Chakras are subtle energy points located along the spine that relate to psychosomatic aspects of ourselves. If there is an obstruction of energy in any of the 8 chakras, a person is said to be unbalanced. This is due to the fact that a block in any chakra can lead to physical, psychological or spiritual problems. You can choose a chakra from the image below for more in depth information or just scroll down the page.

• First chakra: (known as the Mulhadara chakra) located at the perineum, base of spine, associated with the color red.
  • Positive aspects: Basic self, instinctual self feels grounded. Feeling secure, feeling satisfied with your situation. Contented, trusting, empowered, loyal and dependable.
    
  • Negative aspects: Feeling no control, experiencing things as being done to you and feeling you have no power. Lack of trust, feeling deprived, unsatisfied. Fearful, insecure, wanting to run away, not committing. Issues associated with a block in the muladara chakra are body image issues, food issues, obsessive-compulsive disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, constipation, and addiction to routine.    Back to top
    
    
• Second chakra: (known as the Svadhishtahana chakra) located at the sex organs, associated with the color orange.
  • Positive aspects: Creativity, excitement for life, individual sense of style.
  • Negative aspects: Promiscuity, following others, obsession with sex, whole persona is based on sex. Non-creative.
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• Third chakra: (known as the Manipura chakra) located at the navel region, solar plexus, associated with the color yellow.
  • Positive aspects: Will power/motivation. Fearlessness, confidence, and being able to make things manifest. Wanting to get thru obstacles. Positivity.
  • Negative aspects: Power hungry, lack of confidence, weak, fearful, not being seeing things thru to completion. Digestive problems. Either being too patient, or being too impatient. Nothing is ever enough, being obsessed with prestige, status, acquisition and flashy things. Exploitation of others. Depression.    Back to top
    
    
• Fourth chakra: (known as the Anahata chakra) located at the heart center, associated with the color green.
  
  • Positive aspects: Giving and receiving in a balanced way. Infinite hope and love. Airy, trusting and open. Feeling everything will be ok.
    
  • Negative aspects: Give too much, give too little. Closed, mistrustful. Lack of hope, fearful. Manic behavior, cold, ruthlessness.   Back to top
    
    
• Fifth chakra: (known as the Vishuddha chakra) located at the throat center, associated with the color blue.
  
  • Positive aspects: Seed of creativity thru words. Speaking the truth. Being able to express one's emotions and ideas clearly and thoroughly. What you say is heard and understood by others.
    
  • Negative aspects: Frustration due to the inability to express oneself. Very loud, very blunt and direct. Not truthful.
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• Sixth chakra: (known as the Ajna chakra) located between the eyebrows, associated with the color indigo.
  • Positive aspects: Command center of awareness, you can see your destiny more readily, intuition, being able to see thru illusions. Sexual energy gets redistributed to areas where it's needed. Being able to communicate with people far away.
    
• Negative aspects: Confusion, obsessed with seeing visions/illusions. Lack of foresight.   Back to top
  
  
• Seventh chakra: (known as Sahasrara chakra) located at the crown of the head, anterior fontanelle, associated with the color violet.
  
• Positive aspects: Connection with higher spirit/power. Bliss, trusting the universe to supply your needs. Belief in the connection of all life.
  
• Negative aspects: Selfishness, fear, nervousness. Not believing in universality or a connection to life.    Back to top
  
  
• Eighth chakra: (known as the Aura) located in the subtle energy field 1 or more feet around the body, also known as the magnetic field, associated with the color white.
  
  • Positive aspects: Protection from negativity, injury, illness. Doors open to you, people look up to you, you have presence.
    
  • Negative aspects: You get injured, sick. People tend to attack you or disrespect you. Things don't manifest, or happen for you.        Back to top