Chakra 1 Muladhara: The Root of All Things

CHAKRA ONE Muladhara

Located at the base of the spine, Muladhara chakra forms your foundation. It represents the element earth, and is related to our primal instinct of survival, a sense of grounding and a connection to our bodies and the physical plane.

When balanced, Muladhara brings health, prosperity, security and dynamic presence. Root support helps you stay grounded on your feet and walking your life path.

Smell is a Root Chakra sense, bringing awareness to the scents in your environment and in your food

• Focus: Survival
• Color: Red
• Seed Sound: Lam
• Sense Organ: The Nose
• Associated Sense: Smell

ESSENTIAL OILS:

• Patchouli – evokes feelings of security
• Sandalwood – beneficial if you feel stuck
• Vetiver – Assists in life transformation
• Ginger – lifts apathy, gives feeling of grounding
• Thyme – boosts immune system
• Basil – reduces stress, nervousness and mental fatigue
• Clary Sage – Good for depression, feeling overwhelmed

CRYSTALS & GEMSTONES:

• Hematite- protects, dispels negativity
• Smokey Quartz – brings focus, dissolves emotional blocks
• Beryl – promotes will to succeed, releases fears
• Black Tourmaline – protects, calms, dissolves fears
• Garnet – energizes, grounding in reality, assists with insecurity

Incense: Cedar, Sage Patchouli

Grounding & Nurturing foods: Root vegetables, seeds and the oils sourced from them, strawberries, pomegranate, raspberries, soy products, vegetable protein, meat.

Corresponds to: legs, feet, nose, large intestine, and the immune system

Chakra location: Base of Spine

NOTICING MULADHARA CHAKRA

Balanced: Good physical health, stability, prosperity, present in the moment, sense of safety and security, grounded, comfortable with the physical body, eating healthy.

Hot Yoga Poses that Balance Muldhara:

This is a partial list at best - start with your focus on these chakras for these poses and then see what you feel for yourself

Pada Hasthasana: hips to the ceiling lengthens the area of your root chakra.

Garudasana: standing-balancing poses strengthen the 1^st chakra and connects physical body to the earth

Dandayamana-Janushirasana another standing-balancing pose that strengthens the 1^st chakra and our connection to the energy of the earth

Dandayamana-Danurasana and Tuladandasana - same as above

Dandayamana-Bibhaktapada-Paschimotthanasana:

lifting hips to the ceiling, stretching the area of your root chakra, helps create balance in your groundedness

Tadasana/Padangustasana:

 standing-balancing poses strengthen the 1^st chakra and connect you solidly to the earth element

Pavanamuktasana 

massages the digestive system, the organs/system associated with root chakra.

FOODS & RECIPES FOR MULADHARA

Carrots, potatoes, parsnips, radishes, onions and garlic, and anything else that roots itself, can have a soothing effect for our Root Chakra.

As a healthy root chakra vibrates red, eating red foods can help balance it. Red foods usually have high levels of vitamin C which is utilized by body parts governed by Root chakra: bones, teeth, skin and adrenals. Red foods include tomatoes, ripe strawberries, apples, lush pomegranates and oh those Bing cherries!

Recipe: Kale Mushroom Stuffed Potatoes

Credit for this recipe goes to Heidi Templeton, hot yoga teacher and chef of the chakras

Ingredients:

4 potatoes

Grapeseed oil

1 1/2 red onions

2 cloves of garlic

1 cup kidney beans

1 cup of kale

1 cup of mushrooms

Parsley, salt and pepper for seasoning

Directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees

Wash 4 potatoes

Poke holes and coat with oil of your choice.

Add a little salt to taste

Meanwhile:

sauté 1/2 a red onion and the garlic cloves until clear.

Add kidney beans and sauté three minutes.

Add kale, mushrooms, and chopped red onion.

Season with parsley, salt and pepper.

Slice cooked potatoes down the middle and combine the mixture into it. Back into the over for 10 minutes to warm (not cook)

Serve immediately....mmmmmm!

Meditation for MULADHARA CHAKRA: I Am Grounded

NOTE: This MEDITATION for MULAHDARA/Chakra 1 can  support script memorization.

Recommended: Listen to that meditation each night as you drift off to sleep.

Recommended: Repeat its simple phrasing to yourself at the start of each script memorization session you do .

As this meditation helps you to relax and trust in your ability, you may notice how much your script memorization is progressing...and more importantly, how much you are enjoying and looking forward to doing your videos

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