What do you think about when you hear the word “chakras”?
I can assume you know the names of the chakras, what color they are, where they are located…
You might even know what each one is responsible for.
In other words, you most likely possess certain information about the structure of the human energy system.
But how do you apply this knowledge in real, everyday life?!
After all, chakras help you EXPRESS who you TRULY ARE.
A couple of examples for clarity:
Do you talk too much, jumping from topic to topic? That’s an overly active throat chakra.
Do you love to insist on your own way, believing only you are right? That’s an excess of energy in the solar plexus.
This is exactly the topic of our new article. Don’t go away.
How to Use Chakras in Everyday Life
So you can refresh your knowledge about the chakras, I suggest you carefully study this infographic… I translated it and added a little to it…
Infographic source: Health Perch
Now, let’s take a closer look at the influence each chakra has on you in daily life.
Muladhara. Root Chakra
We’ll start with the 1st chakra — the root.
This is the foundation upon which all other chakras stand, so the 1st chakra is extremely important.
It corresponds to all earthly things, including your body, health, survival, and the material and financial aspects of life.
The root chakra works in a balanced way when you live in comfortable conditions and feel safe.
How to know if your 1st chakra needs your attention:
- When your existence is under threat, you experience FEAR. Strong fear is a sign that the foundation of the 1st chakra is damaged.
- If you often experience anxiety, are in a depressed state, feel stress, frequently fall into anger or “snap” — the cause lies in an imbalance of the root chakra.
- By the way, frequent injuries and bruises also signal that you should pay attention to your root chakra.
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When you lose your grounding, you seem to “fall out” of reality, sink into a world of fantasy, lose clarity of thought and focus, and find it hard to concentrate on what’s important.
Since the root chakra is the densest and most physical, any physical actions are a manifestation of its energy. Whether it’s going to the store, paying bills, or doing laundry )
The best way to maintain the functionality of the 1st chakra is to take responsibility for your life into your own hands and ensure that your basic needs are always met!
Svadhisthana. Sacral Chakra
The 2nd chakra — the sacral chakra — is connected to feelings, to your right to openly express your emotions.
The wisdom of the sacral chakra is hidden in the knowledge that any of your feelings and emotions have their own reason. Whatever you feel, you have the right to feel it, and you are perfectly okay.
Unfortunately, our society teaches us from childhood to hide our feelings, to conceal our emotions, rejecting them.
How to know that the 2nd chakra requires your attention:
- Your life has turned into a dull, boring routine.
- You don’t want anything in life. You have no desires. You say no to any suggestions.
- You lack touch, attention, and care.
- You have lost your sexual desire or do not consider yourself sexy and sensual.
- You lack spontaneity. You have no new creative ideas.
An open conversation with your partner about your sensuality and sexual preferences is a manifestation of the energies of the sacral chakra.
Voicing your desires and impulses without embarrassment also stimulates the 2nd chakra. Your task is to feel ALL your emotions as deeply as possible.
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Manipura. The Solar Plexus Chakra
The 3rd chakra is the fiery solar chakra, which gives you light, warmth, energy, and strength.
It represents your ability to act, your willpower, and your vital force.
It is in the solar plexus that the unpleasant sensation arises when you are nervous and feel insecure or powerless.
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This sound meditation fills your solar plexus with energy and gently raises the quality of your life force
A balanced manipura allows you to express your individuality, to define and defend your boundaries.
You all know people with an overly active manipura — manipulators who use maximum pressure and a commanding tone to achieve what they want.
A weakened solar plexus is one of the main problems of spiritual seekers… A position of acquiescence, both in childhood and in adulthood, avoidance of conflicts hinder the acceptance of your individuality.
How to know that the 3rd chakra requires your attention:
- It is easier for you to agree with someone else’s opinion than to insist on your own.
- You believe that people close to you do not appreciate or do not respect you.
- You are afraid of being rejected, overly sensitive to criticism.
- You have trust issues. You easily get lost in a crisis situation.
Any actions where you “step over” your doubts and insecurity help restore the balance of the solar plexus chakra.
Anahata. The Heart Chakra
The 4th chakra — the heart — symbolizes the transition from focusing on yourself, your desires and actions, to something greater and deeper.
The heart chakra is the place where the upper and lower connect, the inner and the outer.
The Heart Chakra is the center of Love. Love as a form of being, independent of a person’s behavior or actions.
By opening your heart, you begin to empathize with the feelings of other people.
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The Higher Heart is your connection to All That Is. It is a direct channel to everything around you, including your loved ones, the energies around you, and your connection to higher planes.
How to know that the 4th chakra needs your attention:
- You do not accept or value yourself.
- You do not know how to forgive and often give in to sadness.
- You are intolerant of other people’s mistakes.
- You are often driven by selfish aspirations.
- You isolate yourself from the world and close yourself off from communicating with people.
We are all mirrors for each other, with our own experiences and “quirks.”
When you feel sympathy and compassion for someone you are in a quarrel with, you stimulate the opening of the heart chakra.
At that moment, you disengage from the problematic situation, take a neutral position, and see the real reasons for what is happening.
When you develop the ability to empathize with a person, regardless of their behavior — you are transmitting the energy of the heart chakra.
Here we have gathered the best practices for opening the heart chakra and the Higher Heart.
Vishuddha. The Throat Chakra
The 5th chakra — the throat — corresponds to any means of self-expression: through verbal communication and body language, as well as expressing yourself in creativity.
When you are confident in yourself and act from the heart, your True Self manifests.
Your ability to express and hear the TRUTH directly depends on the balance of the throat chakra.
This quality is best manifested in everyday communication.
The throat chakra endows you with the ability to make wise decisions, express yourself, and use personal power to manifest what you desire into reality.
How to know that the 5th chakra needs your attention:
- You get lost in conversation, feeling like you have a “lump” in your throat.
- You experience difficulty making decisions, constantly doubting yourself and your actions.
- You constantly withhold information or lie to people close to you.
- You often criticize and judge others, as well as yourself.
- Respiratory tract illnesses also signal that it’s time to unblock your throat chakra.
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How to learn to feel, activate, and balance the seven main energy centers?
When you work with the lower energy centers, the throat chakra becomes an expression of your existing experience and knowledge.
It nourishes your heart with what you love to do and shows it to the world.
Ajna. The Third Eye Chakra
The 6th chakra — the third eye chakra — looks at the world through the heart.
It is an unshakeable trust in your intuition. It is a deep understanding that the knowledge available to you at this stage of life is exactly what you need to know.
In third-dimensional reality, the energy of this chakra manifests as the ability to perceive people as they truly are.
It is the ability to see THROUGH the shields and barriers a person has wrapped themselves in.
You talk to someone and immediately “see” that they lied or are holding something back — that is the application of the third eye chakra’s abilities in life.
How to know your 6th chakra needs your attention:
- The very first sign is an overload of thoughts and questions in your head.
- Phrases like “Ugh, I should have listened to myself…”
- Memory problems can be a symptom of imbalance in this chakra.
- Headaches, migraines, sleep issues, or weak eyesight are signals of a blocked 6th chakra.
The third eye chakra gives you the ability to understand what a person wants to say without relying on verbal help.
Ask specific questions to get specific answers.
See also: Energy Imbalance. How It Manifests in the Human Chakra System
In this article, we will take a detailed look at what energy imbalance is, how it manifests overall and in individual chakras, and how it affects your life.
Sahasrara. The Crown Chakra
The 7th chakra — the crown — is the unification of the energies of all 7 chakras.
This chakra is considered the seat of enlightenment in yoga.
The crown chakra helps you see the bigger picture with many details.
It connects your consciousness to the higher aspects of yourself, opening access to knowledge.
It is the ability to channel universal knowledge into your consciousness and apply it.
How to know your 7th chakra needs your attention:
- Increased sensitivity to light and sound stimuli.
- High levels of anxiety and worry.
- Nightmares can also be a sign of a blocked crown chakra.
- They say early balding is also linked to this chakra… haven’t checked that myself )
Thanks to the crown chakra, you no longer tell the world who you are. You show it by your own example!
The stronger your connection to the higher mind and the divine, the more insights you transmit into our world.
The practical application of the crown chakra’s energies is your inner knowing of what to do next in life.
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I’m sure you will find a PRACTICAL application for this information…