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7EssentialOilsToBalanceYourChakras

EssentialOilsareagreattooltohelpwithphysicalailmentsandspiritualgrowth.

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Theseoilshavebeenaroundforcenturiesandaremakingacomebackintoourmoderndaylives.Usetheseoilsinadditiontoothertoolslikeyoga,tohelpbringbalancetoyourchakrasystem.

Theessentialoilscanbemixedwithcoconutoroliveoil,andappliedtopicallybyrubbingonthefeetorcorrespondingchakraarea.Alternatively,tryanaromatherapyapproachbyusingadiffuser,orordilutinginteaorwater.Youcanalsoingesttheseoilsincapsuleform.

1.

RootChakra(Muladhara)

Locatedatthebaseofspineintailbonearea,thisiswhereoursenseofsecuritylies.

Usepatchouliforanenhancedsenseofgroundingand

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stability.

2.SacralChakra(Svadhistana)

Thelowerabdomen,about2inchesbelowthenaveland2inchesinourcreativityandsexuality.

YlangYlangandsandalwoodbothactasanaphrodisiactoaidinoursexualandreproductiveenergies.

3.SolarPlexusChakra(Manipura)

Theupperabdomen,inthestomachareaourselfesteemandconfidence.

Usecinnamontohelpheatupthispowercenter,orpepperminttocoolanyexcessfireinthesystem.

4.HeartChakra(Anahata)

Locatedinthecenterofchestjustaboveheart.

Thescentofroseisrelatedtoourheart,andenhancesromanceandlove.Itisalsohelpfulforalleviatingdepressionandinsomnia.

5.ThroatChakra(Vishudha)

Locatedinthethroatthecenterforselfexpression.

Useeucalyptustohelpclearsinusesandcureasorethroatorcoughing,allowingthispassagewaytobecome

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freeandclearforselfexpression.

6.ThirdEyeChakra(Ajna)

Attheforeheadandinbetweentheeyesisthegatewaytoourintuition.

Lavenderoilisincrediblycalmingandgreatforheadachesacommonoccurrencewheneveryourthirdeyeisblocked.Wecancalmtheactivemindwithlavendertoreachahigherstateofconsciousness.

7.CrownChakra(Sahasrara)

Theverytopoftheheadisouruniversalconnectiontobeautyandspirituality.

Frankincenseisoneofthemostspirituallychargedoils.Ithasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears,andbringsusmentalpeaceandclarity.