| 1st Chakra: |
Root. Muladhara (Root Support) |
| Location: |
Base of Spine, Perineum |
| Body: |
feet and legs |
| System: |
lymph, skeletal, circulatory |
| Gland: |
Adrenals: activated by HPA axis to release adrenalin and cortisol (fight or flight/sympathetic NS) |
| Element: |
Earth |
| Color: |
Red |
| Sense: |
Smell |
| Bija (Seed) Sound: |
LAM |
| Identity: |
Physical Identity |
| Purpose: |
Grounding, Survival, Stability, will to live, self-preservation |
| Associated Issues: |
Work, Home, Family, Health, Structure, Finances, Nourishment, Security |
| Right: |
Right to be here and right to have |
| Demon: |
Fear |
| Develops: |
Womb to 12 months |
| Years Most Influential: |
0-7, 50-56 |
| Cosmic Principle: |
Gravity |
| Balanced Characteristics: |
Grounded, present, good physical health, comfortable w/body, sense of safety and security, stability, right livelihood, prosperity, able to be still, present in here and now |
| Excessive Characteristics: |
Heaviness, sluggishness, slow movements, resistance to change, overeating, obesity, hoarding, material fixation, greediness, workaholic, excessive spending, overly occupied with eating, security, material comforts |
| Deficient Characteristics: |
fear, anxiety, resistance to structure, anorexia, underweight, spaciness, flightiness, vagueness, disconnection from your body, restlessness, inability to sit still, difficulty manifesting |
| Other Conditions: |
addiction, sciatica, high blood pressure, crohn’s, colitis, irregularity, skin conditions (acne, rosacea, eczema), osteoporosis, anemia, low back pain, varicose veins. |
| To Calm: |
Decrease internal earth energy by eating less fatty heavy foods. Avoid earth tones like brown and shapes like rectangles and squares. Lighten up surroundings by using wood, metal, plants, and curved or arched objects. Work less and play more. Calm with emerald (helping us to feel connected to the earth) or blue sapphire (for a spiritual connection). |
| To Activate: |
Increase earth energy by eating more protein and root vegetables, red food, and spicy foods. Decorate w/browns and earth tones and shapes like rectangles and squares. Use materials like brick, stone, ceramic. Hike, garden, bike. |
| To Balance: |
Carnelian. Work, stretch, and massage legs and feet. Standing and balance poses. Mula bandha. Clear quartz balances all chakras. |
| Doterra Essential Oil: |
Balance Blend (spruce, rosewood, blue tansy, frankincense). Cedarwood. Patchoili. Myrrh. |
| Sources: |
The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier and Chakra Balancing by Anodea Judith |
