solar plexus chakra January 5, 2009
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The Solar Plexus Chakra is about self-esteem and personal power. It is sometimes thought of as the “seat of emotions”. I usually locate this chakra about an inch or two below the base of the sternum, but it can be found as low as the bellybutton sometimes. One way to tap into the energy of the Solar Plexus is to stand up tall, as if you were a superhero strutting down the street, and then notice where in your upper abdomen sticks out when you do this. That’s how the Solar Plexus feels when it’s at its strongest. For an idea of how it feels when it is weak, try curling or slouching into your body like you might do if you were anxious or “on your guard”. You’ll notice this causes it to fold in on itself, like it’s retreating and hiding.
Physical issues traditionally associated with the Solar Plexus relate to the health of the stomach, liver, intestines, and particularly the pancreas – diabetes would be likely to manifest here. Issues related to the muscular and integumentary (skin, hair, nails) systems are associated with this chakra as well. In practice, I have found that when physical issues have been manifesting in the body long enough to have become deeply emotional issues – or vice versa – the emotional issues will frequently manifest in the Solar Plexus regardless of where the issue originated. Its primary function appears to be about self-esteem, which seems to be at the core of just about every energetic imbalance I encounter. As I noted in my description of the Sacral Chakra, menstrual cramps seem to manifest here in the Solar Plexus instead of in the Sacral area where one would expect, which I believe is because of the self-esteem issues many sufferers of menstrual cramps develop after years of struggling with cramps due to constantly being told that it’s “all in their head” and that they are weaker/lesser beings somehow. The muscular issues that will manifest here also tend to be self-esteem-related: if you’re not holding your body as if you’re proud of it, your muscles naturally weaken right along with your self-esteem!
The Solar Plexus is associated with the color yellow. I often envision a bright yellow sun emanating from this area when mine is strong and healthy. When it is imbalanced, typically it will feel like the energy flow in the whole body has stagnated when I’m doing an initial scan, and then once I get to the Solar Plexus I will find that sure enough, there it is plugging up the whole works. Everyone’s is really unique – I’ve seen Solar Plexus imbalances appear to me as everything from hardening yellow plaque to a bowl with a hole in the bottom leaking yellow “fluid”.
sacral chakra December 31, 2008
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The Sacral Chakra is about creative energy and social relationships. It is a natural convergence point for sexual energy, and its physical location in the body is between the genitals and the navel. Mine is usually closer to my genitals, but sometimes it moves around. I haven’t figured out the significance of this yet. Issues relating to sexuality are the most frequent issues that I see manifest here. Often, issues relating to creativity will manifest here too – repressing a desire to be creative, inner child issues that are more creative in nature than the survival-type issues that will manifest in the Root Chakra. It is also connected with the kidneys and the urination process, so issues where someone is holding on to something that needs to be released will often show up here. Emotional issues such as depression may hit here too, although I find they usually tend to originate higher up before they end up in the Sacral area. It corresponds with the color orange, and I experience the smell of orange sherbert both as an indication of a healthy Sacral Chakra as well as when it needs attention, but I do not have a smell I associate with it when it is unhealthy or imbalanced. The “orange sherbert” smell will come when it’s excited about something or wants me (or the person I’m working on) to try something new. Physical issues include sexual issues, as well as issues related to the body’s urination and drainage processes. However, one would expect that menstrual cramps would also be located here, and actually I almost always find those connected to the Solar Plexus instead.
root chakra December 30, 2008
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Over the next week or so, I’ll be doing a series of posts discussing each of the 7 chakras. Each will give a little background info on each of the chakras, and some “field notes” from me — stuff I’ve learned about the chakras from working with them. These posts are the “raw material” for what will eventually be an educational resource for me to use when teaching classes, and/or for people to read and learn more on their own.
Please jump in with any questions you might have!
The Root Chakra is about groundedness and getting our basic survival needs met. Issues relating to stability, the home environment, one’s childhood, and digestion/eating may manifest here. Physical issues most commonly include digestive issues (such as constipation or diarrhea) or eating disorders (although these will frequently show up in higher chakras, especially if they have manifested for a long time – I find a lot of overeating issues end up in the Solar Plexus.) It corresponds with the color red – I find that mine appears anywhere from bright firetruck red to a rich burgundy when healthy, and more like a goopy blood clot or a brownish color when I’m having issues there. Sometimes I’ll get flashes of a red ball oozing and expanding out of control when my Root Chakra is not doing well. I associate the smell of wet wood or fresh dirt with the healthy Root Chakra, and often the smell of an unpleasant bodily excretion such as vomit or feces will show up when I encounter a significant Root Chakra imbalance. More frequently, though, the smell I’ll get when an issue at this chakra needs attention is the smell of blood, which goes with the “goopy blood clot” image generally.
