Practices and Meditation To Heal Muladhara/Root Chakra

Chakras are energy points in our body that control our physical and psychological health. According to Hindu and Buddhist philosophy, there are 7 primary chakras located along the midline of the body. The Root Chakra is the base and 1st chakra in our system.

Aspects of Nature: Dawn, dusk, red earth, fire.

Qualities: Groundedness, trust, belonging, lessens feelings of mistrust.

When your Root Chakra is blocked, you can feel anxious, afraid, and unsure about your safety. On a physical level, you may often feel tired or constipated.

Root Chakra has everything to do with sexuality and creativity. A disruption in this chakra, which is blocked by the emotion of shame, may result in sexual imbalances, such as being unable to sexually express oneself or, in certain cases, painful menstrual cycles in women.

The color of the Base or Root Chakra is Bright Red, also known as Muladhara (meaning “support” or “pillar”). This Chakra is located at the base of the spine and allows us to be grounded and connect to the universal energies.

It influences our passion, creativity, youthfulness, vitality, and most importantly, our basic survival instincts. The Root Chakra is represented by the color red, which is also an indication of the need for logic, realistic thinking, and order in our lives.

Just like the core of Mother Earth, it pulses and swells with bright crimson radiant heat, it defines our relationship with Mother Earth. That red is a clear sign of visceral, primitive power. It’s the sparking place for big blasts of raw creation.

Red has the densest vibration of all the colors and is the most stimulating. It immediately pulls your attention; think of how you feel when you see a stoplight or blood. The Root Chakra signals warnings and dangers immediately, and we act accordingly. It is the life force, courage, and vitality.

When you see red, consider a sonic boom of powerful action propelling you forward. Consider this the spark of action. Make this red heat the seat of your physical/spiritual birth. This is the hot coal of your perception, and it’s a great fuel-maker for whatever you want to start cooking.

Moreover, it is also symbolic of our physical strength, our sexuality and the flight and fight response that tends to activate within our body when we sense danger. The Root Chakra is connected with the sense of smell within the body, and it is attached to the gland known as Gonads…Read More