How Chakras Can Be An Essential Part of Nurturing Your Wellness
Do you ever feel off balance or like your energy is just all over the place, mentally and emotionally, but you don’t know what to attribute it to? You may not feel sick or fatigued, per say, but maybe you just don’t feel like yourself or feel drained. Well, that could be your chakras trying to tell you something.
What are chakras?
Chakras are the main energy points in your body that correspond with different nerves and organs. They can tell you a lot about your mental and emotional wellness. Chakras are known to regulate your emotions.
The different meanings of each chakra:
Your body has 7 chakras. Below are the 7 different chakras in your body and each of their different meanings.
Crown Chakra: Divine wisdom, universal consciousness, bliss, enlightenment
Third Eye Chakra: Intuition, manifestation, clairvoyance, imagination, projection of will, peace of mind
Throat Chakra: Self-expression, communication, freedom, inspiration, truth, independence
Heart Chakra: Unconditional love, healing, harmony, compassion, transformation, sharing
Solar Plexus Chakra: Personal power, self-control, peace, self-acceptance, identity, inner harmony, authority, joy
Sacral Chakra: Sexuality, creativity, pleasure, primal instinct, desire, openness, personal creativity
Root Chakra: Stability, survival, grounding, courage, trust, full acceptance of life, will power to achieve goals, satisfaction, vitality
Blocked chakras:
If you’re feeling off mentally or emotionally, it could be a sign that one or more of your chakras are blocked. Blocked chakras are generally attributed to an unhealthy lifestyle, physically and/or mentally. It could be anything from poor sleep, poor diet, lack of movement, to unhealthy relationships, constantly being around negative energy, or being in high-stress situations.
If you feel you have blocked chakras, you’ll need to take steps to unblock them. There are a lot of different ways to do this. Energy healing practices are typically used to effectively unblock chakras. Sound healing, acupuncture, reiki, mediation, and yoga are common practices used. It’s important to identify what chakra might be blocked, and work from there. Once successfully unblocked, you’ll find yourself to feel more balanced and regulated. You’ll probably start to feel like yourself again!
Chakras can be an integral part of your self-care routine by providing an alternative way of looking at and taking care of your mental and emotional wellness. Even if you don’t necessarily follow your chakras, it doesn’t hurt to incorporate the common energy healing practices used to unblock your chakras into your wellness routine. All these practices have endless benefits. Using your chakras can also help you more easily identify what might be causing you problems mentally and emotionally.
