 Why is it that so many of us, no matter how much we physically achieve or materially accumulate, still don’t feel the happiness or inner peace we desire? We are all looking for that one ingredient that will give us the answer, that will fill that ‘something is missing’ feeling. We are told the answer lies in being more healthy, more successful, more anything. We try these things and still we don’t feel fulfilled. Why? On the journey of life we become disconnected from parts of ourselves, parts we have hidden, forgotten about or don’t value. This gives us a sense that something is missing, that we have a hole inside that we need to fill. Of course, nothing is missing. There is no hole. We just need to re-connect to all of who we are. An urge to ‘fill the hole’ is a call from our soul to feel our whole. Just like a car, each part of us has a vital role, each part affects the other in some way, and each part has to be cared for in order for the whole to function. When we deny or repress even one part, the whole can’t work properly! Our chakras provide a natural map to follow for connecting to our wholeness. Chakras are centers of energy that run throughout our body. Each emanates a ray of colored energy and is in charge of different aspects of our self and life. Each carries vital information about who you are, including past memories and untapped future potential. Following is a description of each of the 7 main chakras, including simple ways you can strengthen your connection to them: 1. RED ROOT CHAKRA (Base of your torso): Physical health, grounded in your humanity and physical reality, ability to create abundance, manifest your dreams and visions, connect to right work, how safe, secure and stable you feel in the world. Try: Invigorating exercise, drumming, tribal dance, walking and immersing in nature, camping, touch the Earth with your bare feet. | |
2. ORANGE SACRAL CHAKRA (Below your navel): Sacred sexuality, sensuality, creativity, nurturing, nourishment, pleasure, knowing your worth and value, feeling your feelings. Try: Cooking, bubble bath, aromatherapy massage, bellydancing, pamper yourself, emotional healing sessions, experience your sexuality in healthy, loving ways. | |
3. YELLOW SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA (Center of your torso): Inner power, self-confidence, inner strength, drive, action, will, gut instinct, assertiveness, mind over matter. Try: Martial arts, kick-boxing, weight-training, visualizing yellow sun ray radiating out from solar plexus, deep breathing, facing one of your fears and just doing it! | |
4. GREEN HEART CHAKRA(Lower mid chest): Self-love, self-acceptance, unconditional love and compassion for others, inner peace, harmony and balance. Try: Keep a gratitude journal, show compassion and kindness toward yourself and others, forgive yourself and others, buy yourself a special gift, listen to beautiful music. | |
5. BLUE THROAT CHAKRA (Throat): Communication, ability to listen, speaking your truth, bringing forth your creativity and gifts and sharing them with the world, allowing your true self to be seen. Try: Singing, painting, art and craftwork, journaling, sound healing, crystal bowls, chanting, expressing your truth and authentic self, make a collage of your ideal life. | |
6. INDIGO THIRD EYE CHAKRA (Mid-forehead): Ability to see into other dimensions of reality including past and future timelines, clairvoyance, visualization, imagination, psychic ability. Try: Creative visualization – clear focus on what you’d like to create, record your dreams, positive thinking, affirmations, strengthen psychic muscle with inspiration. | |
7. VIOLET CROWN CHAKRA (Crown of your head): Access to our higher consciousness, spirit, guides, angels and all information available from the higher realms. Try: Ask for guidance from your guides, angels or divine source and trust yourself knowing you can receive their answers via meditation or journaling, integrate your spiritual knowledge into your daily life. | |
Article Written By: Dana Mrkich is a writer, energy reader and spiritual intuitive. She has provided hundreds of readings to clients all around the world and now specializes in Email Readings, channeling pages of guidance from your guides and higher consciousness. For more info or to subscribe to her newsletter please email dana@danamrkich.com or visit: www.danamrkich.com © Dana Mrkich 2007 |
