Chakra Meanings

Root Chakra

It is the grounding force that allows us to connect to the earth energies. Root body parts include the hips, legs, lower back and sexual organs.

Sanskrit Name: Swadhisthana
Location: Lower Abdomen
Colour: Orange

Helps maintain a healthy yin-yang balance. Although it’s primarily considered the sexual energy centre, it is also the centre where individual creativity happens.

The functions related are emotions, vitality, fertility, reproduction, and sexual energy in general.

A well balanced sacral chakra removes any blockages that may hamper these functions.

Sanskrit Name: Manipura
Location: Naval
Colour: Yellow

Defines our self-esteem. Our personality that develops during puberty is in this chakra. Related to the digestive organs alongside it is where we find the human talent of commitment.

A off-balanced chakra may leave you feeling tired, powerless, and withdrawn.

Sanskrit Name: Anahata
Location: Heart
Colour: Green/Pink

This chakra is considered to be the love centre. Among others, love, heartbreak, grief, pain, and fear, are all emotions that are felt intensely within this chakra. For these reasons, energy-based therapies that focus on balancing the heart chakra are often the best and purest healing.

Centre of unconditional love. Creative and powerful energy that is known to guide and help us through the most difficult times

Sanskrit Name: Vishuddha
Location: Throat
Colour: Blue

Voice Centre. It is through our words that we express ourselves to others. It is associated with the vocal cords & the thyroid gland. It’s the chakra of communication, telepathy, and creative expression. Helps us to be open and truthful to not only ourselves but others as well.

Kyanite is wonderful when used as a shield. It doesn’t retain negative vibes. Powerful stone to access the Universal Energy during healing.

Sanskrit Name: Ajna
Location: Brow
Colour: Indigo

Aka, “Brow Chakra”. Our mental calculations and thinking processes are functions of the third eye chakra. Our ability to identify reality from fantasy&delusions is connected to the healthiness of this chakra. It basically functions as a link between the inner and outer world.

Malfunctions of this chakra commonly shows as headaches and eye tension.

Sanskrit Name: SahasraraLocation: Top of Head
Colour: White/Violet

Serves as an entryway where the life force can enter our bodies and be dispersed downward into the lower six chakras housed below it. This chakra is often depicted as a lotus flower with its petals open to represent spiritual awakening.