 Continuing up the body and through the primary chakras, today we will look a little harder at the solar plexus, heart, and throat chakras. If you missed our social media posts about these, you can always go back or find the same information here. Solar Plexus Located just above the belly button, the solar plexus chakra (Manipura) is associated with personal power, decision making, and identity. When this chakra is open and balanced, you will be energetic, productive, confident, and able to power through difficult tasks and days. When this chakra is closed or out of balance, you may find that you are often tired, indecisive, or unable to will yourself to do things. When overactive, you might be competitive, overly active, or or stubborn. Below are some associations with this chakra. Tea: Crystal Claritea Crystals: Tiger's eye, topaz, citrine, amber Affirmations: I am motivated. I am not afraid to take time for myself. I can move past limitations. Essential Oils: Lemon, frankincense, fennel, lemongrass Color: Yellow Heart Appropriately located in the heart space, the heart chakra (anahata) relates to matters such as love, forgiveness, and compassion. When this chakra is open and balanced, you will feel compassion toward others, you will be able to forgive easily, and express your true feelings. When this chakra is closed, though, you may find yourself unable to forgive and hold grudges, afraid of being expressive, and overly demanding. When overactive, this chakra may lead us to smother others with our love, having high expectations, or experiencing jealousy. Listed below are some of the chakra's associations and tools that you can use to balance your root chakra. Tea: Moonbeam Crystals: Malachite, emerald, green jade, amazonite Affirmations: I am worthy of love. I honor my connections to others. I nurture my inner child. Essential Oils: Jasmine, eucalyptus, spearmint, ylang ylang Color: Green Throat Found in the throat, the throat chakra (vishuddha) is linked to all things communication, honesty, and expression. When this chakra is open and balanced, we will find ourselves able to clearly communicate our thoughts, give voice to our creative outlets, and present ourselves authentically without fear. When this chakra is closed or out of balance these topics may come with resistance. We are likely to fear being honest and letting people get to know us and have difficulty setting boundaries. When overactive, we may find ourselves speaking too much and listening too little, engaging in gossip or harmful speech patterns, and bulldozing others when they try to communicate with us. Listed below are some of this chakra's associations and tools that you can use to balance your root chakra. Tea: Cosmic Chai Crystals: Turquoise, apatite, blue howlite Affirmations: I speak confidently. I am an active listener. I live an honest life. Essential Oils: Grapefruit, ylang ylang, ginger, blue tansy Color: Blue
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 If you have been following along with us on Instagram, you know that we have been focusing on the chakras. The last two weeks we have covered the root and sacral chakras, providing information on which teas are balancing for those chakras and creating guided meditations. We wanted to provide a little bit more information about these chakras and resources for balancing them. If you haven't been following along on social media, though, we will still be giving you a brief introduction to the chakras in this blog post! If you wish to access the guided meditations, find us on Instagram @curiositeawellness. What are chakras? The chakras are the 7 main energy centers of the body. These centers have different themes, and by balancing them we balance our minds and bodies, even when our lives are out of balance. When talking about balancing the chakras we often use terms like open, closed, or overactive. A chakra that is closed typically indicates fear or discomfort associated with that aspect of life and may stunt growth in that area. When that chakra is open, that aspect of your life is healthy or showing growth. An overactive chakra can indicate insecurity in that area and lead to overcompensation. We will dive into the chakras two at a time. Read about them here every other week! The chakras are as follows: Root (muladhara) Sacral (swadhisthana) Solar plexus (manipura) Heart (anahata) Throat (vishuddha) Third eye (ajna) Crown (sahasrara) Root Chakra Located at the base of the spine, the root chakra (muladhara) is your foundational chakra. It relates to your feelings of groundedness, mental health, and sense of self. When this chakra is open and balanced, you will feel secure, confident, energetic, and safe. When this chakra is closed, you may experience low self esteem, anxiety, and physical or financial insecurity. If this chakra is overactive, you may behave in a way that is egotistical, greedy, and aggressive. Listed below are some of the chakra's associations and tools that you can use to balance your root chakra. Tea: Night Sky Chai Crystals: Red jasper, hematite, smoky quartz, bloodstone, obsidian Affirmations: I am centered. I am safe in my body. I am at peace in the material world. I am confident and grounded. Essential Oils: Cedarwood, Frankinsense, Patchouli, Sandalwood Color: Red Sacral Chakra The sacral chakra (Svadhisthana) is located below the belly button. This chakra is linked to sexual and creative energy. It's also connected to how you experience emotions and the emotions of other people. When this chakra is open and balanced, you will feel generous, imaginative, and in control of your emotions. When this chakra is closed it can lead to a lack of creativity, sexual desire, and emotional instability. If overactive, you may experience hypersensitivity, struggle with addiction, or mood swings. Below are associations and tools to assist in balancing the sacral chakra. Tea: Stargazer Crystals: Sunstone, orange calcite, tigers eye, citrine, peach moonstone Affirmations: I am creative. I feel comfortable in my body. I feel safe to express myself and my sexuality. I feel in touch with myself. Essential oils: ylang ylang, rose, sweet orange, tangerine Color: Orange While we have provided some associations for balancing these chakras, know that you can look outside of this list and within yourself for answers. If you want to activate and balance your sacral chakra, for example, feel open to eating orange foods, visualizing yourself in a safe emotional space , moving your hips, or anything else that feels creative and engaging to you. Our final chakra post will include a link to a chakra quiz that we recommend to give you more insight into your own chakras. For now, we encourage you to take notice of these aspects of your own life and take initiative with your own healing journey. It is always changing!  |
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