How to Unblock the Solar Plexus Chakra

How to unblock the Solar Plexus chakra

1. 1

   Work with color-matched crystals

   Hold or wear Citrine, Tiger's Eye, Pyrite at the upper abdomen, stomach area. The tradition pairs the Solar Plexus chakra with yellow stones.

2. 2

   Move with Fire-element yoga

   Boat Pose (Navasana), Warrior III (Virabhadrasana III), Plank Pose. These poses are traditionally associated with opening the Solar Plexus chakra.

3. 3

   Meditate on the center

   Manipura was named the fire seat of the seven centers, so work with real heat instead of an imagined one. Leave a golden stone somewhere actual warmth collects: a sunlit sill, a hearth, a lamp that has been on a while. Go away and come back for it later, once it has taken the heat on and has something to give back. RAM is the syllable here, short and percussive where LAM and VAM roll, and the lotus is drawn around a downward triangle, the shape that gathers rather than spreads. Stay with the stone for as long as the warmth in it lasts, and let that decide the length.

4. 4

   Speak the affirmations

   Repeat affirmations like "I am worthy of my own power and I use it wisely." daily. See the affirmations guide linked below.

5. 5

   Nourish with Fire-element foods

   Yellow foods (bananas, corn, pineapple), Whole grains (oats, brown rice), Ginger and chamomile tea. The tradition associates these with the Solar Plexus chakra.