A simple technique to feel safe
The root chakra (energy center) located near the base of your spine is associated with the feeling of safety, grounding, and a connection to nature.
When we feel balanced in our root chakra, we move with the ebb and flow of life. We have the general feeling that everything is working out for us. We are secure in our relationships, and tribal consciousness.
When our root is out of balance, we don’t feel supported in our basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, love, and tend to operate our lives from a place of fear. We don’t feel safe, not in our homes, not in nature, our place in the world, or in our own skin.
Here’s a simple technique to help open your root chakra so you feel connected to earth, your body, and humanity:
Stand comfortably, with your feet 12-18 inches apart.
Take a deep, cleansing breath
Put your hand on your heart
Gently sway your hips back and forth, as a parent would if holding their child
Keep swaying and take a couple deeper breaths. Feel the solidness of connection between the floor, your legs, your hips, your belly. Feel the beat of your heart beneath your hand. Notice how your chest expands with your breathing. Feel how your breathing becomes clearer, more open and expanded.
Now move your hips in the shape of a figure 8 and continue breathing until you feel calm, relaxed, and grounded. Exaggerate the move, dance if you want to. You are moving life force energy.
Congratulations! You just opened your root chakra, your safety energy center. Great job!
I often sway my hips back and forth when talking with someone, or just because it feels good to connect to myself in this way. Try this technique while you’re doing the dishes, or folding clothes, or anytime you need a boost of supportive energy.
And as always, I’m available for private or group sessions if you need deeper understanding, support, or guidance through energy work or intuitive life coaching.
If you’d like to learn a couple powerful techniques for having more energy, watch my free video Take Back Your Energy.
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