As if some certain pocket of your energy is depleted, or some facet of your spirit feels malnourished?
And when your chakras are balanced, you might achieve health and happiness, she says.
The chakra energy is thought of coming from whatever higher power you believe in, she says.
And each center of life force can either be balanced, overstimulated, or under-stimulated.
When your chakras arent balanced, you may experience a variety of emotions.
So how do you actually balance your chakras?Color therapyis one way, Dr. Armitstead says.
Alicia Armitstead, DC, is a chiropractor, wellness practitioner, and founder of Healing Arts, an integrated care practice in New York.
Its essentially using the color that correlates to the energy center, and letting that heal you.
But perhaps the simplest way to balance chakras is by using affirmations.
Below, learn about chakrasincluding chakra affirmationsto help stay balanced and healthy.
Root chakra
Your root chakra is the foundation that everything else builds upon.
Sacral chakra
The sacral chakra is the center of creativity, sensitivity, self-expression and sexuality.
No wonder you’re able to find it at a pivotal spot in the [ahem] groin.
It relates to orange, a color that exudes warmth and excitement.
Its the most energy-oriented energy center, speaking to what fuels us and makes us shine.
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Alicia Armitstead, DC, is a chiropractor, wellness practitioner, and founder of Healing Arts, an integrated care practice in New York.
When balanced, youre left with healthy, happy, and full relationships.
Throat chakra
The throat chakra speaks to, well, being able to speak your truth.
Its blue, the color of the spirit, but also the color that grants us calm.
Both courage and inner stillness are necessary for saying what needs to be said.
As such, the third eye chakra is purple, a regal and mystical shade that wields next-level power.
Crown chakra
Finally, the crown chakra is representative of the highest level of enlightenment.
It also manifests as deep purple, or occasionally white, both connected to spiritualism.
(Fifteen minutes or more of daily meditation will specifically help this chakra, Dr. Armitstead says.)
Originally published on October 16, 2018; updated with additional reporting by Mary Grace Garis.
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