Energy Center Balancing

This meditation takes you on a journey through the seven main chakras to balance and harmonize your energy so you may make choices more connected to your heart. You may think of the chakras as a center where life energy flows. Each energy center corresponds to bundles of nerves, major organs, and areas of your energetic body that impact your emotional and physical well-being. This meditation is a practice to regulate the flow of energy throughout your body.

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Meditation to balance your energy centers.

A chakra is an energy wheel or circle,

A spinning disc of energy that corresponds to bundles of nerves,

Major organs,

And areas of your energetic body that impact both your emotional and physical well-being.

You may think of the chakras as a center that life energy flows through.

They are aspects of consciousness that serve as connection points between the body and the mind.

They integrate and express vital life energy and regulate the flow of energy through your body.

Though the chakras may not be seen with your physical eyes,

They may be felt.

For example,

When the flow of energy in your chakras becomes blocked or stagnant,

You may experience physical tension.

The chakras or energy centers reflect the connections between your daily choices and your state of being at any given time.

Your state of being determines what you choose to think,

Feel,

Say,

And do.

These energy centers also play a part in the perceptual filter you choose to experience the world around you.

For example,

When your root center at the base of your spine is out of balance and you do not feel safe and secure,

The choices you make are more rooted in fear.

This meditation takes you on a journey through the seven main chakras to balance and harmonize your energy so you may make choices more connected to your heart.

Settle in to a comfortable seated position.

Become aware of your breath.

Notice your inhale.

Notice your exhale.

Notice the space between each breath,

That uncontrolled pause.

Allow this time for pause and release into stillness.

Root center.

Become aware of the base of your spine.

Sense the color red around the base of your spine.

Red is a warming color that is tied to qualities of power and action.

It represents vitality,

High energy,

And health.

When your root center is out of balance,

You are in a scarcity,

Fear-based state of mind and may experience a lack of security.

You may feel off-center,

Unfocused,

And insecure.

When this energy center is in balance,

You connect with prosperity and live in a state of abundance.

You feel grounded,

Centered,

And safe.

In this space,

Imagine letting go of fear and sense that you are balanced,

Grounded,

And prosperous.

Mentally repeat,

I am whole.

I am grounded.

I am abundant.

I am whole.

I am grounded.

I am abundant.

Sacral center.

Become aware of your pelvis,

Your sacrum,

Sacred space.

Sense the color orange around the center of your pelvis.

Orange is an uplifting color that summons the energy of joy,

Enthusiasm,

Happiness,

Pleasure,

And determination.

It represents great courage along with the ability to make difficult life-changing decisions.

The sacral energy center connects to creativity,

Sexuality,

Intimacy,

And procreation.

When this energy center is out of balance,

You may repeat unhealthy relationship patterns.

When this energy center is in balance,

It allows for healthy and nurturing relationships.

In this space,

Let go of unhealthy relationship tendencies and open yourself up to nurturing and creative relationships.

Mentally repeat,

I feel nurtured.

I feel creative.

I feel joy.

I feel nurtured.

I feel creative.

I feel joy.

Solar plexus center.

Become aware of the area just above your navel.

Sense the color yellow around your abdomen just below your sternum.

Yellow is the color of sunshine and is uplifting.

This warm color may also be used to increase your concentration and focus.

The solar plexus energy center connects to personal strength,

Willpower,

And self-esteem.

Without healthy self-esteem and willpower,

You lose the ability to tune in and listen to your instincts.

You may feel confused and react to situations or circumstances from a place of misunderstanding.

When this energy center is in balance,

It empowers your thoughts,

Words,

And actions to come from a healthy place of personal strength and high self-esteem.

In this space,

Let go of guilt,

Shame,

And anxiety.

Know your self-worth,

Your personal strength,

And your unstoppable will.

Mentally repeat,

I attract love.

I attract strength.

I attract my unlimited potential.

I attract love.

I attract strength.

I attract my unlimited potential.

Heart center.

Become aware of the area around your heart.

Sense the color green emanating from your heart.

Green is the color of nature and symbolizes growth and harmony.

It is a balancing and healing color that expands your compassion and empathy while restoring your health.

The heart center is connected to empathy,

Compassion,

Unconditional love,

And forgiveness.

To forgive is to be for giving.

It is a process of letting go of judgments and breaking the emotional charge of the past.

This energy center is out of balance when we hold on to grudges or resent the past actions of those who hurt us,

Which makes it difficult to fully love others.

In addition to experiencing decreased empathy and compassion,

You may feel a disconnection to fellow beings and the earth.

When this energy center is in balance,

You offer love unconditionally.

In a balanced state,

Connected to unconditional love,

You express empathy and compassion more deeply and strive to uplift the lives of others.

There are countless metaphors for the heart.

Listen to your heart.

Follow your heart.

I love you from the bottom of my heart.

Open your heart.

My heart wasn't in it.

Young at heart.

Heavy heart.

Change of heart.

These phrases refer not to the physical heart but to the heart energy center.

We all experience feelings of the heart that are both heavy and light.

The key to experiencing love more fully is to release the emotional charge associated with those heavy hearted memories.

In this space,

Connect with your heart.

Sense the space around your heart.

Let go of grudges,

Resentment,

Jealousy,

And envy.

Let go of past hurts and pains.

Know your unlimited capacity to love,

Forgive,

And express empathy and compassion.

Mentally repeat,

I love myself.

I love those that have caused me pain.

I love all beings and the earth.

I love myself.

I love those that have caused me pain.

I love all beings and the earth.

Throat Center.

Become aware of the area around your throat.

Sense the color blue emanating from your throat.

Blue is the calming color of the sky,

Full of peace.

It represents tranquility,

Stillness,

Sincerity,

And truth.

The Throat Center connects to communication,

Self-expression,

And interactions with others such as listening,

Speaking,

Singing,

Writing,

And art.

This energy center is out of balance when you have trouble speaking up or expressing your thoughts.

You may stumble over your words or say them in a hurtful or critical way.

You may feel that others are not interested in listening to you and may feel disempowered or find it difficult to listen to them.

Some individuals may struggle with writer's block or a general lack of interest in creative and artistic modes of self-expression.

When this energy center is in balance,

You experience no inhibitions.

You do not hesitate to express yourself and are able to do so in a kind and loving way.

You know when to speak and when to listen.

An open Throat Center liberates you to tune into creativity.

It inspires you to communicate through art,

Dance,

Poetry,

Song,

Writing,

Or other forms of expression.

In this space,

Connect with your throat.

Let go of pessimism,

Cynicism,

And negativity.

Know you are a powerful force and your voice matters.

Tune into your truth and allow your words to flow from a place of love and understanding.

Mentally repeat,

I speak my truth.

I speak from the heart.

I speak for the liberation of all beings.

I speak my truth.

I speak from the heart.

I speak for the liberation of all beings.

Third Eye Center.

Become aware of the space between your eyebrows.

Sense the color indigo emanating from your third eye.

Indigo is the color that represents integrity,

Devotion,

Wisdom,

And service.

Focus on this color to more deeply connect with your intuition.

The Third Eye Energy Center is connected to your sixth sense,

Your intuition,

Innate wisdom,

Natural intelligence.

Your third eye perceives things differently from your two physical eyes.

It allows you to see yourself and others for who they truly are.

The third eye sees the divine nature in all beings.

When this energy center is out of balance,

You may have difficulty making decisions,

Sense a lack of direction,

Or experience a feeling of chaos in your life.

When this energy center is in balance,

You may experience harmony,

Clarity,

And purpose.

You may also be able to touch,

Taste,

Smell,

See,

And hear with your intuition.

You raise your five other senses to an intuitive state.

In this space,

Connect with your third eye.

Let go of confusion,

Uncertainty,

And indecisiveness.

Let go of what others think of you and how they want you to be.

Be you.

Listen within and connect with your unique purpose.

Mentally repeat,

I see within.

I see with clarity.

I see my purpose.

I see within.

I see with clarity.

I see my purpose.

Crown Center.

Become aware of the top of your head.

Sense the color violet emanating from around your head.

Violet is the color of divinity and beauty.

It deepens your sense of self-worth,

Self-love,

And self-realization.

This color is linked to creativity,

Imagination,

And mysticism.

The Crown Energy Center is connected to the realization of your authentic self and the interconnectedness of all life.

This energy center may be out of balance when you find yourself focusing solely on material matters.

You may feel that something is missing in your life,

Which results in depression,

Confusion,

Apathy,

Or disinterest in change or learning.

You may feel purposeless and disconnected from who you are.

When this energy center is in balance,

It allows a sense of wholeness and connectivity to your authentic way of being.

It also inspires you to serve and bring your unique light to the lives of others.

In this space,

Bring your awareness to the top of your head.

Observe and become conscious of your familiar self.

Dissolve the aspects of your familiar self that no longer serve you.

Let go of depression,

Apathy,

And disinterest.

Open yourself up to learning,

Growth,

Change,

And transformation.

Know your wholeness and connect with your authentic self.

Mentally repeat,

I believe I grow with each breath.

I believe in my ability to change.

I believe transformation is possible.

I believe I grow with each breath.

I believe in my ability to change.

I believe transformation is possible.

Know who you are.

Be authentically you.

Awaken to your wholeness.

Imagine a white light radiating from the top of your head down to your third eye,

Throat,

Heart,

Abdomen,

Pelvis,

And base of spine.

Allow that light to heal the heavy or dark aspects of yourself so you may create a more elevated state of being.

Allow that light to move back up from the base of your spine and through the top of your head,

Balancing and harmonizing your energy centers.

From this place of balance and harmony,

Bring your awareness to your breath.

Become aware of the space around you and the environment you are in.

Slowly begin to open your eyes.

Sense your interconnectedness with all of life.

Know that you are whole.

Thank you for harmonizing your energy centers with me.

This is Anna Ferguson of World Peace Yoga.

Yoga for people who breathe.

Have a beautiful day.