7 ways you might be out of whack...or totally ok

Curious how your body, mind, emotions, and spirit are trying to help you to live a more purposeful and aligned life? We all have a built-in navigational system. It’s just a matter of whether or not we know how to use it. If you want to know more about this sure-fire way to hone in on your life’s work, build better boundaries and relationships, heal, and live your life on purpose say hello to your chakras. These energy centers are POWERFUL.  More importantly, the roadmap they can provide for your internal landscape is invaluable. When you know what they represent and where they reside in your system, you have a map to healing and alignment. When they’re out of balance, it can seriously throw you off. (Ask me how I know.) If you don’t know what the heck chakras are, let’s take a quick look—and talk about why you should care. If you’re already on a first name basis with your chakras (yogi and energy healing peeps, I’m looking at you), just take a minute to check in with your chakras and re-visit these little wonders. Are you grounded these days? The root chakrais related to our ability to feel safe, secure, and grounded in the physical realm. If your root chakra needs a little work, do something that reconnects you with your body and nature (I got a reminder recently about connecting with something bigger). Focusing on the root chakra can also help with physical boundaries and your physical space as well bringing about clarity in work and family.The sacral chakrais related to our ability to create, express, and feel worthy. This chakras is also tied to themes like 1:1 relationships (relational boundaries, anyone?), power, money, sexuality, life force, shame (wonder if Brené knows about the sacral chakra). This chakra is the key to getting past a holiday bender, life transition—and so much more. The solar plexus chakrais related to our ability to feel confident and honor ourselves. If your self-esteem is strong and you always act like yourself no matter the situation, you’ve got a balanced solar plexus chakra to thank. If on the other hand you fall apart when others don’t get you, it’s time for a solar plexus tune up. This is also the seat of, wait for it . . . personal boundaries (told you they were connected.) Not surprisingly, the heart chakra is related to our ability give and receive love. With a balanced heart chakra, we’re compassionate with ourselves and others. If you have trouble forgiving other people—or yourself—that’s all heart chakra. With the heart chakra tied to love, grief, joy, jealousy . . . you can see how emotional boundaries are linked so intimately with our heart center. Blaming communication issues on Mercury retrograde? There’s that. There’s also your throat chakra,seat of communication. This chakra is tied to to our ability to not only communicate, but also to express who we are, what we want, and live authentically. Has anyone ever told you that you were in denial? Are you too logical and not imaginative enough? Do you set your sights low or secretly fear success? That, my friend is your third eye chakraat work. The third eye chakra is related to our ability to trust intuition and balance it with intelligence. All in your head? Yes, but are your left and right brain in flow? Let’s talk mental boundaries. With all the intuitive work I do, this one plays a big role here. Finally, the crown chakra. If you are at peace with yourself and have a strong sense of life purpose, that’s your crown chakra. This center is related to spirituality, so it goes hand in hand with spiritual boundaries. The crown chakra is also tied to our ability to connect ourselves to something bigger. (Sound familiar? It loops around to the root chakra, because we can only rise up to heavenly energies as much as we can experience and root into the physical realm.)That’s a whirlwind tour of the chakras. Intrigued? Wondering about your own chakra balance and what you can do about it? I’ve got you covered. You can grab you own lovely chakra cheat sheet HERE and download my free class, Chakras in the Real World, HERE. (While you’re listening to the class, fill out the Chakra Indicator Survey HERE.)In the comments below, let us know what how learning about or working on your chakras has changed your understanding of yourself.