The first chakra, the root of your being, establishes the deepest connections with your physical body, your environment, and the earth. Most instinctual, it is your survival center. Your fight or flight response is initiated from this chakra. It allows us to harness courage, resourcefulness, and the will to live during stressful times. The base carries our ancestral memories, war, famine, natural disasters, and events threatening our basic survival. These memories are imprinted in the subtle body and passed down from generation to generation, creating unconscious generational patterns. It is our work to take responsibility for our own lives and bring to light what is unconscious. Balancing the root chakra first is key to balancing all chakras as the foundation is most important to the whole..
Situated at the base of the spine, it is the base or foundation for life and grounding and withstands challenges. On a physical level, it is associated with the adrenal glands, the skeletal structure, teeth, large intestines, kidneys, and the blood system. On the emotional level, an imbalance may manifest as anger or rage, fearfulness, frustration, anxiety, and or depression. Mentally, a person may experience black and white thinking, pessimism or negative thing about life. Spiritually may appear as stubbornness and not willing to expand one’s viewpoint. A responsible sense of security and stability is the basis. Stability for food, water, shelter, safety and emotional needs of interconnection and living fearless. This essential oil aids in grounding and emotion.
