Holistic Facts

Root Chakra / Muladhara

Location: Base of spine

Color: Red

Association: Physical health/ Earth / Survival /Safety/Abundance 

Unbalanced Root: Insecurities/ Fears/ Anxiety/ Feeling “Stagnant” / Blockage prevents release of grief, guilt and/or sadness due to the inability of feeling “stagnant”

Physical symptoms: Lower back/spine pain. Pain from the waist down.

Ways to unblock/release: “Ground” /Meditation/Healthy Eating Habits/ Spend time alone (Limit Noise) / Limit Technology / Spend time in nature/Journal/Exercise

Herb Used

Ashwagandha: Lowers Stress / Increase sense of well being/ Reduce Anxiety/ improve concentration /Anemia/ Strengthens and support physical/mental system / Aids sleep

Sacral Chakra/ Svadhistiana 

Location: Belly button/ Navel area

Color: Orange

Association: Creativity/ Libido issues / sexual health / emotions

Unbalanced Sacral: Lack of sex drive/ addictions / dependency issues/ lack of creativity / unmotivated connections w/ others which leads to sadness. 

Physical Symptoms: Infertility issues/ Kidneys / Urine complications/ gallbladder/ intestine 

Ways to Unblock/Release: Do something creative! Be creativity…doesn’t matter the result but how it makes you feel. Dance/Write/Draw/Paint/Film etc. Become expressive, let out what you keep inside

Herb Used

Damiana: Helps those suffering from mild depression / restorative for the nervous system/ Sexual restorative (reproductive organs/ painful periods/mild laxative Aphrodisiac 

Solar Plexus / Manipura 

Location: Above Navel; below breastbone. Near stomach area

Color: Yellow

Association: Personal Power/ Instincts (intuition)/ Self Esteem / Warrior Energy/ ego

Unbalanced Solar: Depressed thoughts that control your life/ afraid to be oneself/ lacks self confidence/ Powerless to gain control of one’s life/ 

Physical Symptoms: Effects digestive system/ food allergies/ eating disorder/ poor memory concentration 

Ways to Unblock/Release: Go within and learn and understand yourself. Write a note to yourself of all the things you admire and not so much about yourself.The parts you hide from yourself, that parts of yourself you can’t come to truths with, ask yourself why? Who did you give you power away to? 

Herbs Used

Lemongrass: Digestive problems/ relieves pain/ strengthens immunity