If you’re out of balance in your first or Root Chakra, you’re standing on very shaky ground. You don’t feel safe, secure, or supported by the earth.

Physical health issues commonly associated with the Root Chakra include lower back pain, sciatica, body weight issues, constipation, hemorrhoids, prostate problems, sexual dysfunction in men, and varicose veins.

Emotional or mental health issues include fear, anxiety, insecurity, extreme vulnerability, worry, grief, depression, self-centeredness, low self-esteem and distrust of others.

Located at the base of your spine, the Root Chakra is the very foundation of our identity, so it’s always wise to start your Chakra Balancing work here. This chakra is associated with basic survival and security in the world, groundedness, trust and boundaries. It vibrates with the energy of the color red.

When the Root Chakra is balanced, you feel strong and supported, safe, grounded, and peaceful.

USING DYNAMIND TO BALANCE THE ROOT CHAKRA

In my upcoming book, Chakra Secrects, I explain the Aha! moment I had when taught Dynamind by Serge Kahili King, PhD, a Hawaiian shaman and Huna healer. The technique can be used to reprogram the unconscious mind, to remove negative emotions and tell your body-mind what you’d like to experience – and it will follow your instructions. This works well to heal the imbalances of chakra energy.

1) FOCUS – Hold your hands out in a loose prayer-like position.

2) DECLARE – Say aloud the condition you’re feeling that you would like to change, e.g.,

“I feel anxious and I know that can change. I want that feeling to go away.”

“I have pain running down the back of my leg and I know that can change. I want that pain to go away.”

Dynamind affirmation to strengthen the Root Chakra:

“I’m not as strong and grounded as I want to be. I want to feel as grounded as the roots of a tree.”

3) RELEASE – Tap 7 times on the center of your chest, then at the point between the thumb and forefinger of each hand, and on the top bone of your spine (the 7th cervical vertebra).

4) BREATHE – Direct your breath, inhaling with your attention on the crown of your head, exhaling with your attention below your feet.

Repeat until you feel the desired result.

If you’d like a pdf booklet on complete instructions on using Dynamind for healing all seven chakra centers, go to http://www.thechakras.org/chakra-secrets.html.

Namaste!

Becca Chopra, author of The Chakra Diaries

 
 
When you're caught up in an argument with your partner, family member or colleague, typically, you're locked into anger and thinking you're right and the other person is wrong. If this happens often, work on balancing your solar plexus and heart chakras to be more confident and loving.

Or change your own presence and state in the disagreement. As Einstein said, "You can't solve a problem on the same level you created it."

So, here's what to do the next time you're in an argument with someone you love, even when you know you're right:

First off, see if you can get in touch with what you might be afraid of. (Underneath our anger, there's always some kind of fear.)

Acknowledge to your partner that you're afraid. When you go from saying what you're angry about to saying what you're scared about, it shifts the whole tone of the conversation.

Take a deep breath and say something like: "I'm afraid we're not going to get through this. Or I'm afraid you'll leave me."

Sometimes you don't know what the fear is about, so you can just say: "I'm afraid, and I don't know what I'm afraid about. "

When you say "I'm scared," it instantly creates a connection with your partner, and you're able to shift out of the argument just like that. And, THEN you have the opportunity to bring the conversation to a new, more loving and conscious level.

Thanks to Gay & Katie Hendricks for this wonderful advice on Conscious Partnering.
Namaste! Becca Chopra, author of The Chakra Diaries