Moonstone Tarot

When I was first exposed to the concept of chakras I looked at it as a system to identify and solve problems holistically through mind, body and soul. As most of us are, I was more interested in the third-eye and crown chakra and the possibility of tapping into my psychic abilities than concerned with the lower chakras. When I started learning about the sacral chakra I was able to make a connection with my PCOS and an imbalance in this chakra that was also affecting unstable weight-gain. What is important to note is that my motivation to learn more about chakras came from a totally superficial and material place of wanting to lose weight and improve my health.

It is important, especially when it comes to spirituality, to remember that we are living in a material plane where material things like money, health and status do matter in our potential of survival. That being said it is totally okay, even understandable when our spiritual goals are motivated by things we desire on the physical plane. The chakra system is brilliant in that way, it gives us the opportunity to understand how the mind, body and soul are connected and how we can work with each of them to balance out each other.

If you are struggling to lose weight the problem could lie in anyone of your chakras but more likely in the root, sacral and/or solarplexus chakras. The root chakra has to do with feelings of safety, security, stability and survival. If this chakra is blocked you may struggle with your appetite and are not eating enough due to stress or over-eating and not being conscious about what you are putting in your body. If the root chakra is blocked you may be struggling with constipation or inconsistent bowels as well as fatigue. The sacral chakra was the one I focused on to lose weight using different yoga poses, crystals and meditation can assist in balancing this chakra. The sacral chakra is all about relationships, emotions, fertility and female sexuality so if this chakra is the issue with weight-loss that could also be due to stuck sexual trauma. Lastly the solarplexus chakra is located near the rib cage and is where our life force or chi energy sits. This chakra governs the stomach and when this chakra is blocked you may struggle with the types of food you’re able to eat and suffer with heart-burn, indigestion and probably drink too much caffeine. Since this chakra is about the self, a blockage here could have to do with self-confidence and the ability to read the needs of the body.

It is most important to remember that the chakra system is a holistic, inter-connected system which means that focusing more on one or two rather than the whole system can actually cause more imbalance than anything else. Do your research and start better equipping yourself with knowledge on how to begin or continue on your self-help journey of healing.