Energetic Alignment: How Understanding Chakras Can Transform Your Wellbeing
Hidden within the tapestry of your being lies a network of vibrant energy centres, each pulsating with life force and influencing your physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. These energy centres, known as chakras, hold the key to unlocking your full potential and living a life of balance and harmony.
Chakras are often depicted as spinning wheels or lotuses, each associated with a specific colour, element, and set of qualities.
They act as transformers of prana, the vital life force that flows through your subtle body. Think of them as energetic doorways, each connecting you to different aspects of your being and the universe around you. When these doorways are open and balanced, energy flows freely, promoting health and vitality.
The concept of chakras originates from ancient Indian traditions, with roots in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Tantra, but our understanding may trace back further to ancient times throughout human history. These systems view chakras as vital energy centres that influence our physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. While the exact origins remain shrouded in the mists of time, references to chakras can be found in ancient Vedic texts dating back thousands of years. Over centuries, this knowledge has been passed down through lineages of yogis and spiritual practitioners, eventually spreading to other cultures and becoming an integral part of various holistic healing modalities.
Energy and the Body
Imagine a vital force, an invisible current that animates all living beings, flowing through you like a river of light. This is subtle energy, often referred to as prana in yogic traditions or chi in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is the very essence of life, the animating force behind your breath, your thoughts, and your emotions.
This subtle energy is believed to circulate through intricate pathways in the body, known as nadis in yoga and meridians in Chinese medicine. Like a network of rivers and streams, these pathways nourish and energise every cell and organ. When this energy flows freely, we experience vitality, health, and a sense of vibrant wellbeing. However, when these pathways become blocked or congested, our energy flow stagnates, potentially leading to physical, emotional, or mental imbalances.
Within this vibrant network of subtle energy, chakras act as focal points, swirling vortices of energy that receive, transform, and distribute prana throughout your entire being. Imagine them as spinning wheels, each resonating with a unique frequency and governing specific aspects of your physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
These energy centres are not physical organs but rather exist within your subtle body, an energetic blueprint that overlays your physical form. They interact with your physical body through the endocrine system and the nervous system, influencing everything from your hormone production to your emotional responses. The state of each chakra—whether it's balanced, blocked, overactive, or underactive—plays a crucial role in your overall well-being.
Just as the physical world is composed of five elements—earth, water, fire, air, and space (or ether)—so too is your subtle body. Each chakra is associated with one of these elements, reflecting its unique qualities and characteristics.
The Root Chakra, for instance, is connected to the earth element, representing stability, grounding, and a strong foundation. The Sacral Chakra, associated with the water element, embodies fluidity, creativity, and emotional flow. The Solar Plexus Chakra, linked to the fire element, governs willpower, self-esteem, and transformation. The Heart Chakra, resonating with the air element, is the center of love, compassion, and connection. The Throat Chakra, associated with the ether element, expresses authenticity, communication, and self-expression.
Adding another layer of complexity and beauty, each chakra vibrates at a specific frequency, much like a musical note, and this frequency is associated with a particular color. The Root Chakra, for example, resonates with the color red, a grounding and energizing hue. As you move up the chakra system, the frequencies increase, and the colors shift through the spectrum—orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and finally violet at the Crown Chakra.
Colour therapy utilises these correspondences, suggesting that exposure to certain colours can influence our energy field and promote balance within the chakras. For instance, surrounding yourself with green can nurture the Heart Chakra and foster feelings of love and compassion, while visualising or meditating on violet can help to activate the Crown Chakra and connect with higher states of consciousness. 
The Seven Main Chakras: An Overview
Root Chakra (Muladhara)
Located at the base of your spine, the Root Chakra is your foundation, your connection to the earth, and the source of your sense of safety and security. Visualised as a vibrant red spinning wheel, this chakra governs your basic survival needs, your sense of belonging, and your ability to stand strong in the face of challenges.
Key Qualities: Stability, security, survival, grounding, connection to the physical world, family, boundaries, financial security.
When Balanced: You feel grounded, secure, and confident in your ability to navigate life's challenges. You have a strong sense of belonging and connection to your family and community. You trust in the abundance of the universe and feel financially secure.
Potential Imbalances: When your Root Chakra is out of balance, you may experience anxiety, fear, insecurity, or a lack of grounding. Physical manifestations might include lower back pain, fatigue, or digestive issues. Emotionally, you may struggle with feelings of instability, fear of abandonment, or financial worries.
Healing and Balancing: To strengthen your Root Chakra, engage in grounding practices such as spending time in nature, walking barefoot on the earth, or practicing yoga poses that connect you to the ground. Affirmations, visualisations, and crystals like red jasper or black tourmaline can also be helpful. Our Ground range of energy medicines offer support for grounding and Root Chakra healing.
Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana)
Located in your lower abdomen, below your navel, the Sacral Chakra is a vibrant orange vortex of energy that governs your creativity, emotions, pleasure, and sensuality. It's the seat of your passions, your joy, and your ability to connect with others on an intimate level.
Key Qualities: Creativity, passion, pleasure, sexuality, emotions, intimacy, joy, movement, flow.
When Balanced: You experience a healthy flow of emotions, embracing both joy and sorrow with grace. You're passionate, creative, and comfortable expressing your sensuality. You have healthy boundaries and enjoy intimate connections with others.
Potential Imbalances: An imbalanced Sacral Chakra can manifest as emotional instability, difficulty experiencing pleasure, or challenges with intimacy and sexuality. Physical symptoms might include lower back pain, reproductive issues, or urinary tract problems.
Healing and Balancing: To harmonise your Sacral Chakra, engage in creative activities like dancing, painting, or playing music. Spend time near water, take a relaxing bath, or practice hip-opening yoga poses. Our Sacral Chakra energy medicines Embody a have been created to support emotional balance, creativity, and a gentle rise in Kundalini energy flow.
Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)
Located in your upper abdomen, above your navel, the Solar Plexus Chakra is a radiant yellow sun, radiating willpower, self-esteem, and personal power. It's the centre of your self-confidence, your drive, and your ability to transform your dreams into reality.
Key Qualities: Willpower, self-esteem, personal power, transformation, confidence, self-discipline, purpose, identity.
When Balanced: You feel confident, assertive, and capable of achieving your goals. You have a strong sense of self and a clear understanding of your purpose in life. You're able to take action and overcome challenges with courage and determination.
Potential Imbalances: An imbalanced Solar Plexus Chakra can manifest as low self-esteem, lack of confidence, or difficulty asserting yourself. Physical symptoms might include digestive issues, fatigue, or problems with the liver or pancreas.
Healing and Balancing: To strengthen your Solar Plexus Chakra, engage in activities that build confidence and self-esteem, such as setting and achieving goals, practicing assertiveness, or taking on new challenges. Yoga poses that strengthen the core, such as boat pose or warrior poses, can also be beneficial. Our Inspire energy medicines support willpower, and help to strengthen the Solar Plexus Chakra for healing and restoration, especially after periods of doom and gloom, bringing a sunny energy and zest for life.
Heart Chakra (Anahata)
Located in the center of your chest, the Heart Chakra is an emerald green oasis of love, compassion, and connection. It's the bridge between your lower chakras (connected to the physical world) and your upper chakras (connected to the spiritual realm). When your Heart Chakra is open and balanced, you experience deep love for yourself and others, empathy, forgiveness, and a profound sense of interconnectedness.
Key Qualities: Love, compassion, connection, empathy, forgiveness, acceptance, peace, harmony.
When Balanced: You radiate love and compassion, both for yourself and others. You feel a deep sense of connection to all beings and experience harmonious relationships. You're able to forgive, accept, and embrace vulnerability.
Potential Imbalances: An imbalanced Heart Chakra can manifest as difficulty giving or receiving love, feelings of isolation, or bitterness and resentment. Physical symptoms might include heart problems, respiratory issues, or immune system imbalances.
Healing and Balancing: To nurture your Heart Chakra, cultivate self-love and acceptance. Spend time in nature, connect with loved ones, practice forgiveness, and engage in acts of kindness. Yoga poses that open the chest, such as backbends or cobra pose, can also be beneficial. Our Love range of frequency and energy based medicines offer support and helps restore love, compassion for Heart Chakra healing.
Throat Chakra (Vishuddha)
Located in your throat, the Throat Chakra is a sky-blue center of communication, self-expression, and authenticity. It's through this chakra that you express your truth, speak your mind, and connect with the world through your voice, creativity, and listening.
Key Qualities: Communication, self-expression, authenticity, truth, listening, creativity, integrity.
When Balanced: You communicate clearly and honestly, expressing your thoughts and feelings with confidence. You're a good listener and able to speak your truth with integrity and compassion. You embrace your creativity and express yourself authentically.
Potential Imbalances: An imbalanced Throat Chakra can manifest as difficulty communicating, fear of speaking up, or a tendency to withhold your truth. Physical symptoms might include sore throats, neck pain, or thyroid imbalances.
Healing and Balancing: To harmonise your Throat Chakra, practice active listening, express yourself creatively through writing, singing, or speaking, and engage in activities that encourage authentic self-expression. Yoga poses that gently stretch the neck, such as fish pose or shoulder stand, can also be helpful. Our Connect range of energy medicines support communication, self-expression, or Throat Chakra healing.
Third Eye Chakra (Ajna)
Located in the centre of your forehead, between your eyebrows, the Third Eye Chakra is an indigo-colored gateway to intuition, wisdom, and inner vision. It's the seat of your inner knowing, your ability to see beyond the physical world and connect with your higher self.
Key Qualities: Intuition, wisdom, inner vision, insight, imagination, psychic abilities, clarity, perception.
When Balanced: You trust your intuition and inner guidance. You have a clear sense of purpose and direction in life. You're able to access deeper levels of understanding and connect with your spiritual wisdom. This chakra is frequently blocked but will become more accessible to those in the awakening process now we are in the aquarian age. Special care are should be taken to cleanse and protect this chakra especially around nefarious energies and technology such as VR.
Potential Imbalances: An imbalanced Third Eye Chakra can manifest as difficulty concentrating, a disconnect from your intuition, a lack of clarity in your inner vision, or a tendency to overthink. Physical symptoms might include headaches, vision problems, or dizziness.
Healing and Balancing: To activate your Third Eye Chakra, practice meditation, visualisation, and mindfulness. Spend time in nature, gaze at the stars, or engage in activities that stimulate your imagination. Our Activate range supports a simultaneous opening and cleansing of the Third-eye Chakra for expanded intuition and inner vision.
Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)
Located at the crown of your head, the Crown Chakra is a radiant violet or white lotus, representing your connection to the divine, to universal consciousness, and to your higher self. It's the centre of spiritual awakening, enlightenment, and a sense of oneness with all that is.
Key Qualities: Spiritual connection, enlightenment, unity, consciousness, bliss, wisdom, transcendence.
When Balanced: You experience a deep sense of peace, connection to the divine, and a profound understanding of your place in the universe. You feel guided and supported by a higher power, and you radiate a sense of inner peace and joy.
Potential Imbalances: An imbalanced Crown Chakra can manifest as feelings of disconnection from spirituality, a lack of purpose, or difficulty meditating. Physical symptoms might include headaches, migraines, or neurological issues.
Healing and Balancing: To activate your Crown Chakra, engage in spiritual practices such as meditation, prayer, or spending time in nature. Connect with your inner wisdom, practice gratitude, and cultivate a sense of wonder and awe. Our Align range supports a strengthening of spiritual connection and aids meditation for Crown Chakra healing.
Beyond the Seven: Exploring Subtle Chakras and Ancient Systems
While the seven primary chakras are most widely known, some traditions describe a more intricate network of energy centres, with some systems recognising 12, 13, core chakras as well as even more subtle chakras throughout the body. These subtle chakras are often located outside the physical body, within the aura or etheric field. They are associated with higher spiritual qualities and expanded states of consciousness.
There is evidence suggesting that the ancient Egyptians worked with a 13-chakra system, which they believed resonated with specific musical notes, further highlighting the connection between energy, vibration, and sound. This system included chakras located below the feet, above the head, and at various points within the body, each associated with specific functions and levels of consciousness.
Exploring these expanded chakra systems can deepen your understanding of the subtle energy body and offer new pathways for spiritual growth and transformation.
Balancing Your Chakras: Practices for Harmony and Well-being
Yoga: Flowing with Energy
Yoga, with its emphasis on movement, breathwork, and mindfulness, is a powerful practice for balancing and harmonising the chakras. Specific yoga poses can stimulate and energise, or calm and soothe, different energy centres, helping to restore balance and promote the free flow of prana.
Here are a few examples of poses that can benefit each chakra:
Root Chakra: Grounding poses like Mountain Pose (Tadasana), Warrior Pose (Virabhadrasana II), and Tree Pose (Vrksasana) can help to strengthen your connection to the earth and promote stability.
Sacral Chakra: Hip-opening poses like Goddess Pose (Utkata Konasana), Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana), and Butterfly Pose (Baddha Konasana) can help to release emotional blockages and enhance creativity.
Solar Plexus Chakra: Core-strengthening poses like Boat Pose (Paripurna Navasana), Plank Pose (Phalakasana), and Warrior III (Virabhadrasana III) can help to build confidence and willpower.
Heart Chakra: Backbends like Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), Bridge Pose (Setu Bandha Sarvangasana), and Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana) can help to open the chest and cultivate compassion.
Throat Chakra: Shoulder Stand (Salamba Sarvangasana), Fish Pose (Matsyasana), and Plow Pose (Halasana) can help to stimulate the throat and encourage self-expression.
Third Eye Chakra: Seated meditation poses like Lotus Pose (Padmasana) or Easy Pose (Sukhasana) can help to calm the mind and enhance intuition.
Crown Chakra: Inversions like Headstand (Sirsasana) or Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana) can help to increase energy flow to the head and promote spiritual connection (practice these poses with caution and proper guidance).
Remember to approach your yoga practice with mindfulness, focusing on your breath and the sensations in your body. You can also incorporate chakra visualisations or affirmations during your practice to enhance its benefits.
Meditation and Mindfulness: Stilling the Mind, Awakening the Energy
Meditation and mindfulness practices are invaluable tools for cultivating awareness of your subtle energy body and bringing your chakras into balance. By stilling the mind and turning your attention inward, you can become more attuned to the flow of prana and identify any areas of blockage or imbalance.
There are various meditation techniques that can be beneficial for chakra balancing:
Chakra visualisations: Focus your attention on each chakra in turn, visualising its colour, element, and associated qualities. Imagine the chakra spinning vibrantly and harmoniously, allowing energy to flow freely.
Guided meditations: Listen to guided meditations specifically designed for chakra balancing. These meditations often incorporate visualisations, affirmations, and soothing music to help you relax and connect with your energy centres.
Mantra meditation: Repeat a mantra or affirmation silently or aloud, focusing on its meaning and allowing its vibrations to resonate within your being. Each chakra has associated mantras that can help to activate and balance it.
Mindfulness practices: Cultivate mindfulness in your daily life by paying attention to your breath, your body sensations, and your thoughts and emotions without judgment. This increased awareness can help you to identify and address any energy imbalances as they arise. 
Affirmations and conscious reprogramming
Affirmations are powerful tools for shifting limiting beliefs and reprogramming your subconscious mind. By consciously choosing positive statements that reflect the qualities you wish to embody, you can influence your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, ultimately supporting chakra balance and overall wellbeing.
Here are some examples of affirmations for each chakra:
Root Chakra: "I am grounded and secure." "I am safe and protected." "I trust in the abundance of the universe." "I am connected to my body and the earth."
Sacral Chakra: "I am creative and passionate." "I embrace my emotions." "I am joyful and playful." "I am open to pleasure and intimacy."
Solar Plexus Chakra: "I am confident and powerful." "I am worthy of success." "I am capable of achieving my goals." "I trust my inner strength."
Heart Chakra: "I am loving and compassionate." "I am worthy of love and belonging." "I forgive myself and others." "I am connected to all beings."
Throat Chakra: "I speak my truth with clarity and confidence." "I express myself authentically." "I am a good listener." "I communicate with kindness and compassion."
Third Eye Chakra: "I trust my intuition." "I am wise and insightful." "I see clearly." "I am connected to my inner guidance."
Crown Chakra: "I am connected to the divine."
The chakra system, with its roots in ancient traditions, reminds us that we are more than just physical beings. We are also energetic beings, interconnected with the subtle forces of the universe. By exploring the chakras and engaging in practices that promote balance, we begin to remember and reclaim the ancient wisdom of our innate energy systems. This journey of self-discovery can lead to profound healing, helping us to align our mental, physical, and emotional fields and connect more deeply with our soul's journey and purpose.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is intended for educational and informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The content shared here is based on ancient wisdom traditions and holistic health practices.
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