Chakras
Everyday we stimulate our chakra centers in one way or another, for example, through the different thoughts we have or physically through our senses. Daily we energize our centers, consciously or unconsciously, through various methods. Following is a list of common ways we charge our chakra centers.
Thoughts
The thought is an energy form. Science has proven a positive thought allows our energy to flow freely and unrestricted. Whereas, negative thoughts decrease energy within our body. Every thought (whether mental or emotional) is connected to a chakra. For example, a passionate thought is a red energy stimulant, but an angry thought decreases one’s positive red energy flow. This means that continual angry thoughts will lower your root chakra’s energy.
The Sun
This is our most important energy source. Through light, all the seven color energies flow from the sun’s rays to the earth. People, animals, plants, minerals, water, and our chakras receive energy from the sun’s light. (If you are not able to enjoy the sun for a few hours daily, add a quality full-spectrum light bulb to a light source in your work area or in a lamp at home.)
Food
When the sun gives the plant life/energy. Once the plant absorbs energy, the color energy that remains is the energy of that fruit, vegetable, or flower. Without this energy, our body could not assimilate the nutritional value of the food. Balance your chakras daily by eating foods that contain each of the seven color energies (that’s why the doctor always said to eat a plate of different colored foods… for the color value!).
Visualization
Meditation & Breathing. Since thought is an energy form you can stimulate your chakra centers through meditation, visualization, or breathing energy into your various chakra centers. By adding the color intention adds additional power from a chakra’s vibration.
crystals
Crystals carry powerful energy imprints within them and are energy forms. For example, crystals contain a similar crystalline structure as the human body. Crystals amplify energy and can be programmed (e.g. computer chips and watches). Wearing crystal jewelry or placing crystals and stones in your environment is a simple way to absorb the stone or crystal’s healing vibrations. I like to put them in my left hand and hear the messages from the stones within me:)
Color Bathing
Water is a conductor of energy and color is an energy. While lying in the colored water your body absorbs the vibrational frequency from the color. Take the time to give back to your body and soul! While bathing, balance that chakra by thinking about what you would like to achieve from that specific energy and maybe add the correlating aromatherapy oil. Do not use chemical food coloring to dye your water. I recommend Colour Bath by Colour Energy Corporation, as it is totally organic and therefore safe to use, and it won’t permanently dye your skin
Music & Dance
Music affects us in a positive or negative way. Every musical note corresponds to a color and chakra center. I like to use soothing ocean sounds for a calming effect, or I also like to use Asian sounds from the orient:) Certain sounds can stimulate an emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual response. E.g. Listening or dancing to primal music, such as the beating of drums, can energize your physical body and stimulate your root chakra.
Aromatherapy
I love Essential oils as they are of mother earth and the pure essence of the plant or flower. Every oil has a vibration that correlates to a color. Oils contain the healing properties of herbs, flowers, or plants.
I Use only therapeutic quality oils (inexpensive oils may contain toxins). When you dilute with carrier oil you can use it on your skin or in a bath).
Toning & Sounds
We can vocally make sounds to vibrate at the same frequency as various organs in our body. Regular toning can help keep our body’s organs functioning properly. Noise pollution can be very disturbing to our environment. Surround yourself with sounds, which make you happy and productive!
Color toning
By shining light through various color filters directly onto the body, the vibration of the color will be absorbed through your skin affecting the designated area. I also like to wear the colors to stimulate the different chakras:)
Solarized Water
Charge water by filling a colored glass with water or by placing a colored filter in front of a glass of water and let the sunshine through the water with color energy. Make sure the glass is not leaded and of a clean color hue.
Syntonics
Remember the old saying “looking at life through rose-colored glasses”?the use of color through the eyes. Our eye color stimulates our pituitary gland, which in turn releases hormones connected to the correlating organ of the same frequency. Therapeutic eyeglasses that are manufactured with various colored filters can be simply worn whenever you need a boost of a certain color or chakra energy. Make sure the color eyeglasses are 100% UVA & UVB coated if wearing outdoors and again the exact color tint of the lens is very, very important. Note: Unless the color glass manufacturer or distributor is aware of color therapy, chances are their colored lenses are not made for healing purposes.
Decor
Use colors consciously in your home or work environment to give you more positive and productive energy. Paint a room or add different colored pillows, artwork, carpets, etc.
Clothing
What we wear will influence our mood, mind, and energy level. Light penetrates through our clothing amplifying the color energy we are wearing. The more vibrant the clothing the better the energy transfer.
Art and Color
Art and color can be used as an outlet to either express or stimulate. Surround yourself with the colors, which are suitable for what you need to accomplish in that area. Use calming colors in your bedroom and mentally stimulating colors in your workspace.
YOUR CHAKRA SYSTEM
These questions are connected to your Red Root chakra power.
The Root chakra is your main power station and it is connected to your physical vitality and endurance, mental perseverance and it is the center that gives you your life’s passion. The root center is also your connection to your existence.
Issues to review are:
- Are you physically fit?
- Was there or is there currently any abuse (physical or verbal) in your life?
- Are you able to put your thoughts into action?
- Do you accomplish most of your goals?
- Are money and home very important to you?
- Have you had any recent thoughts of self-destruction?
Ways to bring in the RED energy and boost your Root chakra power are:
- Incorporate physical activities such as an exercise program or yoga.
- Eat red foods and consume red drinks.
- Use aromatherapy oils such as sandalwood, ylang-ylang, or juniper (consult a specially trained aromatherapist or aura counselor to find the right oils for your specific chakra needs). Note: Every therapeutic oil or essence has its own healing power that can help with specific issues relating to each chakra.
- Stimulating music with deep beats such as drums or music that makes your body move like Latin American music. (Many metaphysical outlets have diversified selections of chakra music.)
- Wear or carry red gemstones. Red stones would be Red Tiger Eye, Garnet, Red Jasper, or Ruby.
- Bathe in the red color in your clothing, Color Bath decor, art, etc.
Part Two
These questions are connected to your Orange Sacral chakra power.
The Sacral chakra is your sensing power station, connecting you to your feelings and emotions. It is the center that allows you to live consciously, in the “now.” The sacral center is also the link to your enthusiasm, happiness, and joy.
Issues to review are:
- Are you emotionally stable or do your emotions go from one extreme to another?
- Do you try to hide or control your feelings?
- Is your inner child still alive, enthusiastic, and uninhibited?
- Can you think outside of the box or is your creative perception restricted?
- Are your sexual relationships mutual and respectful, and can you be totally comfortable with your partner with no limitations such as frigidity or impotence?
- Do you feel disconnected from reality and do you have a difficult living in the present moment?
Ways to bring in the ORANGE energy and boost your Sacral chakra power are:
- Hot aromatic baths. Water aerobics. Deep tissue massage. Emotional movies. Cooking classes. Embracing sensation (such as different food tastes).
- Eat orange foods and consume orange drinks.
- Use aromatherapy oils such as Melissa, Orange, Mandarin, Neroli, Tangerine.
- Music with a bounce or that flows (running water, thunderstorms, etc.). Harp.
- Wear or carry an orange gemstone or copper piece. Orange stones would be Coral or Carnelian.
- Bathe in the orange color in your clothing, Color Bath, decor, art, etc.
Root or Base Chakra
Color Association: Red
Sanskrit Name:Muladhara
Location: Base of spine, coccyx
Lesson: survival–The right to exist. Deals with tasks related to the material and physical world. Ability to stand up for oneself and security issues.
Imbalances: Anemia, fatigue, lower back pain, sciatica, depression. Frequent colds or cold hands and cold feet.
Root Stimulants: Physical exercise and restful sleep, gardening, pottery, and clay. Red food & drink. Red gemstones, red clothing, bathing in red, etc. Using red oils such as ylang ylang or sandalwood essential oils.
Sacral Chakra
Color Association: Orange
Sanskrit Name:Svadisthana
Location: Below navel, lower abdomen
Lesson: Feelings—The right to feel. Connected to our sensing abilities and issues related to feelings. Ability to be social and intimacy issues.
Imbalances: Eating disorders. Alcohol and drug abuse. Depression. Low back pain. Asthma or allergies. Candida & yeast infections. Urinary problems. Sensuality issues as well as impotency and frigidity.
Stimulants: Hot aromatic baths, water aerobics, massage. Embracing sensation (such as different food tastes). Orange food & drink. Orange gemstones and orange clothing. Using orange oils such as melissa or orange essential oils.
Solar Plexus Chakra
Color Association: Yellow
Sanskrit Name: Manipura
Location: Above the navel, stomach area
Lesson: Personal power–The right to think. Balance of intellect, self-confidence and ego power. Ability to have self-control and humor.
Imbalances: Digestive problems, ulcers, diabetes, hypoglycemia, constipation. Nervousness, toxicity, parasites, colitis, poor memory.
Solar Plexus Stimulants: Taking classes, reading informative books, doing mind puzzles. Sunshine. Detoxication programs. Yellow food & drink. Yellow gemstones and yellow clothing. Using yellow oils such as lemon or rosemary essential oils.
Heart Chakra
Color Association: Green
Sanskrit Name: Anahata
Location: Center of chest
Lesson: Relationships–The right to love. Love, forgiveness, compassion. Ability to have self-control. Acceptance of oneself.
Imbalances: Heart and breathing disorders. Heart and breast cancer. Chest pain. High blood pressure. Passivity. Immune system problems. Muscular tension.
Heart Stimulants: Nature walks, time spent with family or friends. Green food & drink. Green gemstones and green clothing. Using green oils such as eucalyptus or pine essential oils.
Throat Charka
Color Association: Blue
Sanskrit Name: Visuddha
Location: Throat region
Lesson: Relationships–The right to speak. Learning to express oneself and one’s beliefs (truthful expression). Ability to trust. Loyalty. Organization and planning.
Imbalances: Thyroid imbalances, swollen glands. Fevers and flu. Infections. Mouth, jaw, tongue, neck, and shoulders problems. Hyperactivity. Hormonal disorders such as PMS, mood swings, bloating, and menopause.
Throat Stimulants: Singing (in the shower), poetry, stamp or art collecting. Meaningful conversations. Blue food & drink. Blue gemstones and blue clothing. Using blue oils such as chamomile or geranium essential oils.
THIRD EYE CHAKRA
Color Association: Indigo
Sanskrit Name: Anja
Location: Forehead, in between the eyes.
Lesson: Intuition–The right to “see.” Trusting one’s intuition and insights. Developing one’s psychic abilities. Self-realization. Releasing hidden and repressed negative thoughts.
Imbalances: Learning disabilities, co-ordination problems, sleep disorders.
Depression: Thyroid imbalances, swollen glands. Fevers and flu. Infections. Mouth, jaw, tongue, neck, and shoulders problems. Hyperactivity. Hormonal disorders such as PMS, mood swings, bloating and menopause.
Brow Stimulants: Stargazing. Mediation Indigo food & drink. Indigo gemstones and indigo clothing. Using indigo oils such as patchouli or frankincense essential oils
Crown Chakra
Color Association: Violet
Sanskrit Name: Sahasrara
Location: Top of head
Lesson: Knowingness–The right to aspire. Dedication to the divine consciousness and trusting the universe. Learning about one’s spirituality. Our connection to the concept of “God” or a higher intelligence. Integrating one’s consciousness and subconsciousness into the superconsciousness.
Imbalances: Headaches. Photosensitivity. Mental illness. Neuralgia.Senility. Right/left brain disorders and coordination problems. Epilepsy. Varicose veins and blood vessel problems. Skin Rashes.
Crown Stimulants: Focusing on dreams. Writing down one’s visions and inventions. Violet food & drink. Violet gemstones and violet clothing. Using violet oils such as lavender or jasmine essential oils.