How to Heal the Root Chakra; The Money Chakra

Sanskrit name: Muladhara       Mul(Root)adhara(Support)

Location of the Root Chakra: Base of the spine

Color: Red

Element: Earth

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Our root chakra is what grounds us. It keeps us tethered to our connection with earth.

It’s the foundation on which we build ourselves upon. It supports our confidence, our strength and our overall sense of well being.

The root chakra is where all of our core functions are stored. The genetic memories of our ancestors, per se. Our survival instincts and the raw essential needs we all have as humans.

It is tied to our sense of security, meaning it can make us feel safe or unsafe. It also has the ability to make us feel as though we live in abundance or scarcity, which means it is also tied to our quality of life and our financial situations.

That’s right, your root chakra has the ability to influence the amount of money you have.

Since our life force energy flows upward, from the earth, it’s important for our base chakra to be clear. This allows energy to flow onward to the following six.

You have to start somewhere, and making sure you have a solid foundation on which to stand paves the way for the rest of you and the remarkable things you can accomplish as a whole.

When our root chakra is blocked or out of alignment with us, it can cause all sorts of negative manifestations both physically and mentally.

Physical manifestations of a blocked Root Chakra include:

• Pain in Lower Body (feet, knees, legs hips)
• Sciatica
• Digestive Issues
• Prostate Problems
• Eating Disorders (Which might fall under mental)
• Immune System Problems

Mental manifestations include:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Low Self Esteem
• Feeling of Not Belonging
• Jealousy
• Co-Dependency
• Indecisiveness
• Phobias
• Addictions

Quality of life manifestations include:

• Financial Stability
• Hunger
• Shelter
• Strain on Relationships

Root Chakra Damage

The stability and strength of your root chakra is linked to how secure you felt as a child. If you felt safe, well fed and as if you had everything you needed, your root chakra became strong and doesn’t need much up keep.

If you didn’t feel safe and well provided for, you could see some of these issues being common or repeating themselves in your life.

This doesn’t mean you were starved, malnourished, beaten or abandoned necessarily. Maybe you grew up watching your parents struggle with bills or not have much money for food.

Maybe they did everything they possibly could to make sure you were well taken care of but sometimes you had to live off of potted meat and Ramen noodles.

When I was growing up we didn’t have much. My mom had a lot of medical issues and was always bed ridden or in the hospital which means she was unable to work.

My dad worked all of the time to make up the difference. My sister and I had food, plenty of Ramen, tuna and crackers and sandwich stuff.

We had clothes to wear. Not the most fashionable clothes but we were warm in the winter. We had a roof over our heads, even if it did leak when it rained.

Growing up like this led me to feel like every penny I came across was sacred and to be cherished. I would (and still do) agonize over every money decision that crossed my path.

Spending months debating on a twenty dollar decision. This is a kink in my root chakra that I consistently battle with.

Any number of things can cause your chakras to become blocked and cause negative manifestations in your body and life.

Here’s you a neat little list of ways to clear your blocks

Healing the Root Chakra

Some root chakra specific mantras can aid in clearing such blocks. Tell yourself everyday:

• I am safe.
• I am confident.
• I am abundant.
• I am healthy.
• I am wealthy.
• I have everything I need.
• I am balanced.
• I am grounded.
• I am powerful.
• I belong.
• I am worthy.
• I am strong.

If healing through foods is your thing, you can eat yourself toward a healthy, unblocked root chakra with:

• Apples
• Cherries
• Red Peppers
• Red Onions
• Red Grapes
• Beets
• Radishes
• Red Potatoes
• Raspberries
• Pomegranents
• Watermelon
• Tomatoes
• Strawberries
• Cranberries

Or pretty much any other red, natural food.

If Healing crystals are your thing, to be either carried in your pocket or used with meditation or reiki:

• Bloodstone
• Red Jasper
• Garnet
• Black Tourmaline

The sense linked to the root chakra is smell. So Earthy smells are going to please the instincts. Some smells or better yet, essential oils for this are:

• Cederwood
• Cypress
• Sandalwood
• Patchoui

Or you could use colour therapy and wear some red. Paint a room red (following the colour rules of feng shui of course) and spend some time in said room. Or just get some sort of red in your life, a painting, a candle, a Corvette. You know, whatever steers your wagon.

Read more on the individual chakras:

• The Spiritual Chakra
• The Psychic Chakra
• The Push over Chakra
• The Love Chakra
• The Success Chakra
• The Creative Chakra
• The Money Chakra

Best vibes always,

S.S.Blake

Author

S.S.Blake; Confidence Coach, Yoga + Meditation Teacher and Founder of Earth and Water

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