| The first chakra, also known as the root chakra | | | | by those with an imbalanced first chakra is |
| or the physical chakra, represents our connection | | | | obesity. |
| with the Earth. It is located at the end of the | | | | When we feel that we have lost our hold on life, |
| spinal cord, the tailbone, and controls the | | | | a typical response is to eat to try to regain |
| development of bones and muscle strength. The | | | | balance or deprive ourselves of food because we |
| physical chakra represents our physicality, vitality, | | | | want to drown in self-pity. Insecurity is also a |
| and our survival instincts. It is related to our nose | | | | common symptom of a disrupted first chakra. |
| and feet. The nose represents our animal instincts | | | | The insecurity can often be seen through greed, |
| and the most primitive way to sense the good | | | | material obsession, jealousy, and fear of drastic |
| and the bad and the feet represent the root that | | | | changes. It can also lead to the loss of connection |
| holds us to the Earth. | | | | with friends and family and the lack of financial |
| Each chakra represents a specific color of the | | | | and material abundance. |
| rainbow; for the first chakra that color is red and | | | | The physical chakra is important in balancing our |
| the color is related to wealth and abundance. The | | | | manifestations. It is the chakra responsible for the |
| physical chakra is also the center for | | | | success of all our physical and humanly wants and |
| manifestations, and the fulfillment of all our | | | | needs. The first chakra is also responsible for our |
| physical wants and needs depend on the balance | | | | basic survival instincts, the need for security, |
| of this chakra. | | | | physical balance, and vitality. These attributes |
| The physical chakra is developed during the | | | | greatly benefit from a healthy and open first |
| pregnancy stages of the mother up until the | | | | chakra. |
| infant's first year of age; this is the stage where | | | | When all is well in the first chakra, it means that |
| the need for security and protection is the | | | | our body is kept well-grounded to the Earth and it |
| greatest. Therefore, it is important to keep the | | | | results in an increase in self-esteem and better |
| child safe and make him or her feeling loved at | | | | self-image, and it also represents the time when |
| this stage in order for the first chakra to develop | | | | we feel most secure about our overall position in |
| well. | | | | life. A balanced first chakra also results in an |
| Pregnancy problems, child abuse, and the mother's | | | | improvement of our relationships with the people |
| neglect are some of the causes of distress in the | | | | that matter to us as all sorts of anxiety and |
| first chakra. Since this chakra also represents | | | | insecurity lessens when the first chakra is |
| physicality, trauma and abuse experienced by a | | | | balanced and open. |
| person also disrupts the flow of energy in the | | | | The chakra system works as one entity so when |
| physical chakra since these experiences make us | | | | one of the chakras is disrupted, the whole |
| feel lost and insecure. | | | | system gets affected as well. This explains the |
| The physical pleasures we experience from a | | | | importance in keeping the first chakra open and |
| balanced and open first chakra is counteracted by | | | | balanced when maintaining the general wellness of |
| fear, anxiety and insecurity as we lose our hold | | | | life. |
| on the Earth. A common symptom experienced | | | | |