The entire universe is made up of energy, and your body is no exception. Chakras are energy centers within the human body that help to regulate all its functions. A chakra can affect both your physical and emotional well-being. There are seven chakras positioned throughout your body from the base of your spinal cor to the crown of your head. All seven chakras have their color and vibrational frequency and to feel our best they must be balanced with each other. When a person balances each chakra correctly, then all of them work harmoniously to find ultimate physical and emotional health.

Affirmations are positive statements which are to be repeated over and over again so they can be absorbed by the subconscious mind. It may seem like a simple process but our words hold a lot of power and how we use them can have a huge impact on our emotional and physical health. Our desires and goals are often held back because of our words and actions whether it is consciously and unconsciously done. If we can choose the right words to direct our mind and body towards positive action then there should not be a limit on what we can achieve. Affirmations require not only the “right words” but also repetition and timing. How long and how often we say our affirmations depends on how off balance our chakras are. In extreme cases it can take up to three weeks of repeating an affirmation to get the desired effect.

The 1st chakra is called the root chakra and it starts at the base of our body. It is positioned right at the bottom of the pelvis, and it is at the heart of the kundalini energy which is the center of our memory, space, and time. In Sanskrit, it is called “Muladhara” or root chakra and it controls our reproductive organs and the hormones they produce. When this chakra is out of balance you may experience anxiety, sleep disorders, nightmares, or eating disorders.

The 2nd chakra, the sacral chakra and in Sanskrit it means “own place of abode.” This chakra is the center of our emotions and feelings and is located at the navel. It also rules our sensuality, intimacy, pleasure, and connection to ourselves and others. When the vale/base chakra is out of alignment one can often have complications with the kidneys and bladder, pain during intercourse, impotence, chronic low back pain, urinary tract infections and ovarian cysts.

“I am open to experiencing pleasure.”

”I know when to act and I know when to wait.”

The 3rd chakra is the solar plexus chakra and in Sanskrit it’s ”Manipura,” which means the ”shining gem.” It manages our ability to handle stress and guides our inner knowledge. The Solar Plexus Charka is located in the middle of the stomach. When the solar plexus chakra is balanced, we experience self-confidence, wisdom, and feelings of wellbeing. When this chakra is out of alignment, digestive problems can occur and other people may view you as arrogant and rude.

The 4th chakra is the heart chakra and it deals with emotional power and unconditional love. The heart chakra is located around the heart and is your source for compassion and love. When this chakra is well-balanced it helps you cultivate love in all areas of your life, but when it is not balanced it can cause serious health problems like respiratory and circulatory problems.

The 5th chakra in Sanskrit is called “Vishuddha” or the throat chakra. It controls speaking, hearing, inner truth, and is located in the middle of the throat. When it’s working properly it helps you to understand when to speak and when to listen. When the throat chakra is not working properly one can appear two-faced, be unable to keep secrets, believing we know better than others, being judgmental, unwilling to express desires and needs, dominating conversations and using sarcasm to communicate, being unable to open up to anyone, constant complaining, the inability to listen to what other people communicate and embellishing the facts to make them more interesting.

"I speak my truth.”

The 6th chakra, the third-eye chakra, or also know in Sanskrit as the “Ajna chakra," is the chakra of wisdom, intuition, and our sixth sense. The third-eye chakra is located in the middle of the forehead and it aids in the unity and the identification with one’s spiritual nature. Physical symptoms of an imbalanced Ajna chakra are problems with the pineal gland, the pituitary gland, and the hypothalamus, endocrine imbalances, sleep disorders, brain conditions, migraine and headaches, and eye problems.

The 7th chakra is the crown chakra and in Sanskrit, it is “Sahasrara” which means “thousandfold or universal energy.” The crown chakra energy center is located at the top of the head and it allows for spirituality to integrate into your life. The crown chakra is your connector to your spiritual nature and intuition. This is a very powerful chakra and when it is not balanced it can lead to many serious health problems such as; depression, senility, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, paralysis, and Alzheimer’s Disease.

You can also use palo alto sticks with affirmations written on them like these from Mama Wunderbar to aid in your affirmations. If you burn the affirmation sticks and say out loud what is written on them it will increase the potency of your words. Another great tool is to add a sage stick with the affirmation stick and to place them in an abalone shell and let them burn out. The smoke burned from both sticks will create a wonderful aroma and help carry your message across to a higher being.

When you focus on the power of positive affirmations you will find one of the most effective ways to balance your chakras. Our thoughts create our reality, and by regularly practicing positive chakra balancing affirmations, we can achieve astonishing results in our lives. One needs to understand that to evolve into a new and better version of yourself, you need to first surrender to what the universe has planned. We use affirmations to help us achieve our goals but we can’t do that without healing what is preventing us from achieving them. If you program your emotions with affirmations, you get a higher chance to maintain balance in your life.

So how do we heal our bodies so we can properly focus our minds and fix the things that are broken? It is common knowledge that most diseases begin in the mind. A sick mind results in a sick body and vice versa. With the appropriate thoughts, we can find ways to heal and fight the bad or negative thoughts. These are some of the affirmations that you can use to help you get more balanced. You might not notice the changes right away. Sometimes, it builds up slowly. When you start to notice the shifts in your physical self, it’s time to go further within.

You will begin to feel better immediately once you give yourself over to restoring your mind. But what do you do to help your body when you suffer from a serious illness? It’s so easy to get caught up in the negative when we do not feel physically well. At some point, something negative is bound to happen and we have no choice but to deal with it. What is most important about having a bad day is to not let it control how you feel and to find gratitude in the good things. Although there are limitations to what our minds can do to heal diseases of the body we can control a lot with how we filter our negative thoughts.

Along with these affirmations, you can use rituals to help strengthen the balance in your life. Rituals are important not only to stay balanced but also for our emotional, spiritual, and mental health. That’s why it is a good idea to have some method of writing down what you are grateful for. This is often referred to as a gratitude journal. At the end of each day, make a habit of writing down all the things that you’re grateful for that day. And every day, make it a habit to read this journal and reflect on the positive, especially during the tough times. It will help you be more positive. It can also be a good way of carving out alone time which is very beneficial in healing negative energy.

Another great ritual that aids in healing is spending time in the company of friends. When we communicate with friends our energies intertwine and create an even stronger positive energy. Even connecting with a text message or phone call can produce positive energy. It could be as simple as connecting with the people you love. If you choose to go out with friends you could recite a few affirmations out loud and burn an affirmation stick before you go to ensure a good mind set. Bonding through social connections are one of the best ways to keep balanced. Humans are social creatures and social settings allow us to learn skills to help us live better lives.

We can also heal by appreciating something beautiful every day. It could be as by looking at beautiful art work or maybe you can simply go to the local park and take in the beauty of nature. Whatever it is that you find beautiful, immerse yourself in it and commit to it every day. Maybe take an affirmation stick with you and burn it outside to connect even further to the beauty around you? And as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so if you find beauty in something less tradition then appreciate that. The point is to find something that makes you feel good and grateful for.