The Mooladhara chakra (it’s Sanskrit name), translated as ‘root’ chakra, is located at the base of the spine, close to the perineum.
The element of the root chakra is Earth and it is our energetic connection to the physical. The parts of the body associated with it are the legs and feet, large intestine and anus, or more solid body parts such as teeth and bones.
The basic right of this chakra is the right to be here in this physical realm and the right to have. Some of the characteristics displayed if one is balanced in this chakra are:
- Good health
- Well grounded
- Feels safe and trusting in the world
- Stable and prosperous
- Ability to relax
If one is working with issues in this chakra they may either have excessive of deficient energy, or both, and thus will potentially display:
Excessive energy
- Greed, hoarding material possessions
- Lazy, tired and sluggish often
- Obesity and overeating
- Fear of change and rigid boundaries
Deficient energy
- Restless, anxious and often fearful
- Underweight and disconnected from their body
- Poor ability to focus and exert discipline
- Poor boundaries and financial difficulties
Working with the root chakra means we look at ways we can assist grounding and connecting with the physical body. Helping to reclaim our right to be on this Earth, this chakra is established (during the womb and the first 6 months post being born).
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