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(The following information is from the Spring 2013 class on chakras by Wilma Carter
from Wellspring Naturopathic Health Services and Studio in Midland, Michigan.)
INTRODUCTION
Our chakras are the main physical, spiritual, and mental center of our body, which gives us
access to divine energy. The chakras are a tool to help us recognize what is going on inside of
us.
Each chakra builds on the next; therefore, if your root chakra is blocked, you will struggle to
open up the rest of your chakras. Understanding and being comfortable with each chakra will
help you move up into your other chakras and strengthen each one.
The chakras are described in more detail below, and for each one, there is information about
both the positive and negative side of the chakra. The positive side is what you experience
when the chakra is open/when you are in tune with the chakra. The negative side is what you
might experience when the chakra is blocked. There is also a list of affirmations for each
chakra, which you can meditate on to help open up your chakras.
THE ROOT CHAKRA
Represented by the color red, the root chakra is the chakra of courage, stamina, and grit. Its
core issue is comfort for the physical body, and it involves the drive to survive.
The root chakra asks you to slow down and center yourself. It
asks you to question your values and understand that you are so
much more than your upbringing. You must expand your
consciousness. You must understand that you can change the
tide of events in your life.
**You open your root chakra to be an anchor for your spirit and
to manifest unity rather than separation.**