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Chakras are life-force energy centers that are the basis of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. When the chakras are balanced, energy flows freely, making us more energized. There is no doubt that discussions of what Chakra colors are and how to heal Chakras have recently taken up momentum for good. In this article, we bring to you all the information you would need on chakra colors and how you may unlock health benefits from chakra healing.
What are Chakras?
Consider Chakras as energy wheels rotating in your body, each connecting with numerous nerves and major organs feeding you with positive, healthy energy. Chakra is a Sanskrit word, which means ‘Wheel’ shaped and finds significant mention in age-old Indian scriptures, called Vedas. Interestingly, despite their meaning, Chakras aren’t wheel/ circular shaped. They are in fact triangular! So as they emit their powerful light energy, they seem like circular energy radiators.
Did you know that there are 114 major chakras in your body, which are conjunctures of energy pathways called Nadis throughout the body? According to Indian mystic and yogi, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, out of these 114 chakras, 2 are outside the body, and 4 are beyond our reach for any alterations.
The remaining 108 chakras can be broadly categorized into 7 chakras, beginning at the spinal cord’s base to the head’s crown. These 7 chakras govern the flow of energy to various body parts. Therefore, any imbalance in the chakras indicates emotional challenges, as well as health issues that a person is either facing or may face in the near future. The good news is that with regular yoga, meditation, mantras, and crystals, you can easily remove blockages from the chakras and balance your energies.
Chakra Colors
The chakra colors are synonymous with rainbow colors, each having its own relevance. Mentioned below are 7 seven chakra colors in the order
- Root Chakra (Muladhara) – Red
- Sacral Chakra (Svadhishthana) – Orange
- Solar Plexus Chakra (Manipura) – Yellow
- Heart Chakra (Anahata) – Green
- Throat Chakra (Vishuddha) – Blue
- Third Eye Chakra (Ajna) – Indigo
- Crown Chakra (Sahasrara) – Violet
Significance of Chakra Colors
All chakra colors have something to say, which aligns with the popular spiritual meaning of colors. The meaning of each chakra color shifts from material-driven connotations (red) to spiritually empowered souls (violet). Defining the upwards movement, the chakra’s energy flow happens from the Root Chakra to the Crown Chakra. Chakra colors also profoundly correlate with the vibrational frequency and aura reading of each of us. The only difference between chakra colors and aura is that while aura colors frequently change with intent and mood, chakra colors are more deep-rooted.
By understanding chakra colors, you can help deepen a particular chakra color’s energy through visualization meditation. One of the easiest chakra meditations to remove chakra blockage is imagining a pure and healing white light entering your body from the crown chakra, moving down to your body, and leading up to the root chakra. Let the light enter all chakras, brightening and empowering/ radiating all the beautiful chakra colors in the body. Visualize your chakra colors becoming more vibrant with each breath.
Root Chakra Color
The first chakra, Muladhara or Root Chakra, is red and located at the base of your spine, between the anus and the genitals. Muladhar means root and is based on the earth element. It is in fact the root of the whole chakra system, supplying energy to the rest of the mind, body, and spirit. The root chakra is focused on our basic, primal needs of survival, safety, stability, and enthusiasm. With a balanced Muladhar, you’ll feel grounded and comfortably situated in your body and the world around you. People with balanced root chakra love food and enjoy adequate number of sleeping hours. On the contrary, a blocked root chakra can make you feel lethargic, anxious and imbibe a sense of insecurity. Physical issues may include constipation, lower back pain, hemorrhoids, and menstrual cramps.
Significance of Red Color
Red, like all colors, have both positive and negative element to it. Red is a symbol of passion, strength, courage, warmth, and security. It is a color that helps you stay grounded. But, on the other hand, red also symbolizes deep-rooted anger, frustration, and impatience.
Tips for a balanced Root Chakra Color
- Nurture yourself with earthy, easy-to-digest root-based veggies. You may focus on a high protein and multivitamin diet, including many red fruits.
- You can adore bracelets, rings, or pendants with red jasper, Hematite, Black Tourmaline, or Smoky Quartz.
- Try out some yoga poses to balance your root chakra, including Tadasana (Mountain Pose), Sukhasana (Easy Pose), and Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
- The seed mantra of the Root Chakra is ‘Lam’ (लं). Chanting this mantra can awaken and activate this vital energy center and bring balance to the chakra system.
Sacral Chakra Color
If you feel that you have reduced creative instinct or sensuality, it may be because of the blocked sacral chakra. The sacral chakra, which is placed just below the navel in the pelvic area is yellow in color. As the name suggests, Svadhishthana means the dwelling place of yourself and is governed by water element. Sacral chakra is highly impacted by moon cycles, which is also evident in its symbol, which includes a moon crescent. Blocked sacral chakra can affect your sexual life, creative expression, emotional well-being, and functioning of select body parts, including the bladder, kidneys, and reproductive organs.
Significance of Orange color
Orange is considered to be an uplifting color, signifying our evolution, positive energy, enthusiasm, warmth, and optimism. It symbolizes our deep connect with the external world, the needs and wants of our body, and our fears and insecurities. In some parts of the world, orange clothes are worn as a symbol of spiritual devotion. Buddhist monks in Southeast Asia wear orange robes that symbolize simplicity and letting go of materialism.
Tips for a balanced Sacral Chakra Color
- Chakra mantras have the potential to create subtle energy pathways in the body to create balanced energies. You may cleanse sacral chakra by chanting ‘Vam’ mantra.
- Add some warm spices to your food to revitalize your sacral chakra. Try adding cinnamon, sesame seeds, turmeric, mustard seeds, and some nuts to your diet. To invigorate your sexual energies, add topical orange fruits like strawberries, oranges, mangoes, papaya, and peaches.
- Orange healing crystals, like Orange Calcite, Carnelian, Amber, Sunstone, Aragonite, Goldstone, Cuprite, and Citrine can help balance your sacral chakra.
Solar Plexus Chakra Color
The third chakra is located just below the rib, or four fingertips above the navel. Solar plexus color reflects the yellow color of the fire element and takes its inspiration from the sun. Highlighting the grandeur of the sun, a balanced solar plexus chakra will bring you abundance and make you more confident, intellectual, and assertive. However, an imbalanced chakra will make you jealous, greedy, & insecure, cause distrust, and lower self-esteem. The fire element of the solar plexus also impacts your digestive system.
Significance of Yellow color
In ancient times, yellow was a sacred color, eternal and indestructible. With its association with sun, yellow is also the color of abundance, manifestation, miracles, and magic. One of the oldest primary colors, yellow was used in many of the Egyptian art forms, which are thousands of years old. Yellow has historically been used to represent happiness, energy, wisdom, and warmth.
Tips for balancing Solar Plexus Chakra Color:
- Chant ‘RAM’ and align your Solar plexus to bring in your confidence and willpower
- Eat freshly cooked food, which is rich in complex carbohydrates to improve your metabolism and digestive system. Avoid cold beverages and rather prefer drinks at room temperature or slightly warmer. Avoid spicy if you have a blocked solar plexus chakra.
- Specific asanas that can balance this chakra include bow pose (dhanurasana), boat pose (navasana), cobra pose (bhujangasana), and seated spinal twist (Ardha Matsyendrasana)
- Yellow jasper, citrine, tiger’s eye
Heart Chakra Color
Heart chakra or Anahata is the fourth chakra, placed in the center of our chest, near the physical heart. As Heart Chakra lies in the center of the 7 chakras, it has a balance of both, material and spiritual energies, supporting the overall wellbeing. Heart Chakra is responsible for our feelings of empathy and love for ourselves and those around us. Because of its placement, the heart chakra also affects the physical heart, lungs, and the thymus gland. An open and free-flowing heart chakra will help you form meaningful relationships, and ignite self-love and unconditional love for others (including but not limited to romantic relationships). A blocked heart chakra however, will instill feelings of fear and hatred or over-dependence in relationships. It may also impact your heart, cause asthma and promote poor blood circulation.
Significance of Green Color
Symbolizing harmony and peace, the chakra color green is one of the most relaxing colors for the human eyes. Grounded color, green represents new beginnings, harmony, abundance, and stability. Green is a dominant color in nature and evokes a feeling of growth. A person with balanced heart chakra is likely to enjoy spending a great deal of time in nature. In fact, they have a tendency to connect with nature in a way that other people may not fully understand.
Tips for balancing Heart Chakra Color
- Chant ‘YAM’ to balance your Heart Chakra.
- Strengthen your Heart Chakra by doing some breathing exercises, like anulom vilom. You may also try some yoga asanas, like Camel Pose (Ustrasana), Cobra Pose (Bhujangasana), and Fish Pose (Matsyasana).
- Include yourself in your relationships! Practicing self-love can be a great way to heal your heart chakra.
- Finally, eat those green leafy vegetables, including broccoli, spinach, zucchini, and green fruits like green apple, avocado, kiwi, and guava. You can also try green tea, warm soups, and a variety of herbs like basil, rosemary, thyme, and sage.
Throat Chakra Color
The fifth chakra, Vishuddha or throat chakra color is the center of self-expression or communication. Because of its placement, the throat chakra is also linked to the shoulders, neck, mouth, jaws, and ears.
A balanced throat chakra would mean that you are an effective communicator and a conscious listener. You can communicate clearly and openly about the truth, and do not shy away from public speaking. An unbalanced chakra however may indicate anxiety of public speaking, unable to find the right words for expression, and avoiding conflicts or difficult conversations. Blocked throat chakra may also indicate sore throat, thyroid, sinus and ear infections.
Significance of the blue color
Blue evokes the feeling of trust, responsibility, confidence, and authority, while at the same time also relaxing and hopeful. All of these qualities are significant in verbal communication. Blue is also a messenger of peace, bringing tranquility, and can assist in meditation.
Tips for balancing Throat Chakra Color
- Beej mantra to balance throat chakra is ‘HAM’.
- Considering having these crystals to balance your throat chakra: aquamarine, blue calcite, amazonite, larimar, lapis lazuli, blue kyanite, aqua aura quartz, and turquoise.
- Try out some blue foods to clear the energy of your throat chakra, like blueberries and blackberries, and borage. Soothing liquids such as warm herbal teas or having a combination of honey, lemon, and ginger in hot water can help clear the throat chakra.
- To balance the throat chakra, we recommend Cat-cow poses, Fish pose (Matsyasana), and Lion’s Breath (Simhasana Pranayama).
Third Eye Chakra Color
Third eye chakra, also known as Ajna, means perception or beyond wisdom. The third eye chakra, which is of Indigo color, is located between the eyebrows, at the center of the forehead. The chakra is linked to your sixth sense, which if balanced, can drive your intuitive being. The third eye chakra is particularly important for spiritual seekers, as it is considered a doorway to connect with your higher self and the universal wisdom. Through the activation of the third eye chakra, we build a spiritual connection and experience telepathy, lucid dreaming, and clairvoyance. Balanced third eye chakra can lead to extraordinary focus, mental clarity, and decisiveness. And blocked chakra would lead to confusion, headaches, insomnia, and disorders in the pineal gland.
Significance of Indigo Color
Indigo is the color of mystical powers, wisdom, and higher levels of perception. Indigo color in meditation promotes relaxation and higher spiritual vibrations. If you have an indigo aura, you would have intuitive nature from an early age, and would identify yourself as a creative person. Indigos act as incredible mediators, with a deep understanding of themselves and others, they are eager to make a difference in the world.
Tips for balancing Third Eye Chakra Color
- ‘Om’ or ‘AUM’ is the powerful, ultimate consciousness mantra, which can be used to unblock the third eye chakra. AUM was first mentioned in the ancient Indian scriptures, the Upanishads,s as the representation of creation (Lord Brahma), Preservation (Lord Vishnu), and Destruction (Lord Shiva). Chanting AUM symbolizes the totality of all sounds and embodies the mysticism and energy of the universe. Needless to say, chanting this mantra has far-reaching benefits. In fact, it is considered as the most powerful mantra, transforming the mind, body, and soul, making way for a blissful state. Chanting Om clears negative energy, reduces stress, cleans aura, improves concentration, enhances creativity, and enables a mindful state of being.
- Raw almonds, grapes, figs, purple carrots, purple cabbage, plums, eggplant, dark chocolate, chlorella, and apple cider vinegar support balancing of the third eye chakra. Acai, the nutritious super food can be an excellent source to increase energy flow in the third eye chakra.
- Recommended crystals for the third eye chakra include Amethyst, Sodalite, Labradorite, and Clear Quartz.
Crown Chakra Color
The Crown or Sahasrara Chakra is the seventh chakra located at the crown or top of the head. The Crown chakra is represented by violet or pure white light, placed around the head like a halo of light. The crown chakra holds a special importance among the 7 chakras and represents spiritual consciousness and transformation. A balanced, strong crown chakra represents the completion of the spiritual journey, showcasing your ultimate connection with the divine. Furthermore, a balanced crown chakra brings in subtle detachment from earthly challenges. That means you will understand how to remain intrinsically at peace, irrespective of what happens around you!
A balanced crown chakra influences brain functions such as memory, intelligence, clarity of thoughts, and sharp focus. When the Crown Chakra activates, it transforms our habits and brings infinite wisdom, heightened intuition, and a positive outlook towards life. People with strong crown chakras move away from ego and negative thoughts and instead live with gratitude, compassion, and acceptance of all. A blocked crown chakra, on the other hand, will disconnect you from spirituality, confine your focus to the material world, and make you selfish and cynical.
Significance of Violet Color
Violet is the color of mysticism and spirituality. It represents enlightenment and reveals the power of harmonization with the universe. It brings a strong emotion of letting go, looking beyond the material values, and the joy of profound change or transformation.
At the same time, white color represents soul, hope, and salvation. White is also a powerful color when it comes to healing, protection from negative energies, and raising your vibrations.
Tips for balancing Crown Chakra Color
- Meditate or chant ‘OM’ or ‘AUM’ to balance Crown Chakra.
- Adopt a detox diet and try some fasting plans to balance your Crown Chakra.
- Crystals that can support Crown Chakra balancing include Amethyst, clear quartz, and Selenite.
