Self - Healing and Protection

We all have something to heal, which is all about the human experience. Some of us are crippled with fears and hurts, which we have not had the courage to face or it is a recent wound and needs time. There are others who seem to be all fantastic and well adjusted. They probably are, but all of us have one or more wounds that are slowly healing and need attention at times. Unresolved emotional stress can manifest itself into a physical illness.

How do we detect what are our emotional stresses are? The easiest way is to listen to your body and mind as you lie in bed before you go to sleep. Notice who or what you are thinking about. What are you worrying about? Who or what do you feel obsessed with? Scan your body and notice any areas of pain or discomfort. Is there part of your body you are very tense. These are your clues. The following is a list of the main energy centres in your body, which allow you to find where your energy is blocked or leaking.

Base (Root) ChakraColour: Red
Position: Base of the spine
Main Functions: Survival, security, primal energy.
Positive Issues: Courage strength, will power and self confidence.
Negative Issues: Physical security like finances, home, safety, possessions.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Kidneys, bladder, reproductive organs, muscular system, hips and legs

Sacral ChakraColour: Orange
Position: Midway between the naval and base of the spine
Main Functions: Relationships, sexuality, intimacy.
Positive Issues: Creativity, independence, sociability, joyous.
Negative Issues: Cravings for physical pleasures like foods, sex, addictions to drugs, alcohol or other substances, withdrawn, over-dependant.
Related Organs & Body Parts:  Uterus, digestive system, large bowel, prostate, ovaries and testes.
Solar Plexus ChakraColour: Yellow
Position: Directly behind the navel and up to the diaphragm
Main Functions: Desire, vitality, inner strength, self-control.
Positive Issues: Confident, alert, optimistic and good humoured.
Negative Issues: Fear of being or desire to be powerful, fear of authority figures, desires to control others and situations, fear of being controlled, sarcastic, pessimistic.
Related Organs & Body Parts: nervous system, lymphatic system, liver, spleen, stomach and small intestines.
Heart ChakraColour: Green
Position: Centre of the chest.
Main Functions: Release emotionally suppressed trauma. Soul/heart consciousness. Expressing love in action. Love, clairsentience.
Positive Issues: Compassion, generosity, harmony, balance, love, forgiveness.
Negative Issues: Codependency, dysfunctional relationship addictions,
obsessiveness, unforgiveness, indifference, jealousy, bitterness.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Heart, circulatory system, upper spinal area, immune system and breasts.
Throat ChakraColour: Blue
Position:  throat.
Main Functions: Ability to verbalise. Expressing the truth through power of words. Communication, speaking your truth.
Positive Issues: Loyalty, inventive, caring, affectionate, speaking your truth, communication projects, trustworthy, calm.
Negative Issues: Unfaithful, untrustworthy self-righteous, cold, obsessions about communicating.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Respiratory System, throat and lungs.
Third Eye  ChakraColour: Indigo
Position: Between two eyes.
Main Functions: Channelling intuition, balanced state of mind, devotion and divine perfection, clairvoyance.
Positive Issues: Highly intuitive, faithful, clear sighted, integrity, orderly mind, the eye of your higher self, predicting the future.
Negative Issues: Inability to trust intuition, scattered mind, inconsiderate, reluctance to see the future.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Skeletal system, eyes, lower head and sinuses.
Crown ChakraColour: Violet
Position: Top of the head.
Main Functions: Personal identification with infinite. Oneness with God. Peace and Wisdom. Claircognizance and Divine guidance.
Positive Issues: Reverence for life, self-sacrificing service, idealism, ability to see appropriate route for higher self, ability to be trusting in intuition coming from other plane.
Negative Issues: No concern for others, feelings of superiority, lack of contact with reality, untrusting of intuition coming from other plane.
Related Organs & Body Parts: Eyes,  endocrine system, lower head and sinuses.

There are many ways to improve each area and dispel the negativity. It can be done with power of positive thinking and dealing with the issues that plaque us. Next time I will look at specific areas.