Chakra 101

The Seven Energy Centres

A gentle introduction to the chakras — from root to crown. For each, you'll find what it feels like when it's balanced, blocked, or overactive, plus an affirmation and simple healing tips.

1. Root Chakra

Muladhara · Base of the spine · Earth

Balanced: You feel safe, grounded, and held by the earth. Your body is a home you trust.
Blocked: You may feel anxious, scattered, or unsafe — as if there is no solid ground beneath you.
Overactive: You may cling to security, resist change, or feel heavy, stuck, and over-attached to routine.

Affirmation: “I am safe. I am held by Mother Earth.”

Healing tips

Walk barefoot on the earth and feel its support.
Eat warming, grounding root vegetables.
Rest your back against a tree and breathe slowly.

2. Sacral Chakra

Svadhisthana · Lower abdomen / womb space · Water

Balanced: Creativity, pleasure, and emotion flow freely. You honour your cyclical nature.
Blocked: You may feel creatively dry, disconnected from desire, or numb to your own emotions.
Overactive: Emotions or cravings may feel overwhelming, with difficulty finding still water within.

Affirmation: “I flow with my feelings and my cycles.”

Healing tips

Move your hips gently — sway, dance, or circle.
Spend time near water; let it mirror your emotions.
Track your cycle alongside the moon's phases.

3. Solar Plexus Chakra

Manipura · Upper abdomen · Fire

Balanced: You feel confident, capable, and quietly powerful — your inner fire burns steady.
Blocked: You may doubt yourself, feel powerless, or struggle to act on what you know is right.
Overactive: You may feel controlling, perfectionistic, or driven to the point of burnout.

Affirmation: “I trust my inner light and my own power.”

Healing tips

Sit in the morning sun and breathe into your belly.
Name one small thing you did well today.
Move your body until your inner fire feels warm, not frantic.

4. Heart Chakra

Anahata · Centre of the chest · Air

Balanced: Love moves easily — toward others and, just as importantly, toward yourself.
Blocked: You may feel closed, lonely, or unable to give or receive love freely.
Overactive: You may over-give, lose yourself in others, or neglect your own needs.

Affirmation: “I give and receive love with an open heart.”

Healing tips

Place a hand on your heart and breathe into your palm.
Spend gentle time in green, growing places.
Write a line of love to yourself, from your heart to yours.

5. Throat Chakra

Vishuddha · Throat · Sound / Ether

Balanced: You speak and live your truth with calm clarity, and you listen just as deeply.
Blocked: You may swallow your words, fear being heard, or struggle to express what's true.
Overactive: You may talk over others, over-explain, or speak before listening.

Affirmation: “I speak my truth gently and clearly.”

Healing tips

Hum, sing, or chant — let sound move through you.
Journal first, then speak what you find.
Drink warm tea and soften your jaw and throat.

6. Third Eye Chakra

Ajna · Between the brows · Light

Balanced: Your intuition is clear; you trust your inner knowing and see life with perspective.
Blocked: You may feel foggy, doubt your intuition, or struggle to imagine new possibilities.
Overactive: You may overthink, live in the imagination, or feel ungrounded in fantasy.

Affirmation: “I trust my inner knowing.”

Healing tips

Rest in darkness or moonlight before sleep.
Keep a dream journal by your bed.
Sit quietly and simply notice what you already know.

7. Crown Chakra

Sahasrara · Top of the head · Spirit

Balanced: You feel connected to something larger — the moon, the earth, the sacred whole.
Blocked: You may feel cut off, cynical, or spiritually alone.
Overactive: You may feel ungrounded, dissociated, or detached from ordinary life.

Affirmation: “I am part of the whole. I am never alone.”

Healing tips

Sit beneath the night sky and look up.
Practise a moment of stillness or prayer.
Let yourself feel held by the cycle that holds everything.

Chakra work pairs beautifully with the moon's phases. Continue with Moon Wisdom.

This is gentle, educational content and not medical advice. [PLACEHOLDER — confirm any wellness disclaimers with Mollie.]