Chakra 101

Chakras are energy centres in our body, spinning wheels they correspond to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of our energetic body that affect our emotional and physical well-being.

Our Chakras can be out of alignment and cause physical and emotional issues, but we can balance them and support our overall health and wellbeing.

The seven major chakras are root or base, sacral, solar plexis, heart, throat, third eye and crown.

Root or Base Chakra

• Base of spine, tailbone areas
• Colour – red
• Physical identity, stability, grounding
• Arthritis, constipation, bladder, colon, insecure about basic needs and wellbeing
• Crystal – Obsidian, Red Jasper
• Essential Oil – Basil, Cedarwood, Myrrh, Patchouli, Vetiver

Sacral Chakra

• Just below belly button, just above pubic bone
• Sexuality, pleasure, creativity
• Urinary tract, lower back pain, impotency, self worth
• Colour – orange
• Crystal – carnelian, orange calcite, sunstone
• Essential oil – black pepper, cinnamon, tangerine, wild orange, cypress

Solar Plexis Chakra

• Upper abdomen, in the stomach area
• Self esteem confidence, personal power
• Digestive, ulcers, heart burn, eating disorders, indigestion
• Colour – yellow
• Crystal – citrine, pyrite, amber, yellow calcite, sunstone
• Essential oil – bergamot, cassia, clove, ginger, grapefruit

Heart Chakra

• Centre of the chest, just above the heart
• Love, compassion
• Heart problems, asthma, weight issues, lonely, insecure, isolated
• Colour – green
• Crystal – adventurine, amazonite, rose quartz,
• Essential oil – cardamom, eucalyptus, geranium, lime, marjoram, peppermint, rose

Throat Chakra

• The throat
• Communication
• Voice, throat, teeth, gums, mouth
• Colour – blue
• Crystal – Angelite, Apatite, Blue Lace Agate, Sodalite,
• Essential oil – Birch, lavender, oregano

Third Eye Chakra

• On the forehead, between the eyes
• Intuition, imagination
• Headaches, sight, concentration, hearing
• Colour – indigo
• Crystal – amethyst, sodalite, lapis lazuli
• Essential oil – clary sage, lemongrass

Crown Chakra

• Crown, very top of head
• Awareness, intelligence
• All organs, brain and nervous system
• Colour – violet, white
• Crystal – clear quartz, diamond, moonstone
• Essential oil – frankincense, helichrysum, chamomile, sandalwood

Chakras 101 – using crystals and essential oil

I was asked how we use our essential oils and crystals to balance our chakras. One way is a Reiki session or chakra healing session. You can book in with me, but you can also balance your chakras yourself. Here is how.

1. Choose which chakra you feel is out of balance, you will instinctively know which one
2. Get your oils and crystals organised and a candle and some quiet time
3. Sit down or lie down, lit candle, crystals and essential oils close by
4. 5 slow breaths in and out to centre and quieten the mind
5. Focus on the area that requires clearing and balancing, picturing a brightly coloured spinning wheel, vibrant and healthy, picture perfect health, keep breathing slow, to focus mind
6. If you are lying down, place your crystals on your chakra (i.e. heart, throat etc)
7. Rub a couple of drops of the essential oil on the area (i.e. on throat if throat chakra) soles of feet, wrists, back of neck and chest
8. Focus on the wheel spinning and bright, health, love and gratitude
9. After a few minutes, stretch, drink some water and get up slowly

This can be repeated each day, to clear and balance any of our chakras.