Your solar plexus is your third chakra and is located between your ribcage and navel. The sound associated with it is “MA”

Ties to the Third Chakra

Your solar plexus is tied to digestion, nervous system and the immune system. The organs it affects is the gallbladder, pancreas, duodenum, liver, and small intestine. This chakra is put under a lot of pressure these days because of our diets. In order for the digestive system to work properly, we must eat a well balanced diet. Because the physical and emotional bodies are tied, one affects the other. When we continue to eat poorly, we’re affecting the energetic level of the solar plexus as well.

Personal Power

Your sense of self originates in the solar plexus. Your confidence, the way you perceive yourself and others depends on the health of the solar plexus. For example, if you feel inferior or superior to others, the third chakra isn’t balanced. If you were constantly around authoritative figures who made you feel dumb, clumsy, or worthless, then your relationship with the world will reflect this. Your level of personal power isn’t as strong as it could be. If you always listen to other when making decisions in your life, your solar plexus becomes blocked and you lose your personal power.

Wisdom

The solar plexus is often called the “Wisdom Body” because here is where intuitive intelligence is stored. I read in a book that when Japanese kids are asked where thinking comes from, they point to their bellies. The Western world points to their heads. That “gut feeling’ comes from your solar plexus. When this chakra is in balance, you’ll be more aware of nudges received from your gut. And when your gut talks, and you listen, life is good.

Emotional Imbalance

When the solar plexus is balanced, you experience happiness and appreciate it in the simplest forms. The sun is a symbol of the solar plexus. A good meditation is to visualize the healing and loving light of the sun. Imagine yourself surrounded in a warm caccoon of this energy. Sit there for as long as you wish.

Have you noticed that when you’re in an uncomfortable situation, you cross your arms? You’re subconsciously protecting your solar plexus. When you feel confident, you walk with your arms to your sides with your solar plexus exposed. If you find yourself crossing your arms, ask yourself why you feel uncomfortable.

Activities to bring the chakra into balance

Yoga Pose: Lord of Fishes

Kneel down on a blanket and rest on your heels. Slide your buttocks to the right of your feet and rest on the ground. Then lift your left leg and cross it over your right knee to the other side. Shuffle around until you’re comfortable.

Then twist your body by bringing your left arm behind you resting it on the ground. Your right arm will rest on the outside knee of your left leg. Hold your arm up at a 90 degree angle. Keep your back as straight as possible to promote a good twist.

When you feel ready to release, breathe in, then exhale as you unwind. First bring your left arm around then follow the movement with your head and rest of body. Repeat the steps on the other side.

Besides Reiki healing to bring balance to the chakras, here are the stones and colors to use:

Crystal Healing

Look for yellow stones like amber, citrine. Place the stone over the solar plexus while you lie on your back and imagine the energy from the stone entering and balancing your body.

Essential Oils

Amber is the scent that brings the solar plexus into balance. Wear it whenever you feel you need to bring this chakra into balance. I even rub a little bit of the oil around the rim of a yellow candle during meditation since yellow is the color of this chakra.

Use these methods to bring balance to the third chakra!

After buying your crystals, it’s best to cleanse them of energies they may have picked up from others along the way, then charge them with your own energy. If used by a practitioner for healing, the stones should be cleansed after each session.

Cleansing Crystals

The cleansing method depends on the stone you’re using. Some stones like amethyst or rose quartz fade in direct sunlight. For others, simply place the stone out in the sun for a few hours.

Salt water or rain water is a great way to clean stones. I use a combination of sea salt and water and place the stones in for a day.

Smudging stones with incense smoke is another tool you can use. Try sage, sandalwood, or myrrh. Hold the crystals over the smoke for a few minutes until you feel the crystals are cleared of the energy.

Bury them in the Earth for a couple days. Mark the location with a bigger rock or a stick so you don’t lose them! You may also place the stones in a flower pot.

Basic rule of thumb: Do what feels right! When you feel your crystals are clean, they probably are!

Now charge them. Hold the crystals in your dominant hand while visualizing your energy infusing the stone. You can also amplify the crystal with an intention. For example, you may carry a rose quartz to attract love. While holding the crystal in your hand, intend that the crystal help to open up your heart and allow for love to enter. It’s best to carry the quartz as a necklace over your heart.

Stones and their correlation to the body

Wear crystals whenever you feel you need to enhance or uplift a physical or emotional aspect in your life.

First chakra: For stability and grounding use red stones like Ruby. Hematite, Garnet and Jasper are also great.

Second chakra: For matters of sexuality and creativity, use orange stones like Carnelian or Orange Calcite.

Third chakra: For confidence, ambition, and power use yellow stones like Yellow Jasper or Citrine.

Fourth chakra: For love, compassion, and emotional stability use green or pink stones. Rose Quartz, Jade or Emerald are options.

Fifth chakra: For communication and self-expression use blue stones like Sapphire, Blue Calcite, and Aquamarine.

Sixth chakra: For intuition and enhancement of psychic ability use Amethyst or Lapis Lazuli.

Seventh chakra: For spiritual guidance and connection to the universal life-force use clear Quartz or White Topaz.

Watch this video for a visual presentation of how to use the crystals.

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Chakra is a Sanskrit term which means wheel or circle and were first classified in Ancient India. The seven major chakras begin with the first which is located at the base of the spine up to the seventh which is located at the top of the head. The first chakra vibrates at the slowest speed and the last vibrates the fastest. All the chakras are represented by different colors.

Crystals have healing properties and can be used for chakra healing if worn close to the body or if used during an energy healing session.

Tools for chakra healing

To keep the chakras open it’s best to live a balanced lifestyle. Become more aware of physical or emotional changes in the body. Do you feel less confident than before? Have you stopped using your creativity? Read this ebook on unleashing your creativity.

Intuitively see if your chakras are imbalanced. Visualize each color of the chakras flow through the body. Begin with the first chakra which is red. Imagine a red light coming from the Earth through the bottom of the feet up through the top of the head. See how it feels. Is the light moving slowly? Are you having a difficult time visualizing it? Is it stagnant? Then continue the same procedure with orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Slow moving energy may indicate a blocked chakra.

Base: Red. Associated with survival. If you find yourself very attached to money or feel out of place in society, you may have an imbalanced first chakra. Practice grounding exercises. Visualize a strong cord or light attaching to your root chakra down to the center of the earth. Make sure you have a strong connection. Meditate on this for a while until you feel well grounded.

Sacral: Orange. Associated with sexuality and creativity. Many have stifled their creativity and work in jobs which bring them unhappiness. To bring this chakra into balance, begin a new project, garden, or draw.

Solar Plexus: Yellow. Associated with confidence and sense of self. A lack of self-esteem or motivation could mean a blockage. For balancing, write a list of your positive traits. Tape the list next to your mirror and remind yourself each morning and night of your beauty.

Heart: Pink or Green. Associated with love and compassion. A blocked heart chakra may result in a lack of love for oneself, low self esteem, depression, or cynicism. For balance wear a rose quartz and practice seeing the world through the heart. Imagine your heart is your eyes and pretend your head is no longer there. You’ll see the world with more compassion.

Throat: Blue. Associated with communication. An inability to express your thoughts or ideas is a sign of a blocked chakra. Make a habit of writing in a journal. If you have difficulty expressing yourself to a particular person, a boss, or someone from your past with whom you need to forgive, write a letter to that person. Conduct a ceremony to release those feelings. Burn the letter and intend your negative energies associated with it to be burned away as well. Don’t conduct the ceremony where you may cause a bigger fire!

Third eye: Indigo. Associated with intuitive and psychic ability. Are you having trouble listening to your inner voice? Practice becoming more intuitive with a deck of playing cards. Hold the cards face down. Try sensing which card is at the top of the deck. First start of by sensing whether it’s black or red, then as you progress begin to psychically figure out the symbol and number.

Crown: Violet. Associated with oneness and the connection with spirit. Feelings of loneliness or disconnection with the universe means the crown chakra could use balancing. Visualize a brilliant white light coming from Source and entering through the top of your head, through your body to the center of the earth. Feel the energy for a while. You may begin to sway a bit. This is because the universal life-force is flowing through you!

Utilize these methods for chakra healing as a part of a healthy lifestyle!

Watch this video with an Angel Practitioner for a visual representation of the chakras.

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