Wednesday, October 13, 2010

#7 Sahasrara - Crown Chakra


Color: Violet
Element: Energy
Location: Top of head/crown of head
Associations/characteristics: Spirituality, highest energy center, highest state of enlightenment, wisdom, intuition, connection to divine, controlling things in your mind
Unbalanced Chakra: Lack purpose, depression, worry, chronic exhaustion, difficulty thinking for self
Balanced Chakra: Openness, connection to spiritual nature and divine consciousness, mind is present and clear, refreshed

Essential Oils: oranges (sweet and bitter orange, petitgrain, neroli), lavender, clary sage, frankincense, geranium, pine, rose, tea tree, cedarwood and lemon

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#6 Ajna - Brow Chakra (3rd Eye)


Color: Indigo
Element: Light
Location: Between and above eyes
Associations/characteristics: Sight, seeing intuitively and physically, spirit, wisdom, imagination, intuition, visualization
Unbalanced Chakra: Fuzzy/confused thinking, stagnant intellect, headaches, anxiety, poor memory
Balanced Chakra: Intellectually balanced, thinking clearly, comfortable attaching to worldly goods, inner wisdom, positively visualize future

Essential Oils: tea tree, lavender, clary sage, geranium, lemon, chamomile and rose

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#5 Vishudda - Throat Chakra


Color: Turquoise
Element: Ether
Location: Throat
Associations/characteristics: Sound, creativity, ability to speak honestly and with inner truth, process information, purification
Unbalanced Chakra: Frustration, criticism of self and others, excessive talking and an inability to listen, overly-opinionated, shoulder and neck stiffness, dental problems
Balanced Chakra: Able to speak the truth, confident in your beliefs, speak and write clearly, capacity to truly listen

Essential Oils: frankincense, rose, jasmine, rosewood, elemi, sandalwood, neroli and ylang ylang

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