The Root Chakra

   

- You can stimulate this chakra by pausing after breathing out and before you breathe in again. The stimulation of this chakra generally has the effect of calming the nervous system and reducing tension in the spine.

  To do this, concentrate mentally on the position of the chakra, and imagine it bathing in a beautiful bright red light, the aim being to "warm" it as much as possible so that you can relax it more afterwards. The easiest way to achieve this is through your breathing: just breathe calmly, and deeply, then concentrate firmly on this part of the body during the pause in your breathing that follows exhalation. Stay like this for a few seconds, your lungs emptied of all their air, then breathe in deeply once more. 

  Carry on doing this. Ideally, you should practise this simple and yet powerful exercise for several minutes, twice a day, preferably at the start and the end of the day.

- Earlier, we dealt with the conditioning linked to an unbalanced Root Chakra and the associated negative beliefs ("I have no place", "I don't have the right to exist"…). Fear is at the root of all this, and it's fear that keeps the life-energy trapped at the level of this chakra. The antidote to this fear is confidence: confidence in oneself, in others, in the Universe. People who regain confidence in themselves, and in life, can gradually overcome their deepest fears. One of the keys is to have faith in the Universe. See it as a "cosy womb", a gigantic matrix. The following exercise serves to build an "umbilical cord" of energy, linking you to the Universe. In fact, this already exists (your breathing) but you can strengthen it considerably with the following visualisation exercise.