Balancing the Chakra’s in key in GAIA Healing

The philosophical foundations of chakra healing depending on the tradition and healer. Here are the most commonly accepted theories.

There are two main flows of energies contributing to the balance of the chakra system: An upward flow coming from the earth’s magnetic field going up the chakras, and a downward flow coming from a universal, all encompassing energy.

These two main currents of energy are said to balance the whole system. Another view emphasizes the upward feeding flow of energy from the root chakra and up.

This dualism in sources of energies is reminiscent of the old philosophical question of “mind over matter” and the origins and causes of the psyche and consciousness. For the sake of clarity, we’ll focus on how the energy moves through the chakras and ways to balance it, instead of debating the philosophical underpinnings of chakra theory.

No one chakra is better than the others or more important than any other in the process of energy body balancing and chakra healing. You don’t want to have extra heart chakra energy and less throat chakra energy; it simply doesn’t work like that. Ideally, all seven of your chakras are healed, balanced, open, and humming, allowing energy to flow into and out of your body.

The amazing thing is that your body is going to find a way to move energy in and out (unless, of course, your ego self is telling it to hold on to something). If one of your chakras is closed or underactive, there is a very good chance that another chakra will be overactive to make up the difference.

Because your body wants to achieve energetic balance in your chakras, moving too far in either direction (underactive or overactive) in any one chakra can actually yield negative effects in your body and be counterproductive to the energy body and chakra healing process.

An underactive chakra kicks another chakra into overdrive, which in turn pulls extra energy away from that part of the body. The descriptions below show how you may act or feel when your chakras get knocked out of balance and need healing. The first one lists the physical systems associated with each chakra and the potential physical symptoms that may tell you something’s out of whack.

How You May Feel or Act When Chakras Are Overactive or Underactive

Root Chakra

Overactive
Fearful, nervous, insecure, or ungrounded; materialistic or greedy; resistant to change.

Underactive
Lacking a sense of being at home or secure anywhere, codependent, unable to get into one’s body, fearful of abandonment.

Sacral Chakra

Overactive
Overemotional, very quick to attach and invest in others, attracted to drama, moody, lacking personal boundaries.

Underactive
Stiff, unemotional, closed off to others, lacking self-esteem or self-worth, possibly in an abusive relationship.

Navel (Solar Plexus) Chakra

Overactive
Domineering, aggressive, angry, perfectionistic or overly critical of oneself or others.

Underactive
Passive, indecisive, timid, lacking self-control.

Heart Chakra

Overactive
Loving in a clingy, suffocating way; lacking a sense of self in a relationship; willing to say yes to everything; lacking boundaries, letting everyone in.

Underactive
Cold, distant, lonely, unable or unwilling to open up to others, grudgeful.

Throat Chakra

Overactive
Overly talkative, unable to listen, highly critical, verbally abusive, condescending.

Underactive
Introverted, shy, having difficulty speaking the truth, unable to express needs.

Third Eye Chakra

Overactive
Out of touch with reality, lacking good judgment, unable to focus, prone to hallucinations.

Underactive
Rigid in thinking, closed off to new ideas, too reliant on authority, disconnected or distrustful of inner voice, anxious, clinging to the past and fearful of the future.

Crown Chakra

Overactive
Addicted to spirituality, heedless of bodily needs, having difficulty controlling emotions.

Underactive
Not very open to spirituality, unable to set or maintain goals, lacking direction.

The Chakras and Associated Glands, Organs, and Symptoms

Root Chakra

Associated Endocrine Glands & Organs
Adrenal glands, spine, blood, and reproductive organs.

Physical Symptoms of Unbalance
Inability to sit still, restlessness, unhealthy weight (either obesity or eating disorder), constipation, cramps, fatigue or sluggishness.

Sacral Chakra

Associated Endocrine Glands & Organs
Kidneys and reproductive organs: ovaries, testes, and uterus.

Physical Symptoms of Unbalance
Lower-back pain or stiffness, urinary issues, kidney pain or infection, infertility, impotence.

Navel (Solar Plexus) Chakra

Associated Endocrine Glands & Organs
Central nervous system, digestive system (stomach and intestines), liver, pancreas, metabolic system.

Physical Symptoms of Unbalance
Ulcers, gas, nausea, or other digestive problems; eating disorders; asthma or other respiratory ailments; nerve pain or fibromyalgia; infection in the liver or kidneys; other organ problems.

Heart Chakra

Associated Endocrine Glands & Organs
Thymus gland and immune system, heart, lungs, breasts, arms, hands.

Physical Symptoms of Unbalance
Heart and circulatory problems (high blood pressure, heart palpitations, heart attack), poor circulation or numbness, asthma or other respiratory ailments, breast cancer, stiff joints or joint problems in the hands.

Throat Chakra

Associated Endocrine Glands & Organs
Thyroid, neck, throat, shoulders, ears, and mouth.

Physical Symptoms of Unbalance
Stiffness or soreness in the neck or shoulders, sore throat, hoarseness or laryngitis, earaches or infection, dental issues or TMJ, thyroid issues.

Third Eye Chakra

Associated Endocrine Glands & Organs
Pituitary, eyes, brow, base of skull, biorhythms.

Physical Symptoms of Unbalance
Vision problems, headaches or migraines, insomnia or sleep disorders, seizures, nightmares (though this isn’t a physical symptom per se, it is a common .occurrence).

Crown Chakra

Associated Endocrine Glands & Organs
Pituitary and pineal glands, brain, hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, central nervous system.

Physical Symptoms of Unbalance
Dizziness, confusion, mental fog, neurological disorders, nerve pain, schizophrenia or other mental disorders.

As you can see, a lot of these physical symptoms are not to be taken lightly! The difficult thing to remember is that the physical and energy body is going to keep sending us its message – amping up the intensity if it needs to – until we pay attention and engage in physical, mental, emotional and energetic chakra healing.