Root Chakra

Also known as : Security Center, Muladhara

Body/Mind Associations :

  • Location

    The perineum, the point between the anus and the sex organs.
  • Color

    Red
  • Parts of the body

    Lymph system, skeleton system (teeth and bones), the prostate gland in men, the sacral plexus, the bladder and elimination system, and the lower extremities (legs – feet, ankles , etc.). Also the nose, since it is the organ of the sense of smell, and associated with survival.
  • Endocrine gland

    Adrenal glands
  • Sense

    Smell
  • Consciousness

    Security, survival, trust, the relationship with money, home, job. Ability to be grounded, to be present in the here and now. Ability to allow one’s self to be nourished, in the sense of allowing one’s Inner Being to be satisfied. This chakra also reflects a person’s connection with their mother, and with Mother Earth. How the person feels about being on the earth. Connection with the physical body.

    Symptoms or tensions in the parts of the body controlled by this chakra indicate tensions in the parts of the person’s consciousness related to this chakra. Tension here is experienced as insecurity as a general perceptual filter. More tension is experienced as fear. More than that is experienced as terror, or a threat to survival.
  • Element

    Earth
  • Musical Note

    C - (Do)