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THE BASE CHAKRA - RED
LOCATION: Base of the spine.

SANSKRIT: Muladhara (root support)

PHYSICAL: Adrenal glands, the spine, bones, lower extremities (feet and legs) and bowels. Physical imbalance in this area includes diarrhoea, constipation, and poor circulation.

PURPOSE: Self-awareness and Life Force – survival, grounding. It is the link to the physical world via the tribal sense of security and belonging (fight or flight instinct).

BALANCED: Feeling connected to nature; understanding of nature’s laws; feeling grounded, structured, stable, courageous and patient; individuality, order, logic, loyalty, justice and honour.

UNBALANCED: Inability to trust natural law; focus on material gain and acquisition; selfish pursuit of own desires and wishes; feelings of greed, anger, fear, and tribal violence; fear of physical harm or death.

UNBALANCED BY: Childhood trauma, uprooting, abusive parent/sibling, abandonment, rejection and terror caused by war or other violent conflict.

STRENGTHEN: Dancing; tribal drums, didgeridoo and primitive natural sounds; grounding outdoor activities i.e. gardening, hiking; red clothing.

CRYSTALS: Red jasper, hematite, apache tear, pyrite, black tourmaline, red tourmaline, red and brown agates, fire agate, bloodstone, garnet, black obsidian, snowflake obsidian, smokey quartz, fire opal, red calcite.

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