Introduction

Chakra Balancing is a widely used technique in the Energy Healing Community. Chakra Healing and Balancing can vastly improve emotional well being in ways that I will outline in this post.

There are many Chakras (Energy Centers) located in the Energy Field of a human or an animal. I personally see them within my mind’s eye when I give Distance Healing. They are swirling vortices of energy, spiritual energy centers, that interact with the environment and with the body/mind continuum. In this post, which deals primarily with emotional well-being, I will focus on seven major well documented Chakras, located from the base of the spine to the top of the head.

Unbalanced Chakras

A free flow and interchange of energy and information through the Chakra System, is vital to emotional health. Sometimes blockages occur in this system, due to unfortunate past circumstances, bad memories and unreleased emotions. All sorts of emotional problems can result, ranging from moodiness and lack of confidence to extreme anger and substance abuse..

In the following paragraphs, I outline the emotions that can be experienced, when your Chakras are both in and out of balance.

Root Chakra

Located at the base of the spine. Red.

Balanced and Aligned

Confident and grounded, you are sure of yourself and sure of your place in the world. You feel safe in your own skin and safe within the world around you

Unbalanced and Unalignment

Uncertain of your place in the world, you feel nervous, afraid, ungrounded and unstable. You are unsure of yourself and feel unsafe in the world around you

Sacral Chakra

Located at the center of the abdomen near the belly button. Orange.

Balanced and Aligned

Comfortable with your desires, you enjoy the pleasures of the world. You have a hopeful and optimistic disposition and can give and receive emotionally.

Unbalanced and Unaligned

You feel guilty and ashamed of your desires and find it hard to take pleasure in anything. You find it difficult to reciprocate emotionally and sometimes feel that nothing is worthwhile.

Solar Plexus Chakra

Located in the solar plexus at the stomach level. Yellow.

Balanced and Aligned

You have strong will power and take pleasure in achieving success. You feel as confident and at ease working on your own projects, as you do contributing to group projects.

Unbalanced and Unaligned

Over or under achieving in life in general and in group situations, either shy or overly dominating, When it comes to decision making you can be vacillating and unsure of what direction to take..

Heart Centre

Located in the center of the chest. Green.

Balanced and Aligned

Loving and trusting you give and receive love freely. You are compassionate and sensitive to the needs of others. You feel comfortable and content, whether you are on your own or with others.

Unbalanced and Unaligned

You are hard hearted, cold and indifferent to the feelings and needs of others. Conversely, you are overly emotional and sentimental and easily moved to tears.

Throat Centre

Located in the middle of the neck. Blue.

Balanced and Aligned

You speak your truth and express your opinions clearly and confidently, you have a strong voice and ask for what you want. You are creative and expressive.

Unbalanced and Unaligned

Having difficulty with self expression, makes it especially hard for you to ask for what you want. Unable to express your deepest feelings, you feel stifled and feel that others don’t hear or understand you.

Third Eye Centre

Located in the center of the forehead. Indigo.

Balanced and Aligned

Insight and intuition are natural to you when this Chakra is aligned. Trusting your intuition and inner knowing, allows you to move confidently through life, with an innate sense that all is well.

Unbalanced and Unaligned

Closed off to intuitive promptings and inner vision, you rely on your intellect to guide you through life. This leaves you feeling disconnected from the magic and mystery all around you..

Crown Chakra

Located at the top of the head. Violet or White.

Balanced and Aligned

Feeling secure in your connection to Source/God/Great Spirit/Universe. You feel a supreme confidence in any given situation. You feel guided and upheld and life has fullness and meaning.

Unbalanced and Unaligned

You feel alone in the world, and you have nagging sense of desolation and disconnection. You feel as though something is missing. Life seems purposeless, cruel and without meaning..

Balancing the Chakras for Emotional Well Being

Through reading the above information, you can get a feeling for which of your Chakras are out of alignment, contributing to your emotional distress.  Help is at hand! For balancing your Chakras is readily achievable, all it takes is a small bit of effort and practice. You can either do this yourself or get a Healer to balance your Chakras for you. Intention is everything in life in general and in the case of Chakra Balancing.

There are many Chakra Balancing Techniques available. This is a technique I use for myself:

Place your hand on the Chakra location on you physical body and state your intention. Using the Throat Chakra for example: ‘I speak my truth and express my opinions clearly and confidently. My voice is strong and I ask for what I want, so that my needs are met. I am creative and expressive and I am listened to and understood’.

Then move your hand out from your body, sensing into the energy of the Chakra. As you bring your hand in towards your body, intend for the Chakra to be balanced and aligned. While you move your hand slowly towards your body there may be places in the energy field where you want to hold your hand for longer. In these places you may be able to sense stagnant energy and blockages that need clearing away. Imagination is so very powerful, if you cannot see and feel anything much yet, imagine it to be so. See and feel the color of the Chakra as clear and bright. Know that the Chakra is balanced and perfectly aligned.

Conclusion

It may take a bit of practice to find a Chakra Balancing method that suits you, but it will be well worth the effort. Both for the depth of self knowledge you gain and for the positive benefits for your emotional well-being.

Chakra alignment and balancing play a vitally important role in aiding and then maintaining emotional well-being. Thankfully nowadays, Energy Healing and Chakra Balancing are becoming more widely known, accepted and practiced.