Root Chakra

Muladhara – Basic Sense of Security – Stable Base of Support

I AM.

Root Chakra Advice

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When strengthening, we need to start with a stable base. I often begin clients with strengthening the core muscles. Of course, the core is not just ‘abs’, its also all the way down to your transverse abdominus and pelvic floor. A central fitness training principle is to “straighten before you strengthen”: this involves posture and the core. The root chakra is a logical place to base everything from.

Psychology: Freud’s Oral Stage (0 – 1 years old): Satisfaction and enjoyment is gotten through things going in the mouth, Erikson’s Stage 1 (Trust vs Mistrust): Trust (or mistrust) that basic needs, such as nourishment and affection, will be met; Maslow’s Physiological Needs: breathing, food, water, shelter, sleep. The root chakra gives us courage, resourcefulness, and the will to live. It also carries our ancestral challenges and subconscious generational patterns.

Root Chakra Colors: Red, Black. The colors of blood, life, passion, anger. We have to transform our anger into a positive force of justice. How can we do this? Depression is anger turned inwards. Don’t be angry at yourself. Use anger to create positive change towards our truth. Anxiety, frustration, rage, depression, and resentment are unhealthy expressions of anger. Transform your anger into passion, love, and determination.

Root Chakra Body parts: Legs, feet, sacrum (tailbone), immune system

Red Foods: Apples, Cherries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Pomegranates, Rhubarb, Blood Oranges, Watermelon, Plums, Chili Peppers, Bell Peppers, Beets, Radishes, Tomatoes, Cranberries, Kidney Beans, Adzuki Beans, Red Beans

Root Chakra Music: Chanting the sound Lam (when chanting, focus on the vibrations inside your body made by the production of this sound), songs in the key of C or C#, Solfeggio Frequency: 396 Hz

Root Chakra Affirmations: We have a right to be here, deeply rooted and standing on our own two feet. Challenges help us grow and transform. Life’s goodness gives us what we need. Connected with nature, we are open to possibilities. We honor our values and truth with healthy food, clean water, exercise, and relaxation.

Root Chakra Crystals: Garnet, Red Jasper, Black Tourmaline, Onyx, Bloodstone

Root Chakra Essential Oils: Cedarwood, Frankincense, Black Pepper, Spikenard, Patchouli, Vetiver, Sandalwood (caution, many of these are ‘hot’ oils and are dangerous to pets and bare human skin, but especially harmful to birds)

Root Chakra Herbs: Dandelion root, ginger, sage, paprika, annatto

Root Chakra Exercises: Pelvic Floor (Kegels), Activating the core (transverse abdominus), Diaphragmatic Breathing

Root Chakra Yoga Poses: Mountain Pose (Tadasana), Warrior Pose I (Virabhadrasana), Corpse Pose (Savasana)

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