CHAKRAS 101
1st Chakra, Muldahara:
Grounding of Energy System
Base
The base or root center has to do with our physical connection to the earth and governs our ability to meet our survival needs including those of our family. This chakra literally grounds us to the earth plane, allowing us to exist in the physical world. The base center stores information regarding survival for our immediate use in emergencies and/or lifethreatening situations. A healthy 1st chakra forms a solid foundation upon which we can build our lives. Within the body, the base center regulates the organs of elimination (rectum, anus, urinary tract), the lower back, legs, knees, ankles, and feet.
Bija mantra: “Lam”
Location: Base of the spine/perineum
2nd Chakra, Svadhisthana:
Balance of Auric Field
Sacral
This is the center of sensuality, sexuality, and physical and emotional nurturance. It is also the seat of creativity, healing, and emotional expression. This chakra acts as our source of empathic intuition, allowing us to sense the emotional state of other people. When balanced this center supports the healthy and appropriate expression of emotions and creativity, as well as emotionally balanced relationships. It also facilitates a healthy and balanced expression of sexuality. In the body, this center is associated with the reproductive organs, the kidneys, and the lower back (at sacral chakra level).
Bija mantra: “Vam”
Location: Just under the navel
3rd Chakra, Manipura:
Activation of Highest Potential
Solar Plexus
This center rules our physical body and is central to our health and vitality. It also governs self-definition, ego (in the positive sense), personal power, status, and material manifestation. This chakra is the seat of our self esteem and therefore impacts self confidence, core-level motivation, and our ability to create the life we choose to live. A healthy 3rd chakra supports clarity of Life Purpose and the full expression of our highest potential, enabling us to manifest our hopes, dreams, and aspirations. This center has to do with abundance and our sense of stability in the material world. On a bodily level this center controls the stomach, liver, spleen, gall bladder, and adrenal glands.
Bija mantra: “Ram”
Location: At solar plexus near top of rib cage
4th Chakra, Anahata:
Release of Karmic Patterns
Heart
This center integrates our spiritual and physical bodies, and oversees the connections we form with who and what we love in our lives. The energy within the center relates to compassion, creativity, magnetic attraction, clairsentience, and empathy. The heart chakra embodies our capacity to give and receive unconditional love. Healthy expression of this chakra facilitates balance and harmony within relationships. The essence of Unconditional Spiritual Love connects and flows into us through this channel, providing support and enabling us to radiate this vibration to the world. On a physical level, the heart center is concerned with the heart, lungs, circulatory system, thymus gland, and upper back.
Bija mantra: “Yam”
Location: At heart level, center of chest
5th Chakra, Vishuddha:
Clarification of Life Purpose
Throat
This center is all about communication, both on a spiritual as well as physical level. It has to do with our Life Purpose, including our vocation and the expression of what we are here on the planet to achieve. The throat center governs our ability to communicate honestly, authentically and clearly with others. This chakra is associated with the ears– through which we can receive spiritual information and guidance, and with the vocal cords– through which we literally express ourselves. Within the body, the throat chakra is connected to the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
Bija mantra: “Ham”
Location: Base of the neck, near the soft spot
6th Chakra, Ajna:
Release of Blockage from the Past Third Eye
This is our intuitive or psychic channel through which we transmit and receive intuitive information. This center is associated with spiritual insight, higher knowledge, inner wisdom, and psychic perception. The 6th chakra governs our capacity to create by envisioning or ‘out-picturing’ the future we wish to create for ourselves. Ajna directs all mental processing abilities and is responsible for defining and maintaining energetic and emotional boundaries. The physical aspects of the 6th chakra include the eyes, ears, nose and sinuses, brain and nervous system, and the pineal gland. This center also influences hormonal function.
Bija mantra: “Aum”
Location: On the forehead, between the eyes
7th Chakra, Sahasrara:
Realignment with Divine Source Crown
This center represents our connection to our Higher Self or Divine Source. The crown chakra regulates the flow of divine source energy into and through the body. As a channel of enlightenment, this chakra facilitates Divine Unity and enables us access to Universal consciousness. It is a channel through which we receive Divine Inspiration, spiritual knowledge, and pure intuition. Within the physical body the 7th chakra is associated with the brain and nervous system, the endocrine system, and the regulation of our Circadian rhythm.
Bija mantra: “Aum”
Location: Top of the head, beneath the Fontanelle
8th Chakra:
Source of Past Knowledge & Karmic Memory
This center contains information about our Karma and is connected with the Akashic Records. We can trace habitual patterns to this chakra, making it a valuable access point for healing chronic physical and emotional problems as well as difficult relationships. This center is a portal into and out of our time/space continuum, and can assist us to resolve many of the time-related issues in our lives.
Bija mantra: “Aum”
Location: 2” above the head
9th Chakra:
Seat of Soul
Also known as the Star Chakra, this center holds information regarding our Soul or Life Purpose and our Life Tasks. It functions as the ‘seat of our soul’ and communicates symbolically through images, archetypes, patterns, and numbers. It contains programs underlying the choices we have made as souls regarding our physical body, emotional states, and mental beliefs. All healing must be locked into our 9th chakra in order to be completely integrated and to ensure that patterns are not repeated.
Bija mantra: “Aum”
Location: Approximately 2 ft above head
Energy Clearing Cost:
Consultation & Clearing:
$90/hr
Consultation, Clearing & Write-Up:
$50 additional
Energy Clearing sessions may be conducted in person or remotely. Remote consultation is done over the phone. You may also request a detailed write-up of the results for an additional charge.
