The chakra system powers your body’s energy system with life-force energy (or prana).

In Sanskrit, the word “chakra” means “disk” or “wheel” and refers to the energy centres in your body. In Vedic teachings, our body houses the seven major chakras along the spine with 72,000 nadis or channels in the human body.

When your chakras get blocked, you can experience physical, mental or emotional symptoms.

Symbol	Name & Element	Functions	Balanced	Blocked
	Root Chakra ‘Earth’	Survival, Grounding, Safety, Comfort	Grounded, safe, calm and comfortable in the body.	Fearful, insecure, worried, ungrounded.
	Sacral Chakra ‘Water’	Sensuality, Sexuality, Creativity, Sociability	Capable to have fun and enjoy all pleasures of life without any sense of guilt.	Low libido, fear of intimacy, apathy, social anxiety.
	Solar Plexus Chakra ‘Fire’	Strength, Personality, Ego, Power, Digestion	Moving towards all goals in life with ease and full confidence.	Low self-esteem, feeling powerless and weak.
	Heart Chakra ‘Air’	Love, Acceptance, Compassion, Empathy, Kindness	In tune with your heart and spirit. Unconditional love to all that is.	Lack of trust and empathy. Angry and jealous.
	Throat Chakra ‘Space’	Communication, Expression, Honesty, Purification	Capable to vocalize and manifest all desires with clarity. Good listener.	Unable to speak out, shy, dishonest, manipulative.
	Third Eye Chakra	Intuition, Lucidity, Imagination, Visualization, Clairvoyance	Capable to access all gifts of sixth sense, intuitive. Frequent, vivid dreams	Lack of focus, poor imagination and poor vision.
	Crown Chakra	Knowledge, Spirituality, Consciousness, Self-Realization	Connected with divine. Feeling of oneness with all that is.	Lack of faith, brain fog, depression.

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