Simple Chakracises

Ways to Activate and Stimulate Your Chakras

I often receive emails from concerned readers asking me for advice on how to go about getting their chakras open and functioning. Normally this happens as a result of them being told (correctly or incorrectly) by a psychic that they have one or more non-functioning chakras. I'm not trying to bash psychic counselors, but it is important to use discernment about what is advised or suggested.

It amazes me that anyone would tell someone that they have a closed chakra without offering any help on how to go about correcting the problem, other than to nudge them into consulting a healer trained in energy work who could evaluate their chakra system more thoroughly.

It amazes me even more when someone doesn’t ask that person to elaborate as to why such an evaluation of their chakra system was made in the first place. Below is a sampling of a few of the emails that have come my way.

Sample Emails

• A psychic told me that my heart chakra is shut down because I repress my feelings. This really frightens me, what can I do to open up my heart?
• A friend of mine thinks that I’m ungrounded which indicates to her that my first chakra probably isn’t functioning. That’s not cool, what can I do to reverse this problem?
• A healer I consulted wants to do a treatment on me to open up my chakras. This scares me. What will happen if I let him do this for me?

Be a Remedy Seeker - Ask Probing Questions

It can be interesting and initially helpful to be given a diagnosis that one or more of your chakras are not balanced or closed off. But afterward being told that you have an imbalance, it is not beneficial for you to move into a place of fear or acceptance.

Don't go into despair or shrug it off, become a remedy seeker. If you are concerned that your chakras are imbalanced my advice is to consult with an energy worker to have your chakras professionally evaluated. Find out as much information as you can by asking probing questions about what is happening inside your body and your energy levels.

Ask what types of healing treatment options are available. What can you do on your own to fix the problem or ease the imbalance? In the meanwhile, there are some exercises to try to help navigate your chakras toward wellness.

Chakracises

Chakracises.com provides a very helpful guide to different exercises you can use to strengthen and balance your chakras. Below are a few I recommend:

Simple Chakra Exercises (Chakracises)

Crown Chakra Exercises	Chakracise your crown chakra through prayer or meditation.
Brow Chakra Exercises	Chakracise your brow chakra with visualization, remote viewing, and lucid dreaming.
Throat Chakra Exercises	Chakracise your throat chakra by gargling with saltwarer, singing, or screaming.
Heart Chakra Exercises	Chakracise your heart chakra by doing push ups, swimming (breast stroke), and hugging yourself.
Solar Plexus Chakra Exercises	Chakracise your solar plexus chakra by dancing (do The Twist, hoola hooping, and belly dancing).
Sacral Chakra Exercises	Chakrasise your sacral chakra with pelvi thrusts and circular pelvis movements
Root Chakra Exercises	Chakracise your root chakra by stomping your feel upon the ground, marching in place, and doing squats.
Aura Cleansing Exercises	Chakracise your aura by cleansing it by showering, soaking an epsom salt bath, smudging with sage wand, or deep cleansing breaths.

Chakracises

 

Actions to help get your chakras functioning optimally

1. The crown chakra is associated with the color violet or white. This chakra, when functioning optimally, allows inner communications with our spiritual nature to flow naturally. When the crown chakra is open, it invites energies from the Universal Life Force. From there, the invited energies can be dispersed proportionally downward into the lower six chakras housed below it. This chakra is often depicted as a lotus flower with its petals open to represent spiritual awakening. I view the crown chakra as a bottomless well from which intuitive knowledge can be drawn.         Indicators that the crown chakra is not functioning optimally: Stuck in the past, Faithlessness, Feeling of disconnect from the world in general. Chakracises: Prayer, Meditation
2. The brow chakra (aka the third eye) is associated with the color indigo. Our mental calculations and thinking processes are functions of this chakra. Our ability to distinguish reality from fantasy or delusion is connected to the healthfulness of this chakra.   Indicators that the brow chakra is not functioning optimally: Lofty thinking, Paranoia, Poor judgement, False sense of reality Chakracises: Visualization, Remote Viewing, Lucid Dreaming
3. The throat chakra is associated with the color sky-blue. The healthfulness of this chakra is signified by how openly and honestly a person expresses himself or herself. A challenge to the throat chakra is to express ourselves in the most truthful manner. Falsehoods and half-truths energetically pollute the throat chakra. Repressing our anger or displeasure by ignoring our feelings through evasive sweet talk, or silence, will manifest into throat imbalances such as strep throat, laryngitis, speech impediments, and so on.   Indicators that the throat chakra is not functioning optimally: Dishonesty, Overt wariness of outside influences, Speaking vulgarities, Biting your tongue (figuratively speaking)   Chakracises: Gargling with salt water, Singing, Screaming
4. The heart chakra is associated with the color green. This chakra is considered to be the love center of our human energy system. Among others, love, heartbreak, grief, pain, and fear, are all emotions that are felt intensely within this energy vortex. Learning self-love is a powerful initiative to undertake in order to secure and maintain a healthy heart chakra.   Indicators that the heart chakra is not functioning optimally: Trust issues, Lack of confidence, Depression, Heartbreak Chakracises: Push Ups, Swimming (breast stroke), Hugging Yourself
5. The solar plexus chakra is associated with the color yellow. Our egos and intuitions reside in this space. Our personal self-esteem is reflected by the healthfulness or lack of healthfulness of this chakra. Experiencing difficulty maintaining your personal power likely signifies that your third chakra is damaged or compromised. This intuitive chakra is also the source from which we get those "gut feelings" that signal us to take action or to avoid something. When this chakra is functioning optimally our intuitive skills are enhanced.   Indicators that the solar plexus chakra is not functioning optimally:/ Feeling overwhelmed or crowded, ultra-sensitivity, fearful of life in general Chakracises: Belly dancing, Doing the Twist, Hoola Hooping
6. The sacral chakra is associated with the colors orange and red-orange. This chakra often offers us the opportunity to acknowledge our issues regarding control, especially in relationship with others. A well-functioning second chakra helps a person maintain a healthy yin-yang existence. Although the sacral chakras is primarily considered the sexual center, it is also where individual creativity is birthed from. If you are seeking motivation for a project, focus on charging up this chakra, it will give launch to your ideas.   Indicators that the sacral chakra is not functioning optimally: sexual dysfunction, blocked creativity, feeling of powerlessness Chakracises: Circular pelvis movements, Pelvic thrusts.
7. The root chakra is associated with the color red. This chakra is the grounding force that allows us to connect to grounding energies and empowers our life force. It is through this chakra that the child feels a strong connection with its birth mother and also bonding with its nuclear family. Our survival instincts spring forth through this vortex.   Indicators that the root chakra is not functioning optimally: confusion, distraction, aloofness Chakracises: Stomping your feet, Marching, Squats
8. Our auras are like magnets picking up vibrational energies that are floating around everywhere we go. It is important to cleanse our auras freeing them of foreign vibrations and negative energies.   Indicators that your aura needs cleansing: fatigue, shallow breathing, irritation or agitation, feeling cornered or boxed in. Chakracises: Shower, soak in epsom salt bath, smudge with sage wand, deep cleansing breaths.