#root chakra

Muladhara is the first chakra in the line up. It is also called your Root chakra or the Red chakra. Muladhara is depicted as red and governs your personal safety, your grounding, your financial safety, and everything that is the most basic and human parts about you. This chakra keeps you safe and grounded.

A person who has an underactive Muladhara may worry about their finances, have issues with anxiety, may struggle with PTSD symptoms, may struggle with bowel and bladder issues, may be ungrounded, skin issues, issues with the legs and may have issues with fear.

A person with an overactive Muladhara may be overly grounded or focused on the mundane, they may be a workaholic, they may be overly focused on obtaining riches, they may be overly focused on the physical, and they may struggle with stress issues akin to a person with an underactive Muladhara. They also can have the medical/physical issues associated with the underactive Muladhara but the emotional and spiritual issues are different.

Muladhara is the first chakra that people should work on with because we store our childhood trauma here. We also store any other forms of trauma here as well, no matter when it happened. Trauma doesn't have to be this big old thing, it can also just be being told that something you enjoyed doing as a child isn't something you should pursue. Anything that truly affected you or affects you is stored here as stagnant energy.

Some ways to balance/heal Muladhara is by wearing the color red (if you are underactive/sluggish), wearing a calming color like blue or green (if you are overactive/irritated), eating red foods (underactive/sluggish Muladharas), eating blue or green foods (overactive/irritated Muladharas), chanting Lam (the root word for Muladhara), meditating with grounding stones like tiger's eye, doing a meditation specifically for balancing and healing Muladhara, or doing yoga poses that strengthen your pelvis or legs.

Root Chakra

Do I trust my own judgment?

What triggers me?

What are my strengths?

What are my weaknesses?

What am I not willing to compress on?

What am I willing to compress on?

What are some ways I can show myself self-love and security?

How can I remind myself to remain grounded?

What activities give me a since of peace and allow for a deeper connection to earth?

If i was an animal what would i be and why?

What element of nature most represents me?

“The Way Back To Yourself”

This is not just a healing map. It is your return path for the days you feel:

lost,

emotionally abandoned,

disconnected from yourself,

anxious,

hypervigilant,

spiritually confused,

emotionally guarded,

or mentally overwhelmed.

Your entire system repeatedly points toward one central truth:

You were never meant to become harder to survive life. You were meant to become safer within yourself.

Everything else branches from this.

Your Core Wound Pattern

At the deepest level, your system carries a repeating fear:

“If I soften too much, I will lose myself, lose safety, be betrayed, misunderstood, abandoned, overwhelmed or emotionally consumed.”

So your nervous system learned to survive through:

hypervigilance,

overthinking,

emotional guarding,

self-protection,

control,

preparedness,

intensity,

analysis,

and self-containment.

But your soul is actually designed for:

depth,

intimacy,

creativity,

expression,

softness,

emotional honesty,

meaning,

beauty,

wisdom,

and authentic connection.

So your healing journey is not:

becoming someone new.

It is:

teaching your body, mind and heart that it is finally safe to become who you already are.

Your Personal Compass

Whenever you feel lost, return to these 7 checkpoints.

1. Root Chakra

“Am I Safe Right Now?”

Your nervous system tends to confuse:

pressure,

urgency,

hyper-alertness,

overpreparing,

and anxiety

with safety.

But your real healing begins when you understand:

calm is not danger.

When You Are Dysregulated:

You may:

overthink,

catastrophize,

anticipate danger,

obsessively prepare,

feel chest anxiety,

emotionally spiral,

or feel unable to rest.

Your Return Path:

Do not immediately analyze emotions.

First:

regulate the body,

slow down,

ground physically,

create predictability.

Daily Practices

warm drinks,

structured routines,

walking,

stretching,

body grounding,

cleaning your space,

nourishing meals,

reducing overstimulation,

consistent sleep.

Reminder

“I do not need to stay tense to stay safe.”

2. Sacral Chakra

“What Actually Brings Me Alive?”

You are learning that joy does not need permission.

Your system tends to turn:

pleasure into guilt,

rest into laziness,

creativity into productivity,

and softness into vulnerability.

But your sacral energy opens when you experience life instead of constantly monitoring it.

Signs You Are Disconnected:

emotional numbness,

exhaustion,

over-seriousness,

lack of desire,

hyper-control,

inability to enjoy the moment.

Your Return Path:

Ask:

“What feels nourishing, warm, playful or emotionally alive?”

Not:

“What is the most responsible thing?”

Daily Practices

music,

movement,

dancing,

hobbies,

sensual rituals,

laughter,

beauty,

affection,

art,

good food,

creative play,

hobbies without productivity goals.

Reminder

“Pleasure is not something I must earn through suffering.”

3. Solar Plexus Chakra

“Is My Worth Tied To Survival?”

You carry immense willpower and emotional endurance.

But you often unconsciously equate worth with:

being useful,

being strong,

enduring pain,

overfunctioning,

or holding everything together.

Your healing begins when power becomes:

calm instead of force.

Signs You Are Dysregulated:

emotional guarding,

anger suppression,

resentment,

burnout,

overexplaining,

emotional exhaustion,

difficulty receiving help.

Your Return Path:

Ask:

“What would self-respect look like here?”

Not:

“How much can I tolerate?”

Daily Practices

saying no,

boundary work,

breathwork,

core strengthening,

martial movement,

resting without guilt,

separating your emotions from others.

Reminder

“My worth is inherent, not performance-based.”

4. Heart Chakra

“Am I Abandoning Myself For Love?”

Your heart wants:

depth,

authenticity,

emotional truth,

soulful connection.

But part of you fears:

betrayal,

self-loss,

emotional engulfment,

vulnerability.

So you may:

guard your heart,

overanalyze relationships,

romanticize unavailable people,

or fear calm love.

Your Return Path:

Ask:

“Does this relationship allow me to remain myself?”

Daily Practices

honest journaling,

emotional check-ins,

creative expression,

solitude without isolation,

beauty rituals,

nervous system grounding,

emotionally safe relationships.

Reminder

“Healthy love does not require self-abandonment.”

5. Throat Chakra

“Am I Speaking My Truth Or Protecting Myself?”

Your voice is one of your greatest life tools.

You are meant to:

teach,

write,

explain,

emotionally impact others,

communicate insight.

But fear of misunderstanding can create:

self-editing,

emotional suppression,

overexplaining,

silence,

or emotional flooding after bottling things up.

Your Return Path:

Speak before perfection.

Daily Practices

voice notes,

blogging,

singing,

reading aloud,

honest conversations,

throat activation through sound,

hydration,

direct but compassionate honesty.

Reminder

“I do not need to become smaller to be understood.”

6. Ajna Chakra

“Is My Mind A Sanctuary Or A Battlefield?”

Your mind is brilliant, intuitive and psychologically deep.

But it can become:

obsessive,

hyperanalytical,

emotionally fixated,

or harsh toward yourself.

You often try to “solve” yourself intellectually before allowing yourself compassion.

Your Return Path:

Ask:

“Is my mind supporting me right now or attacking me?”

Daily Practices

journaling,

future-self scripting,

compassionate self-talk,

meditation,

consuming meaningful content,

reducing doomscrolling,

creative writing,

observing thoughts without fusing with them.

Reminder

“I do not need to fully solve myself to deserve love.”

7. Crown Chakra

“Am I Escaping Life Or Deepening Into It?”

Your spirituality is not meant to disconnect you from reality.

It is meant to help you:

inhabit yourself more fully,

trust your intuition,

and find meaning without losing grounding.

Your system is highly intuitive but also highly absorbent.

So you must learn:

grounding before spiritualizing.

Signs You Are Disconnected:

obsessively seeking signs,

fantasy attachment,

spiritual confusion,

emotional escapism,

overidealization.

Your Return Path:

Ask:

“Does this bring me closer to myself or further away from myself?”

Daily Practices

silence,

prayer,

grounding rituals,

dream journaling,

meditation,

nervous system regulation,

solitude,

gratitude,

gentle spirituality,

creative expression.

Reminder

“My intuition becomes clearer when I am grounded.”

Your Overall Life Lesson

You are not here to become:

emotionally invulnerable,

endlessly self-sacrificing,

hyper-independent,

or emotionally numb.

You are here to learn:

safe softness,

embodied self-worth,

grounded intuition,

authentic expression,

emotionally mature love,

and nervous system safety.

Your Emergency Return-To-Self Questions

Whenever you feel emotionally lost, ask:

Root

“What would make me feel physically safer right now?”

Sacral

“What would bring even 1% more aliveness?”

Solar Plexus

“Am I abandoning my needs to maintain control or approval?”

Heart

“Am I being authentic or self-abandoning?”

Throat

“What truth am I afraid to express?”

Ajna

“Is my mind helping me heal or punishing me?”

Crown

“Am I grounding into reality or escaping it?”

Your True Direction

Your path is not becoming less emotional, less deep or less sensitive.

Your path is:

learning how to hold your depth safely.

And every part of your healing keeps pointing toward the same final destination:

How are you doing?

I've got a question that I like to ask for pendulum.

Well, recently a lot of things been changing iny life, I feel like I am doing well but sometimes ya know... I just feel insecure about all this.

My ask would be: am I going on the right path on my life?

Thank you ❤️❤️

It’s okay to be insecure! Especially when you’re new or stepping into something you don’t know a lot about yet. You will gain your footing and find a lot of confidence through working with your root chakra (meditate/sleep to that). Here are affirmations you should tell yourself every day: I am safe, I am grounded, I am secure in my body, I trust the process of life, I am supported by the earth, I belong here, I have everything I need, I am stable and balanced, I feel at home in my body, I am deeply rooted, I trust myself, I am connected to the present moment, I release fear and embrace security, I am strong and resilient, I stand firm in my foundation.