Root chakra: Located at your tailbone—associated with the earth element and the color red. When you’re controlling this chakra, you’ll feel safe, grounded, and cared for. Sacral chakra: Located just below your navel—associated with water and the color orange. When you’re controlling it, you’ll feel creative, playful, and in touch with your sense of desire. Solar plexus chakra: Found in the center of your torso—associated with fire and the color yellow. When it’s balanced, you’ll feel powerful and motivated. Heart chakra: Found in the center of your chest—linked with air and the color green. When you have control of this chakra, you’ll be in touch with feelings like love, empathy, and connection to others. Throat chakra: Found at the base of your throat—associated with space and the color blue. If this chakra is balanced, you’ll feel like you’re able to easily communicate your thoughts and feelings. Third eye chakra: The spot between your eyebrows—associated with wisdom and the color indigo. When you’re controlling this chakra, you’ll feel like you’re able to channel your intuition, knowledge, and imagination. Crown chakra: Located on the top of your head—our connection to a higher power. The crown chakra is associated with the color violet, and when you’re controlling it, you’ll feel the connection you have to the earth and everything that lives on it.
Visualization, mantras, yoga, sound healing, Reiki, and crystals can all help rebalance this energy if it’s blocked or overactive. Guided meditations can be really helpful when you’re first learning to control your chakras. Try searching for something like “chakra balancing guided meditation” on YouTube to get started.
For instance, you’d imagine that your root chakra is a deep, strong red shade. As you picture it spinning, imagine releasing anything that might be blocking that energy. Then, move up to your sacral chakra, and so on, until you get to your crown.
Root chakra: Cross-legged seat, mountain pose, down dog Sacral chakra: Cat/cow pose, half-circle Solar plexus chakra: Chair pose, warrior II, forearm plank Heart chakra: Cobra pose, bridge, supported back bend Throat chakra: Fish pose, inclined plank[6] X Research source Third eye chakra: Child’s pose, seated twist, standing with your hand to your third eye Crown chakra: Savasana
Root chakra: Bloodstone, tiger’s eye, or black tourmaline Sacral chakra: Carnelian, moonstone, coral Solar plexus: Citrine, topaz, calcite Heart chakra: Rose quartz, jade, green tourmaline Throat chakra: Lapis lazuli, turquoise, aquamarine, or blue calcite Third eye chakra: Amethyst, black obsidian, purple fluorite Crown chakra: Amethyst, diamond, clear quartz, selenite
Root chakra: “I exist” Sacral chakra: “I desire” Solar plexus chakra: “I control” Heart chakra: “I love” Throat chakra: “I express” Third eye chakra: “I am the witness” Crown chakra: “I am that I am”
Root chakra: 396 Hz Sacral chakra: 417 Hz Solar plexus chakra: 528 Hz Heart chakra: 639 Hz Throat chakra: 741 Hz Third eye chakra: 852 Hz Crown Chakra: 963 Hz
In some cases, the Reiki practitioner may lightly touch you, but they won’t apply any pressure—it’s not the same as a massage.
If your sacral plexus is blocked, for instance, you might feel like you can’t get in touch with what you really desire in life, or you might feel like you’re not able to be creative. If your throat chakra is blocked, you may not feel like you’re able to express yourself.
If your heart chakra is overactive, you might put too much emphasis on your relationships with others instead of being self-reliant. If your throat chakra is overactive, you might speak too much and not listen enough.
