What are the benefits of cleansing & balancing your Chakras?
Our Chakras or energy bundles can cause physical, emotional & spiritual blockages within our energy flow. Blockages can hinder our ability to deal with trauma, stress, anxiety & emotional relationships (with ourselves & others) which can lead to physical dis-ease. By working through each Chakra, we can address feelings that arise & deal with trauma that has been locked away.
Each Chakra has behaviour characteristics that determine whether it’s over-active, balanced or unbalanced. There are ways to balance each energy bundle & these activities usually relate to looking inward.
Below I give you 6 simple ways to bring balance to each Chakra. Once all 7 are balanced, you’ll feel harmony between your mind, body & soul. This is because the energy that flows through your Subtle Body (the intangible self) is flowing freely from Root to Crown.
If this seems a little confusing, read my Beginners Guide to the 7 Chakras before moving on & it will explain things in more detail. There is a free & printable Chakra quiz that you can download.
Root Chakra (Muladhara)
- Dance like nobody’s watching
- Ground yourself by walking barefoot on grass or earth
- Take a shower, connecting to water
- Surround yourself with the colour Red
- Pamper your feet with a foot massage or pedicure
- Grounding meditations
Sacral Chakra (Svadisthana)
- Surround yourself with the colour Orange
- Write down your feelings & why you feel this way
- Talk to someone close & off-load your feelings
- Draw, paint or create with no goal but just for the enjoyment of it
- Practise hip opening yoga poses
- Take a shower, connecting with water
Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura)
- Practise back bending & heart opening yoga poses
- Cleanse your digestive system
- Eat a clean & healthy diet
- Speak daily self-love & compassionate affirmations in the mirror
- Make a list of your achievements no matter how small
- Create a new short term goal & write a list of 3 actions needed to achieve it
Heart Chakra (Anahata)
- Connect with nature & animals
- Surround yourself with images that represent love, kindness & compassion
- Stretch out the intercostal muscles in the ribs with side body stretches
- Practise Pranayama (Breath work) to allow energy to flow freely
- Meditate on opening the heart, giving & receiving love
- Hug, hug & hug some more
Throat Chakra (Visudhi)
- Work with the Bija mantra “ham”, a one syllable sound chanted out loud
- Start journaling daily – Think feelings, stresses, thoughts, daily goals & little wins
- Try Lion’s Breath breathing technique (Inhale through the nose, exhale with a roar. As your tongue sticks out. Eyes open)
- Wear blue or turquoise gemstones/pendants (Amazonite, Turquoise, Aquamarine, Lapis Lazuli)
- Sing to yourself or to others, just start singing – out loud!
- Practise expressing your emotions in the mirror. Be clear & concise about what you like & don’t like.
Third Eye Chakra (Ajna)
- Nadi Shodhana Pranayama (Breath Work)
- Practise Kundalini (Ascension) Yoga
- Start a dream journal & pay attention to any patterns or themes
- Try “Tapping” (Meditate on the internal eyebrow centre for a moment & then begin tapping the external eyebrow centre, sending waves of vibrational energy there)
- Use Sound Healing or listen to a Sound Bath meditation
- Add Purple foods into your diet
Crown Chakra (Sahasrara)
- Stop believing your thoughts, observe them & let them go. How can we be our thoughts if we don’t control them?
- Expand your limitations. Read books, watch videos & listen to podcasts on a range of topics to do with self-growth
- Clear out the clutter which will help the mind feel mess free
- Look out for synchronicity (Spiritual messages and guidance with numbers 11:11am etc)
- Wear & see the colour Purple/Violet
- Use Crystals (Selenite, Amethyst, Labradorite)
Now that you know how to balance your energy flow, why don’t you take my quiz which you can download for free here & assess which energy bundle needs your focus.
Start to work through each one by incorporating the above tips into your life. You’ll slowly begin to find harmony & balance throughout the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
Enjoy your self-growth!
