There are seven chakras in human body according to hinduism. The first chakra is the root chakra (Muladhara). Today we will know about this chakra. We will know the meaning and how can we balance it. So let’s start this journey with the meaning of root chakra.
what does root chakra mean?
The root chakra, also known as muladhara is the first chakra out of seven chakras of the human body. The muladhara is a Sanskrit word in which mula means ‘root’ and adhara means ‘base or support’. It is the base of all other 6 chakras to flow to the top. Let’s understand it with a simple example: Have you ever seen a tree? It can be giant or can be small too. But every tree has its root in the bottom that is the starting point or base of that tree. The muladhara is also the same as the tree’s root and that’s why we called it root chakra. Hope you understood the meaning of muladhara or root chakra. Now let’s know ‘where it is located in the human body’ according to Hinduism.
where is the root chakra located on the body?
According to Hindu scriptures there are 7 chakras in the human body and they all are aligned with the spine vertically. The muladhara or root chakra is located at the bottom of the spine. You can imagine this energy at the tail of the spine. Let me make it more easy for you to understand: when you sit on a floor, your body part that touches the earth (as you can see in the image given above) is the area where root chakra is located. Hope you got it well. Now let’s know about the symbol of root chakra.
What is the symbol of the root chakra?
- The above image represents how the symbol of root chakra looks.
- The outer part of the symbol represents the four petals of lotus.
- The four petals inherit a circle and the circle inherits an square.
- Inside the square there’s a triangle connected with that square.
What happens when Muladhara chakra is blocked?
The muladhara or root chakra is connected to the earth element. If it gets blocked by any reason then it can cause different types of issues as we have mentioned below:
- Increases Stress: when your root chakra will be imbalanced or blocked you will feel stressed and depressed in your day to day life.
- Poor Decision Making: You will not be able to make right decisions in your life. You will make lots of mistakes while making any decision for your goals and purposes.
- Lack of Clarity: In different situations you will not have a clear mindset. There will always be confusion in your mind and that will take away your inner peace.
- Insecurity: When your root chakra is blocked, you feel insecure in every situation.
- Physical Problems: when your root chakra is not balanced then you may have to face some problems related to your digestive system, body balancing and more.
- Afraid Mind: Imbalance in root chakra leads to fear in life. Your fear level is always high when your root chakra gets blocked. You are afraid to make decisions, goals and you are afraid a lot in your life for your future, career and for other things.
These were some problems that would happen with a person whose root chakra or muladhara is blocked. Now let’s know ‘how do you unblock your root chakra’ if it’s blocked.
How do you unblock your root chakra?
There are different types of methods to unlock your root chakra. Here are some of them:
1. Root chakra restorative poses
To unlock your root chakra you can take help of Yogasana. There are lots of different Asanas that can help you to restore your imbalanced root chakra. Here are some Asanas that you can try to balance your root chakra: Sukhasana, Tadasana, paschimottanasana etc.
2. Root chakra meditation
Meditation, also called dhyana in Sanskrit, is very helpful to unblock your root chakra. By practising it regularly, it will help you to make your body and mind very calm and stress free.
When you sit on the floor you directly connect with earth and earth is the element of root chakra that helps to unlock it.
3. Dance
Doing dance is also a good practice to open your root chakra because as you know root chakra is associated with earth element so when you dance, your feet get connected with the earth element and it helps to unlock muladhara.
4. Speak positive affirmations
Whenever we speak affirmations to the brain it affects our mind accordingly. So we should affirm those positive affirmations that help to heal the root chakra. For example: I am fearless, I am a down to earth person, I am doing the best in my life and so on.
5. Connecting with nature
Walking outside is a very good practice for a healthy and happy body. When you go outside and connect with nature, you connect with Earth’s elements like soil, air, sunlight and nature that is helpful to unblock your root chakra.
6. By chanting mantras
The root chakra has its own mantra called ‘LAM’, to know more you can read one of our previous posts. Chanting Lam mantra (Pronounced as ‘Lahm’) creates the energy to open the root chakra in your body.
7. by focusing on red colour
As we know every chakra is associated with a colour and root chakra is associated with red colour. If you focus on red then it would help you to balance your root chakra. You can wear shirts, pants or shoes of red colour. Or you can try something else that you feel comfortable and suitable for you of red colour.
8. With help of stones and crystals
There are some types of unique stones and crystals that can help you to unlock your root chakra if you keep them with yourself. Here are some examples of stones: Red Jasper, Hematite and more.
So it was the last method to unlock your root chakra according to us but there can be more methods so don’t hesitate to try them.
Note: These methods that we have mentioned above should be followed by proper knowledge and experience because some of them need experience and knowledge so if you don’t know about Asana, dance or any other method that we have discussed above then please take necessary help of someone who has experience or who is well qualified for that field.
What happens when root chakra is activated?
When your root chakra is activated you feel:
- Down to earth: you will be connected to the Earth that provides you stability in your life.
- Fear less: you aren’t afraid of anything in your life.
- Security: you feel more secure about your goals, wealth, health and relationship.
- Mind peace: when your root chakra is balanced, your mind always be in a state of peace.
- Confidence: You feel more confident to make your life decisions.
- Improves physical health: As you know root chakra is associated with our body organs so it also helps to improve our physical health.
Conclusion
In conclusion, in this post we have understood ‘what does root chakra mean and How do you unblock your root chakra?’ Hope you liked this post. We have discussed everything that we know about root chakra also known as muladhara. You can also share this post with your friends and family who might need this information.
