mantra or affirmation that resonates with the crown chakra. The best mantra for the crown chakra is OM.

Turn off the TV, radio and computer so that you may be open to hearing the universe around you.

Take nature walks or mountain hikes to reconnect.

Affirmations to balance Crown Chakra

:-: 1. I am my highest, most authentic self. :-: I am love. I am light. I am connected to all. :-: I am at peace. :-: I am connected to the universe. :-: I release doubt and welcome faith. :-: I am aligned with the highest vibrational frequency of love. :-: I trust my intuition and listen to the wisdom of the universe. :-: I am a spiritual being in a physical body. :-: I am pure, beautiful, radiant light. :-: I am worthy of unconditional love from divine energy :-: I know deep inner peace. :-: Everything is connected. :-: Eternal peace flows through me.:-: I am open to letting go of my attachments. :-: I live in the present moment

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Reiki is an incredible alternative treatment for pets who may get easily stressed, have chronic illnesses and/or chronic pain, and can even be a combined therapy to other alternative treatments. I believe that we should listen to our intuitions. I deeply hold the belief that animals have their own intuitive sense of what they need. The more injured or in pain the animal is, the more the animal will be ready to accept reiki healing because of the instant relaxation it brings to them. I have seen senior pets become completely engulfed and in love with the reiki energy.

The animal chakra systems are very similar to humans energy systesms - we both have Aura’s snf the color schemes are also similar. In four-legged animals the main difference is that the alignment and chakra positions are often horizontal instead of vertical.

Animal energy field is usually much wider than in humans due to their heightened natural survival instinct, the aura tends to absorb much more sensory information than humans. They receive and distribute energy through each chakra individually, which makes them sensitive to more subtle vibrations and and changes within the atmosphere or environment. also emits different color vibrations depending on the shape and intensity of the energy in each centre.

Energy healing can greatly benefit any animal. Similar to the human energy system, when an animal chakra is blocked or has insufficient energy then the system becomes imbalanced. This can eventually result in behavioral and emotional issues, or physical disease in the area connected to the chakra. Similar methods and techniques for healing chakra imbalances in humans, can also be used on animals to restore balance and prevent or assist in healing related issues.

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Earth chakras are physical locations super-charged with energy that help to keep the planet and all life on it in balance. Depending on who you ask, there are more than 150 recognized earth chakras located within and on the surface the earth — from deep within the sea and rocks to mountain tops and valleys. These positive and negative energy vortices can offer feminine-, masculine- or neutral-based energy.

Our chakras stretch from the base of the spine to the crown of the head and are connected through a current of power that flows between them. Similarly, earth chakras, or energy vortices, are connected via a web of ley lines that create an energy field.

There are seven major locations that are widely accepted as high energy spots on earth. According to the earth chakras map, here is each location, its chakra correspondence and a brief description.

• Mt. Shasta, California in the United States – 1st chakra (root) – Considered the energy “base”; the primal source of universal life force and regulates the flow of energy from the earth to life forms, including humans.

• Lake Titicaca, traverses the border between Bolivia and Peru – 2nd chakra (sacral) – Often represented by serpent imagery, it’s located in the midst of multiple ley lines and is where primal energy takes form and matures.

• Ayers Rock, also known as Uluru, Australia – 3rd chakra (solar plexus) – Uluru is representative of the emotional solar plexus and depicted as the “umbilical chord” supplying energy to all living things.

• Shaftesbury, Dorset and Glastonbury, Somerset, England – 4th chakra (heart)—These locations share the designation of being the center of the earth’s heart and are known for their intense energy production.

• The Great Pyramids, Middle East – 5th chakra (throat) – Positioned between Mt. Sinai and Mt. Olives, this chakra is the “voice of the Earth.”

• Aeon activation currently located in Glastonbury, England – 6th chakra (pineal gland or Third Eye) – A transitory site that opens energy portals and facilitates the flow of dimensional energy from one realm to another. Similar to the function of the human pineal gland, this earth chakra falls outside the ley line realm and only stays in a single location for 150 to 200 years.

• Mt. Kailas, Tibet – 7th chakra (crown) – Located in the Himalayas, the sacred mountain is the center of the earth’s crown chakra and helps individuals find their footing on their spiritual journey and connect with the Divine.

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