Shiatzu - The Base Chakra

The Base Chakra is the energy centre that controls our energy levels, our connection to the earth and our ambitions. The base chakra is positioned at the base of the spine, near the top of the legs. On a physical level this chakra governs the back, legs, hips, feet, spine and the circulation of the blood. When functioning negatively, this chakra causes aches, strains and loss of mobility to these organs. There is an old saying that we use when we are in trouble. That saying is, that we must get to the root of the problem so that we can heal the situation. This is true in the physical, mental and spiritual.

The base chakra is the root of our manifestation, our existence. When we learn about our base or root chakra we come to understand that this centre is the base to past, in this life and our past - lives. . . It is our connection to the earth and to the physical. . . The physical being what you can see, feel and hear - True reality. How we function on this level depends on how this centre is working. If we are tired, run down and lack ambition and drive, it is because this centre is not working or absorbing enough positive energy to help us sustain the high levels needed to think, feel, work and play. We need to reconnect to this centre and work with it on a daily basis. To do this, we have to invoke inner healing that comes from ourselves. This chakra needs to be flooded with positive energy and positive love. I know that we would all like to fly in the heavens, free from all worries, sickness and stress, but I believe that we can do this on our earthly existence.

Our base chakra is the centre that can help us achieve health, grounded-ness and vitality. This chakra can also unlock our past - lives to help bring old talents and wisdom into this lifetime. This chakra can also remove any past- life negative patterns and pain that might be hindering our present life. In many old cultures they believe in the wheel of life. We believe that we go through cycles of birth, death and re-birth. Throughout one lifetime we experience these cycles many times. Each time we go through a death there is a chance to re-create our birth in a more healing and positive way. The base is our root, our connection to the earth, who we are as humans and how we live our lives in each birth and death cycle. When we heal this chakra and have it pulsating with positive healing energy we are able to heal our past, and we learn to function in a vibrant and alive way for the present and the future. Love comes from the heart centre and flows through the body and out through the aura. How others perceive us or react to us is because of the energy that we emanate from our auras. Love is an energy that is able to heal any sickness, emotional stress and fear that we have locked inside. On a physical level, this chakra can be the cause of back ache, leg aches, overweight, underweight, anaemia and so on. These problems arise as emotional baggage that we store in our back, spine and legs. . . When we have no energy and lack ambition and drive, it is because we have no connectivness to ourselves and our Mother earth. By learning to become connected to the physical we can eliminate many back, leg and circulation problems. These areas become affected because we store in and hold onto our emotional baggage. With inner healing we can open ourselves up to any problems we have in this area. With creative visualisation we become open and exposed to the higher levels of consciousness that these chakras respond to positively. With the use of colours, we can expose ourselves to vitality, energy and healing that is activated when we wear certain colours and use them in our lives. Red represents life, fire, growth and the burning away of negativity and weakness. . . Red is the earth, the soil, the stones and trees. Red makes you wake up and feel alive. The colour red heals, regenerates and inspires enthusiasm and a will to live. Dancing, music, and drumming also opens up and brings in positive healing energy into our base chakra. We all have an eternal beat, that when we tap into, helps us to become open and alive once more.

We sometimes become unbalanced due to the fact that we have lost our personal beat. Through song, dance and physical movement we can become aligned once more. The stone people are the oldest spirit clans alive on earth. These people are the earth and as such, hold the key to our evolution. They hold our secrets and our past - lives. Through the use of the stone people we are able to work with each chakra to unlock and heal any blockages that we are holding within our being. When we place them on our energy centres they activate and connect you back to the earth.

Clear quartz is a good crystal that is good for healing with the base chakra. Clear quartz brings clarity and understanding. It will help you to unlock any past burdens, fears and baggage that you are holding onto. This crystal will also unlock wisdom and knowledge that you have also stored away. Through the use of animal awareness and their spiritual wisdom we can also heal our energy centres through spiritual contact with these animals. . . If you need to learn about groundedness and stability, you would call on the turtle and her ways. Any four legged animal would help you to reconnect in some special way.