Solar Plexus Chakra

Manipura – Self Efficacy – I Am Powerful. I CAN.

Unblock the solar plexus chakra with recipes, suggestions for meditation, imagery.

Just like Maslow’s Triangle of Needs, the chakras don’t follow a strictly hierarchical path. Several chakras might need concurrent ‘balancing’, but they need not follow a linear patter. We need a series of accomplishments to build other accomplishments from. Sometimes an assessment might disappoint us or make us feel overwhelmed, incapable, that it’s a lost cause. A personal trainer helps create SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound.) Just like you can’t directionally get where you want to go without knowing where that is, you need a good set of goals to create change. Progressing from the sacral chakra’s pleasure, we can’t go any further without believing in our abilities. The solar plexus chakra is your power and self-efficacy.

Psychology: Freud’s Anal Stage (2 to 3 years old): Controlling bodily functions. Failure to do so creates a feeling of shame. Here, we’re moving from the sacral chakra’s pleasure seeking focus to being in control of ourselves. Developing an awareness of the body and differences between male and female bodies, as well as identifying with the same-sex parent, Erikson’s Stage 4 (Industry vs Inferiority): Developing a sense of self confidence in abilities when competent and inferiority when not, Maslow’s Self Esteem Needs: confidence, achievement, respect of others, the need to be a unique individual.

Element: Fire

Colors: Yellow

Crystals: Citrine, Amber, Calcite, Tigers Eye, Pyrite, Yellow Jasper, Yellow Topaz, Agate

Essential Oils: Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Fennel, Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Frankincense, Sandalwood, Chamomile, Neroli, Peppermint, Spearmint, Wintergreen, Eucalpytus, Rosemary (Always double check if each essential oil you are using is dangerous to pets and bare human skin, especially if you have pet birds – Which essential oils are bad for birds? – Sunny Life Mag)

Music: Chanting the sound ‘Ram’, songs in the key of F Major, Solfeggio Frequency: 528 Hz

Herbs: Chamomile, Ginger, Lemon, Lemongrass, Lemon Balm, Cat’s Claw, Barberry

Exercises: Plank, Side Plank, Forearm Plank, Crow Pose, Inversions, Boat Pose, Standing Series of Warrior Poses and Balancing Poses, Twists, Lunges

Body parts: Center of the abdomen below the diaphragm.

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