The Root Chakra
Lesson 2 Module 1
This chakra is located at the area between the genitals and anus, which is known as the perineum. It is represented by the color red - owing to the fact that it vibrates at a lower frequency.
The Root Chakra is all about being physically there and having a sense of belonging in any giving situation. It also corresponds to your survival instincts where it gravitates into a point of trust and self-preservation.
If this chakra is active and balanced, you feel grounded, stable and secure. You don’t find it hard to put your trust on people. You will feel present in your current being and feel connected and rooted to your physical body.
However when this chakra is weak and not activated, you may feel inferior in terms of your appearance where this can be your weight, height or body shape. You may also feel that you’re not pretty enough and you do not have direct control of your life. You feel that you’re not good enough and can easily feel unwelcomed when it is not the case. Therefore, you are in a constant battle of fear and tension.
It is also possible for your Root Chakra to be over-active. If this is the case, you are easily agitated by the slightest provocation. You might also be someone who is materialistic and be overcome by greed. This may result into addiction of different sorts.
For instance compulsive gamblers, drug addicts, alcoholics, video-game addicts as well as shopaholics. These are all results of an overly active Root Chakra. When you’ve become comfortable in that state, it is hard for you to revert back and change for the better.
This particular scenario can be observed with teenagers nowadays who are rebellious and are caught up in social ills as a result of wanting to prove their point and identity crisis. This happens when they do not have a sense of self, and are willing to do anything because of peer pressure to feel more worthy of themselves.
Your Money Chakra
Constantly feeling bouts of anxiety, stress or guilt over money? Is it difficult to handle your finances well? Or is it hard to accumulate material wealth?
These issues may very likely be caused by blockages or imbalances in the Root Chakra which usually manifests itself in the form of fear and major insecurities about survival - this ties in closely to financial security, as our basic needs in life are dependent on this aspect.
With an unbalanced root chakra, you will constantly feel insecure when it comes to your finances, even if your income is a sizeable amount. Your survival energy is centered on money, and every bill or expense that comes your way makes you feel behind. You have an unhealthy obsession with money and feel the constant need to keep finding ways to earn more money, and feel stressed when you don’t.
You may also find yourself in a less than ideal career, and face financial problems all the time. You may feel stuck and sluggish, but yet your fear holds you back. You never feel like you are good enough and this affects your drive to achieve what you want in life. These are all signs of an imbalance in the Root Chakra.
With a balanced Root Chakra however, you find yourself more confident in yourself as well as your ability to earn and manage your finances. You organize your finances well; you have enough for what you need and want in life. You are also more unlikely to have an unhealthy preoccupation with money or material things.
The Solution
If you find yourself facing the same issues we spoke about earlier, do not fear - for a solution to your worries is here!
- Ground Yourself
Stop whatever you are doing and step into your garden (or the park), without your shoes; the idea is to be close to the earth beneath your feet. You can choose to lay down on the ground, or walk around in the dirt/grass barefooted. Another good way to do this also to visualize roots extending from your feet to the centre of the earth.
- Physical Exercise
Exercise of any form and kind is also an effective way to help with an unbalanced Root Chakra, whether it is yoga, jogging, football or just a simple walk - just get up and moving! Doing this will help activate stagnant root chakra energy within you.
- Incorporate More Reds In Your Life - can be your clothes, your house or the items you use. Since red is the colour of this particular chakra, engaging with the colour red will certainly help to balance this chakra.
- Meditation - Seek out a quiet, comfortable place and sit or lie down. Begin to visualize a glowing deep red light emanating from your Root Chakra, and feel the pulsation of its warm radiance. Watch (in your head) the light become a glowing sphere, and imagine a red four petaled lotus flower unfold - you may realize that you have trouble getting the sphere to spin or the flower to unfold itself, which is a sign of blockage. Keep breathing intent and energy into the chakra until the sphere can spin easily and freely. Proceed to send the energy of abundance throughout your entire body through the other chakras.
- Foods - What you eat is what you are - this theory also holds true here. Consuming root vegetables as well as naturally red colored foods such as meat, apples, beetroot and tofu will certainly help balance out this chakra.