Channeling Your 7 Chakras for a Better You
Channeling Your 7 Chakras for a Better You
August 6, 2018 - 5 min read
Be a better version of yourself by channeling the 7 chakras within your body. Chakras are the centers of energy that are inside all of us. In olden beliefs, there are exactly 7 chakras in each one of us. These determine who we are as individuals.
Be a better version of yourself by channeling the 7 chakras within your body. Chakras are the centers of energy that are inside all of us. In olden beliefs, there are exactly 7 chakras in each one of us. These determine who we are as individuals.
The word Chakra means wheel in Sanskrit. The reason why it’s labeled as such is because of the life force in our chakras are rotating and spinning.
The 7 chakras are located from your head, and make their way down your spine until it’s very base. So its a straight line from the center of your head to your torso.
Knowing your 7 Chakras
Before going into detail on how to channel your 7 chakras, here’s a brief overview for each of them, if you don’t already know of them. Knowing your chakras means being more conscious to their existence within your system. Read on to know more about the 7 chakras in your body:
The word Chakra means wheel in Sanskrit. The reason why it’s labeled as such is because of the life force in our chakras are rotating and spinning.
The 7 chakras are located from your head, and make their way down your spine until it’s very base. So its a straight line from the center of your head to your torso.
Knowing your 7 Chakras
Before going into detail on how to channel your 7 chakras, here’s a brief overview for each of them, if you don’t already know of them. Knowing your chakras means being more conscious to their existence within your system. Read on to know more about the 7 chakras in your body:
1.Sahasrara (the Crown Chakra)
Considered as the highest chakra, the Crown Chakra is the one in control of your spiritual connectivity. This is the hardest to control and focus on as the process of growth and development is quite subtle. This chakra encourages awareness of the life around you and helps you achieve feelings of satisfaction and joy.
Color: Purple/Violet
Element: Thought
Physical Location: Top of the Head
Causes of Imbalance: A traumatic incident that would prevent one from seeing the beauty in the world. This would involve depression, anxiety, stress, and other negative thoughts that would flood one's mind.
Effects: Headaches, lack of motivation to do anything, and overall negative thinking
1.Sahasrara (the Crown Chakra)
Considered as the highest chakra, the Crown Chakra is the one in control of your spiritual connectivity. This is the hardest to control and focus on as the process of growth and development is quite subtle. This chakra encourages awareness of the life around you and helps you achieve feelings of satisfaction and joy.
Color: Purple/Violet
Element: Thought
Physical Location: Top of the Head
Causes of Imbalance: A traumatic incident that would prevent one from seeing the beauty in the world. This would involve depression, anxiety, stress, and other negative thoughts that would flood one's mind.
Effects: Headaches, lack of motivation to do anything, and overall negative thinking
2. Ajna (the Third Eye Chakra)
This chakra is known as the most powerful among the 7 chakras as this controls your intuition. When your Ajna is strong, you are more instinctive and aware of your surroundings thus enhancing judgment and decision making.
Color: Indigo
Element: Extra-sensory Perception
Physical Location: Forehead; in between your brows
Causes of Imbalance: This occurs when you lose your sense of purpose. Feelings of insignificance take over you and you may lose your ability to make logical decisions.
Effects: Issues with sleeping, lack of ability to learn, and some aspects of clumsiness.
2. Ajna (the Third Eye Chakra)
This chakra is known as the most powerful among the 7 chakras as this controls your intuition. When your Ajna is strong, you are more instinctive and aware of your surroundings thus enhancing judgment and decision making.
Color: Indigo
Element: Extra-sensory Perception
Physical Location: Forehead; in between your brows
Causes of Imbalance: This occurs when you lose your sense of purpose. Feelings of insignificance take over you and you may lose your ability to make logical decisions.
Effects: Issues with sleeping, lack of ability to learn, and some aspects of clumsiness.
3. Vishuddha (the Throat Chakra)
Expression due to your emotions go through this chakra. This boils down to honesty. Honesty for yourself and honesty for others. You can openly express yourself to others with good intent.
Color: Blue
Element: Ether
Physical Location: On the center of the throat
Causes of Imbalance: Avoidance of the truth brings out imbalance to this chakra. When one starts feeling insecure that their opinion might not matter anymore, they tend to become silent and are less upfront about sharing their thoughts.
Effects: Inability to properly communicate, lack of self-expression, neck pains, and discomfort of the throat.
3. Vishuddha (the Throat Chakra)
Expression due to your emotions go through this chakra. This boils down to honesty. Honesty for yourself and honesty for others. You can openly express yourself to others with good intent.
Color: Blue
Element: Ether
Physical Location: On the center of the throat
Causes of Imbalance: Avoidance of the truth brings out imbalance to this chakra. When one starts feeling insecure that their opinion might not matter anymore, they tend to become silent and are less upfront about sharing their thoughts.
Effects: Inability to properly communicate, lack of self-expression, neck pains, and discomfort of the throat.
4. Anahata (the Heart Chakra)
An important chakra, the Heart chakra is connected to your love and compassion. This connects the mind, body, and soul. Your ability to love becomes the bond between all three extremes of your being.
Color: Green
Element: Air
Physical Location: On the middle of the chest
Causes of Imbalance: A negative feeling that causes heartache and gives emotional pain. This negative feeling could stem from a breakup, a fight with loved ones, bullying, and other situations that hurt the person emotionally.
Effects: Lack of empathy and care towards others, impatience, and the inability to trust others. You would feel restless and bothered which then could lead to a lack of peacefulness. Physical issues could be a low immune system and blood pressure.
4. Anahata (the Heart Chakra)
An important chakra, the Heart chakra is connected to your love and compassion. This connects the mind, body, and soul. Your ability to love becomes the bond between all three extremes of your being.
Color: Green
Element: Air
Physical Location: On the middle of the chest
Causes of Imbalance: A negative feeling that causes heartache and gives emotional pain. This negative feeling could stem from a breakup, a fight with loved ones, bullying, and other situations that hurt the person emotionally.
Effects: Lack of empathy and care towards others, impatience, and the inability to trust others. You would feel restless and bothered which then could lead to a lack of peacefulness. Physical issues could be a low immune system and blood pressure.
5. Manipura (the Solar Plexus Chakra)
This Chakra controls one's self-esteem, and determination. This otherwise becomes your willpower, your determinant for future success. You know where you're going in life because you have vision.
Color: Yellow
Element: Fire
Physical Location: Middle of the torso; just above the abdomen
Causes of Imbalance: One of the easiest chakras to be affected negatively and tipped off-balance. Failures, situations that make one lose self-worth and self-esteem, childhood traumas on confidence.
Effects: Insecurities could develop in an individual and they could feel less confident in themselves. Thinking of not being good enough or of being worthless. You could also experience memory issues, and digestive problems.
5. Manipura (the Solar Plexus Chakra)
This Chakra controls one's self-esteem, and determination. This otherwise becomes your willpower, your determinant for future success. You know where you're going in life because you have vision.
Color: Yellow
Element: Fire
Physical Location: Middle of the torso; just above the abdomen
Causes of Imbalance: One of the easiest chakras to be affected negatively and tipped off-balance. Failures, situations that make one lose self-worth and self-esteem, childhood traumas on confidence.
Effects: Insecurities could develop in an individual and they could feel less confident in themselves. Thinking of not being good enough or of being worthless. You could also experience memory issues, and digestive problems.
6. Svadhishthana (the Sacral Chakra)
This chakra is otherwise known as your Creative Chakra. The chakra revolves on creativity, sexuality, and fluidity. This means you have the ability to accept change and adjust to it as well as know how to respond to it.
Color: Orange
Element: Water
Physical Location: Below the belly button
Causes of Imbalance: Stressfulness in terms of sexuality and inner connection. When you start to feel unsatisfied with your partner or the things around that you connect with. Criticism against your creative ability.
Effects: You lose inspiration, and get bored easily. Your passion starts to die down and your sex drive lowers. You avoid change and fight against it. This also affects addictive behaviors such as gambling, smoking, shopping, etc. Physically, it affects your diet and urinary system.
6. Svadhishthana (the Sacral Chakra)
This chakra is otherwise known as your Creative Chakra. The chakra revolves on creativity, sexuality, and fluidity. This means you have the ability to accept change and adjust to it as well as know how to respond to it.
Color: Orange
Element: Water
Physical Location: Below the belly button
Causes of Imbalance: Stressfulness in terms of sexuality and inner connection. When you start to feel unsatisfied with your partner or the things around that you connect with. Criticism against your creative ability.
Effects: You lose inspiration, and get bored easily. Your passion starts to die down and your sex drive lowers. You avoid change and fight against it. This also affects addictive behaviors such as gambling, smoking, shopping, etc. Physically, it affects your diet and urinary system.
7. Muladhara (the Root Chakra)
This is considered as the foundation: the base of the chakras. This keeps your feet firmly on the ground figuratively.
This means you are more in tune with reality thanks to this chakra. Helps with your bravery and determination when faced with something new.
Color: Red
Element: Earth
Physical Location: Located near the tailbone at the bottom of your spine
Causes of Imbalance: When your instinct feels threatened and or when you feel as if need to fight to survive. Due to this threat against your basic needs (health, life,food, shelter, money), your chakra will then start to fluctuate.
Effects: Fear of harm and threat could result in paranoia and anxiety. When your chakra is misaligned or blocked, it could affect hypochondria, lower your energy/physical levels, and shivering due to the cold exterior could also affect your physical being weakening you in the process.
These chakras fluctuate and exude different levels of energy. Some of them may be spinning fast on it’s axis and some may have a slow pace. Due to this, you may not have proper balance within your body as the chakras do not coincide with each other.
7. Muladhara (the Root Chakra)
This is considered as the foundation: the base of the chakras. This keeps your feet firmly on the ground figuratively.
This means you are more in tune with reality thanks to this chakra. Helps with your bravery and determination when faced with something new.
Color: Red
Element: Earth
Physical Location: Located near the tailbone at the bottom of your spine
Causes of Imbalance: When your instinct feels threatened and or when you feel as if need to fight to survive. Due to this threat against your basic needs (health, life,food, shelter, money), your chakra will then start to fluctuate.
Effects: Fear of harm and threat could result in paranoia and anxiety. When your chakra is misaligned or blocked, it could affect hypochondria, lower your energy/physical levels, and shivering due to the cold exterior could also affect your physical being weakening you in the process.
These chakras fluctuate and exude different levels of energy. Some of them may be spinning fast on it’s axis and some may have a slow pace. Due to this, you may not have proper balance within your body as the chakras do not coincide with each other.
A body with imbalanced chakras is considered as an unhealthy body as the imbalanced chakras will affect your mind, body, and soul.
However, there is a way for you to achieve that balance between your 7 chakras. By knowing more about them, you allow your body to be aware thus understanding more on what to focus on to achieve that sense of balance.
A deeper sense of comprehension can give you a stronger grasp on the chakras.
Meditation, and deeper consciousness of your internal and external factors can give you that control to constantly keep your chakras balanced. Once you have them in check, you'll see a significant
difference within you.
