Root Chakra Tips to Support, Stabilize, and Sustain You

 

The ROOT CHAKRA is the first subtle energy center in the body, and it is associated with a basic human need for a healthy body, a sense of connection to the Earth, and is key to creating and maintaining a sturdy foundation for work and play.

Chakra means wheels in Sanskrit, and describes areas of energy running from the base of the spine and lower pelvic area, upward to slightly above the crown of the head.

Ancient Hindus formulated that people have seven major energy wheels, each a different color and spinning in a clockwise direction. 

The root chakra or Muladhara is symbolized by the color RED, and this chakra is located at the base the spine in the lower pelvic region. 

According to the Chopra Center, the word Muladhara breaks down into two Sanskrit words. Mula means root and Adhara means support or base. Learn more about this on the Chopra Center Website.

When you doubt your ability to withstand challenges, or feel shaky and fidget, it may indicate the root chakra is out of balance. 

Read on to discover tips that help you regain your equilibrium and stabilize both your physical and emotional foundation.  

Most energy healers agree that to balance the other chakras, the root chakra must be in alignment.

If you feel unsettled now or want to use root chakra energy to reduce the jitters in the future, practice envisioning RED, the color of the root chakra. 

Meditating or visualizing on the color RED helps you feel centered, provides clarity to help you get on with your day, and reminds you that you're safe, secure, and supported.

If this seems too abstract, plant roses or other red flowers in your garden and use your sense of smell to ground you to the earth and the here and now.

Another simple way to ground yourself to our planet through the root chakra is to take a walk in nature. 

I particularly like to walk on a beach, but please feel free to select a spot in the great outdoors that makes you feel calm yet vibrantly alive.

The color red traditionally signifies love, passion, and romance. 

When you restore balance to the root chakra, it helps you find strength and willingness to do your share in improving interactions including those with family, friends, business associates, and romantic relationships.

Another technique that nourishes the root chakra is to compose and say a root chakra affirmation aloud. 

If you prefer, select one of the affirmations I supply below and use it to set your root chakra intention for the day.

Root Chakra Affirmations 

"I respect and cherish our planet and live in harmony with nature and all her creatures." 

"I am grateful for my body, and use healthy self-care practices today."

"I am aligned with abundance, and I choose to save as well as spend."

"I maintain a budget and am fully responsible for my own living expenses."

"I feel relaxed, safe, secure, and supported with each inhale and exhale."

"I choose to wear red apparel to energize me."

Another practice that helps tune the root chakra is to chant a mantra. Consider chanting the sound associated with the root chakra "LAM" to help you release fear and worries. 

If you enjoy yoga, take off your shoes and practice doing poses that align the root chakra. 

The mountain pose, tree pose,  warrior pose, or standing forward bend (hand to foot pose) helps restore a body-earth connection. 

The standing forward bend can also help with stomach problems, strengthens the spine, increases circulation, helps reduce mensural issues, and reduces belly fat..

I hope you try at least one or two of the simple ways I've provided to help you connect with the color red and root chakra energy. Each can help restore equilibrium and grounding. 💃

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How to Create Balance, Energy, and Strength through the Root Chakra

updated 11/20/2023

Muladhara, the root chakra, provides a rich life force to live and work vibrantly. It's located at the base of your spine, and is the first of the seven primary chakras in your subtle body energy field. 

When you take part in activities including meditation, affirmation or mantra chanting, yoga poses like the mountain pose, or visualizations that stabilize this chakra, it affects the rest of the chakras. 

Symbolized by the red lotus with four petals, the red energy of the root chakra is powerful.  

According to the Chopra Center, “The Word Muladhara breaks down into two Sanskrit words: Mula meaning 'root' and Adhara, which means 'support' or 'base'."

If you sense or think your root chakra is out of balance, place a red object like a pillow or blanket in your meditation space. This will help ground your spiritual energy at a practical level. 

Tibetan monks like the Dalai Lama often wear red robes or red shawls for this purpose. Click here to learn other ways red helps you.

Red energy fortifies you, when you need courage, self-confidence, positive love, and resolve/will-power. 

Here’s a YouTube video about LAM, the sound associated with the Root Chakra. I suggest you try it as a mantra. Observe how easily sound and color bypass thinking and is absorbed at the sensory level, providing an increased sense of grounding, balance, and ease. Click here.

The root chakra energizes the feet, legs, tail bone, and affects the sex organs, urinary organs, and adrenal glands. When your legs ache or are stiff, you lack sexual desire, and/or struggle with stress, remember to call on the root chakra. It helps attract passion, and heats your body. The root chakra influences how you feel and how you act. 

See whether you notice subtle changes in the rate or quality of self-healing and/or a greater sense of well-being in body, mind, and spirit after fine tuning this chakra.

For a more detailed description of "chakra" see this. 

Also see this. Kegel Exercises: A Proven How-To Guide.

If your intuition leads you to crave or want red foods like beets, red cabbage, tomatoes, and strawberries, pay attention. Your body is wise, beyond measure. Here's a link to learn more. 4 Key Reasons to Eat a Variety of Colorful Fruits and Veggies Each Day.

The overuse of red makes you feel or act domineering, arrogant, self-indulgent, quick tempered, impolite, and angry. Use caution with this color. A little goes a long way. Because red is the color with the longest wavelength, and it maintains a close connection to heat and warmth, it is an intense color.

Try Chakra Affirmations for Health and Well-being. Recite Them as You Envision Red and the Root Chakra:

·      I feel invigorated, energized, and empowered whenever I visualize the root chakra.

·      My health is excellent and I am fortunate to be well-balanced, fit, prosperous, and strong.

·      My spirit is grounded deep in the earth. I reserve time to balance and nurture mind, body, and spirit in the great outdoors often. 

·      I walk barefoot, hug trees, dance, play sports, and engage in playful earthy activities like gardening, rock climbing, and hiking. See outdoor activities that are fun and centering.

·      I feel secure, grounded, and visualize my foundation as stable and strong.

·      I have the courage and trust to show up for life.

·      I sense abundant support from encouraging people in my nuclear family, in my family of choice, my work environment, my community, and in the world at large.

·      I am open and receptive to root chakra energy, and use it to infuse and enhance balance, strength, and energy into each moment.

Now that you've seen the affirmations I created, try your hand at writing and reciting your own. 

Use the power in red and the root chakra to discover new ways to create balance, energy, and strength to live each day with a sense of stability and purpose.

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