Journal prompt: Root Chakra
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About the Root Chakra
The root chakra deals in survival and is blocked by fear.
Element: Earth
Influences:
Physicality and physical identity aspects of ourselves
Basic needs for survival (food, sleep, shelter, self-preservation, etc.)
Security, safety: Physical (body) or metaphorical (financial security, home)
The support and foundation for living our lives
When the root chakra is balanced, you have a feeling of safety and security, strength and vitality
When your root chakra is blocked or overactive:
Fear is your main motivating factor
You may have feelings of greed or insecurity
Issues of food intake prevail
What helps unblock or calm the root chakra:
Connecting intimately with the earth (gardening or going outside)
Physical activity
Focus on self-reliance
Go from a psychology of scarcity to personal abundance (if you’re not financially abundant, perhaps you are in other ways like with time, relationships, or space)
Yoga poses for the root chakra: siddhasana, sukhasana, virasana