Chakras: Blocked and Cleared
- Apr 4, 2024
- 8 min read
When it comes to chakras, it’s all about balance in body, mind, and spirit. However, when there are blocked chakras, you may find yourself having to deal with the symptoms. And that’s no fun, is it?
Blocked chakras aren’t the end of the world, though. The great thing is that there are ways to identify the symptoms and unblock them so that you can be on your way to feeling more grounded and secure.
Blocked Chakras: Understanding the Symptoms
If you struggle to elevate some areas of your life, you may just be dealing with blocked chakras. “Even one imbalanced chakra will affect all the other chakras in your system,” explains leading chakra expert Anodea Judith. “If your foundation is off, everything else is compensating because they’re all interconnected.“
But before going further into “Which of my chakras are blocked?“, it’s important to know what the signs are and what the symptoms are.
A sign is the effect of a health problem that’s observed by someone else, usually a doctor or an expert.
A symptom, on the other hand, is the effect of a health problem that’s apparent to only you.
So, for instance, if you look at a blocked heart chakra, a sign may manifest as a heart condition, and a symptom of it may be that you feel like you’re afraid of commitment.
Why do chakras get blocked?
All seven chakras are interconnected and create loops of energy that surround the body. And when there’s resistance to the energy (like stress or a poor diet), then blockages occur.
From an outsider’s point of view, the signs of blocked chakras can include financial turmoil, sexual oppression, low self-esteem, illnesses, stubbornness, and heartbreak, just to name a few.
A lot of people want to live a well-balanced life, but they 'haven’t cleaned out the basement.' They haven’t healed their issues. They’re going to doctors to fix the body, but they don’t look at the spirit and what’s going on.
How to Know if Your Chakras Are Blocked
Your chakras can be blocked by life challenges. It can manifest as something physical (like a never-ending migraine) or even emotional (like self-doubt).
Here are a few more blocked chakra symptoms that are telltale signs you need to open your chakras:
Difficulty sleeping
Difficulty concentrating
Chronic depression or anxiety
Mood swings
Trouble communicating
Difficulty connecting with others
Feeling ‘stuck’
So how can you tell which of the seven chakras is blocked?
Great question! Let’s take a closer look at what those blocked symptoms look like in each chakra and what you’ll experience when they’re open.
1. Root chakra
Color: Red
Element: Earth
Position: Base of the Spine
Objective: It corresponds to the physical body and its connection to the earth. Just like a foundation, it is concerned with the basics of survival: food, shelter, safety, comfort, and belonging.
Symptoms of blocked chakras:
Feeling stuck and sluggish
Stress due to over-reliance on external circumstances
Persistent financial problems
Feeling that you have been abandoned by your parents
Constantly getting by or going without
Hatred and anger toward your body
Feeling you are not good enough the way you are
When your root chakra is open, you…
Have a strong connection with your family
Have friends that are like family to you
Feel wanted and loved
Feel content with your body
Are confident with money
Always have enough for what you need and want
Feel safe on Earth and on your life path
Affirmations that help you heal your root chakra:
“I am safe and protected.”
“I am safe on Earth.”
“I am safe on my path.”
2. Sacral chakra
Color: Orange
Element:Water
Position: Below the belly button. Look at the body from head to toe; this is your physical center.
Objective: Sexuality, the nature of your relationships, freedom from guilt, pleasure, sensation, creativity, and the joys of life.
Symptoms of blocked chakras:
Finding it difficult to allow yourself to become emotionally and sexually intimate
The belief that sex is bad, that it can hurt you, or that you feel you have to be sexy to be loved
Feelings of abuse, hurt, and confusion
The distrust that you can be loved for being you
Having an unhealthy self-image
A string of unsuccessful, toxic relationships
When your sacral chakra is open, you…
Have a strong sense of your sexuality and recognize it as one of your most powerful creative energies
Create healthy sexual experiences with others that honor you, and you enjoy pleasure in many different ways in life
Are creative in all your endeavors
Affirmations that help you heal your sacral chakra:
“I am connected to my community.”
“I am connected to my family.”
“My sensual sexuality serves as fuel to my creative endeavors.”
“I am creative in all my endeavors.”
3. Solar plexus chakra
Color: Yellow
Element: Fire
Position:Above the navel, two inches below the breastbone.
Objective: Relationship with yourself, personal power, self-esteem, self-worth, and freedom from shame.
Symptoms of blocked chakras:
Feeling powerless or victimized
Giving your power away to others as you feel this is necessary to keep peace in relationships
Difficulty taking action on your dreams due to low self-esteem
Stomach pains and anxiety
When your solar plexus chakra is open, you…
Have a strong sense of your power and how to use it in healthy ways
Admire others with power and influence and choose to emulate people who are
Want to use your power and influence for good in the world
Trust your intuition and inner guidance
Don’t feel the need for other people’s confirmation and validation
Affirmations that help you heal your solar plexus chakra:
“I trust my intuition and guidance and follow it wherever it leads me without question and hesitation.”
“I am calm, powerful, and confident.”
“I am ready to pursue my purpose with confidence.”
4. Heart chakra
Color: Green
Element: Air
Position:Center of chest
Objective: Love and spirituality, compassion, emotional zone, masculine and feminine aspects of the self, and forgiveness. Love doesn’t mean only love for others; it also applies to self-love and self-acceptance.
Symptoms of blocked chakras:
Fear of commitment and feeling like you have to please others to be loved
Hurt from past relationships and now feel like you have to guard yourself against being hurt again
The trouble with giving and receiving love and being compassionate
The need to hold grudges
Heart disease, asthma, and allergies
When your heart chakra is open, you…
Are comfortable in your relationships
Give and receive love easily
Feel a heartfelt sense of gratitude for how wonderful your life is
Appreciate others and feel compassion for yourself and others without feeling sorry for anyone
Love yourself unconditionally
Affirmations that help you heal your heart chakra:
“I am a divine expression of unconditional love.”
“I truly love myself.”
“Love is all that I am and ever will be.”
“Unconditional love of Source is my birthright.”
5. Throat chakra
Color: Blue
Element:Sound
Position: Hollow of throat
Objective: Your communication center—your voice, your creative self-expression. Speaking your truth, coming from the center of your willpower, listening, and being heard.
Symptoms of blocked chakras:
Fear of speaking up and saying what you want or feel
Feeling inclined to go along with others so you don’t upset anyone
Frustration because you don’t feel that other people hear what you have to say
Sore throats or feeling like your throat is blocked
When your throat chakra is open, you…
Are comfortable speaking your truth
Experience others listening to you
Feel that you are heard and honored for your truth
Knowing that you alone are responsible for expressing yourself in an open and honest way
Affirmation that helps you heal your throat chakra:
“I speak my truth freely and openly, being honest with myself and others.”
“I am safe to express myself truthfully.”
“My honesty attracts what I deserve on my path.”
6. Third eye chakra
Color: Indigo
Element: Light
Position: Between the eyebrows
Objective: Responsible for psychic abilities such as intuition as well as your sense of purpose in life—self-reflection, visualization, discernment, and trust in your intuition.
Symptoms of blocked chakras:
Struggle to find meaning in life and often ask yourself, “Why am I here?”
Disconnect from your intuition
Find it difficult to make decisions
Feel lost when it comes to your spiritual purpose and path in life
Feel that something’s wrong or out of alignment
Suffer from headaches and tension in your brow area
When your third eye chakra is open, you…
Trust and act with confidence
Have a strong sense of your inner truth and listen to and follow it as it guides you on your life path
Inner wisdom and clarity on your path
Strong connection with celestial love
Affirmations that help you heal your third eye chakra:
“I am connected with celestial love that runs through my vessel and life.”
“I trust my inner wisdom and have total clarity on my path.”
7. Crown chakra
Color: Violet
Element:Thought
Position: Top of the head
Objective: This is the connection between you and the divine. It is responsible for spirituality, belief systems, revelation, divine consciousness, and enlightenment. Your brain functions and central nervous system are associated with the crown chakra.
Symptoms of blocked chakras:
Loneliness, insignificance, and aimlessness
A strong attachment to material possessions and achievements (and defining yourself according to them) and a disconnect from the spiritual side of life
A lack of connection or guidance from a higher power
Feeling unworthy of spiritual help and angry that your higher power has abandoned you
Migraines and tension headaches
When your crown chakra is open, you…
Feel connected to a higher power and sense that you are being watched over and cared for
Know you deserve immense blessings
Feel immense gratitude for the universal love and appreciation you feel towards yourself and others
Connection to Source and the Mother Earth
Affirmations that help you heal your crown chakra:
“I am transmuting anything that doesn’t serve my highest purpose and my path today.”
“I am guided by a higher power and inner wisdom.”
“I honor the Divine in me.”
“I am open to new ideas.”
How to Clear Blocked Chakras
There are many ways you can help clear blocked chakras and heal them. Some popular methods include meditation, mudras, and mantras, and using chakra jewelry as well as essential oils.
Meditation is one of the best ways to open your chakras. With powerful awareness and concentrated focus, you can fix the symptoms of blocked chakras all on your own.
You can try mudras and mantra to unlock a blocked chakra. Mudras are hand postures, and mantras are chants that you use during meditation to help you focus on a specific chakra that you want to open or unclog.
Chakra jewelry are pieces of semiprecious stones and minerals that you can use in your daily life and meditation as well. The crystals’ energy affects your chakras and helps in chakra healing.
Essential oils have been used in aromatherapy for centuries. They can help you elevate your inner state and external environment.
extra tips:
More To Unblock Your Chakras
Crown: Quartz, Yoga (inversions), Mantras, Affirmations,
Meditate, Ginger, Herbal Teas, Chant the sound 'eeee'
Third Eye: Amethyst, Yoga (head stands de inversions), Meditate,
Dark Chocolate, Look at the Stars, Chant the sound 'ayyy'
Throat: Lapis Lazuli, Yoga (neck poses), Meditate, Blue Berries,
Affirmations, Chant the sound 'eyyye"
Heart: Rose Quartz, Yoga (heart poses), Meditate, Green Foods,
Wear green clothes, Affirmations, Chant the sound 'ahhh'
Solar: Amber Crystals, Yoga (solar plexus poses), Meditate,
Chamomile Tea, Aflirmations, Chant the sound 'oohhh'
Sacral: Citrine, Yoga (sacral poses), Eat Oranges, Meditate,
Afirmations, Drink more water, Chant the sound '0000'
Root: Stretch, Yoga (root poses), Take Shower, Meditate, Invision the color redl, Barefoot walking outdoors, Chant uhhh'
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