The root is about safety and survival, which is essential for any healthy, thriving life.
First, some background on the root chakra and its relationship to the body.
Physical conditions associated with the root usually result from confusion about what is safe and what is not.
How our early childhood experience affects the root chakra.
For example, an authentic desire for a toddler may be the preference for apple juice over orange.
One morning, the coffee shop is sold out of apple juice, so the parent gives them orange.
How to heal the root chakra and work your way back into balance.
Here are four practices to get you started:
Physical: Stand in mountain pose.
Set up yourmountain posebarefoot on the grass (if possible).
Take your time setting up the pose, focusing on the feel of your feet against the ground.
Lift and spread your toes and the balls of your feet, then lay them back down.
Rock back and forth on the soles of the feet, finding the point where your weight feels balanced.
Then soften the knees but engage the legs, creating a strong foundation.
Stay in this pose for three minutes.
Mental: Make a list of your top 3 fears.
Spend some timejournaling about these fears.
Note where they came from and how they affect your life.
What would be different in your life if you were not affected by these fears?
Emotional: Visualize yourself as a child.
Close your eyes and visualize yourself as a young child under 7 years old.
Imagine your current self holding the childhood version of yourself.
Spiritual: Picture your roots.
Don’t worry about who the energy belongs to.
Simply allow it to drain out of your body.
When you feel complete, visualize yourself chopping the roots of the tree off of your body.
