Today we are going to discuss about the Base chakra or the Root chakra and What are the best possible ways to balance root chakra using crystals. So let's boost our Root chakra.

The Root Chakra is named Mūlādhāra in sanskrit. The Root Chakra is the first of our energy centres and forms the basis and the starting point for our development and is associated with the earth element. The primal energy of survival is fight, flight, or freeze response and is initiated from Root chakra energy. This is your primal, animal nature of survival.

Root chakra is Located at the base of the spine, the pelvic floor, and the first three vertebrae, the root chakra is responsible for your sense of safety and security on this earthly journey. The word Muladhara breaks down into two Sanskrit words: Mula meaning “root” and Adhara, which means “support” or “base.”

This is the first of the chakras of matter. Balancing the root chakra creates the solid foundation for opening the chakras above. Imagine that you’re laying the foundation for a house in which you’re going to live for a long time. A solid foundation embedded in firm soil will provide the stability you need to create a home filled with joy for years to come.

The root chakra is often thought of as providing energy to other chakras, so if it’s blocked or unbalanced, your other chakras likely are as well. Just like a building, making sure that your chakras have a firm foundation—with a balanced root chakra—is crucial to having a healthy, open chakra system.

Signs of blocked Root Chakra energy

Physical signs

When your first chakra is out of alignment, you may experience pain in your intestines and lower body. This misalignment can manifest in the physical body in a number of ways, including:

Weight gain
Weight loss
Constipation
Pelvic pain
Incontinence

And the Mental signs are

When working with the root chakra, think about your relationship to yourself and the world around you. Where do you feel grounded? When do you feel calm and stable? When your root chakra is blocked, you might experience some of the following:

Increased distractibility
Rushing from one task to another
Feeling exhausted or lethargic
Increased feelings of anxiety, stress or depression
Feeling stuck
Inability to take action

If you feel controlling, quick to anger, undriven, and self-conscious, your root chakra might need balancing. When your root chakra is balanced, you have energy and self-confidence rather than arrogance or fear, and you feel calm, centred and ready for what life brings.

Here are seven easy tips to balancing your root chakra.

1. See red.
Seriously—envisioning the colour red glowing brightly at the base of the spine, where this chakra is located, is the beginning of root chakra cleansing and balancing. Start with the simple meditation of imaging a bright red light at the base of your tailbone. Picture this red light extending down your legs and feet, grounding you to the earth.

2. Dance.
I don’t care if you “can’t dance.” Close the door and move your body. This is one of the best ways to balance this chakra. Even better—turn on music and sing along, as singing cleanses your throat chakra for an added bonus.

3. Get on your yoga mat.
Many yoga postures are designed to cleanse this chakra. You can use your ‘seeing red’ visualization as you firmly plant your entire left foot onto your mat and bring your right foot up into tree pose. Keep your hip points squarely ahead and your toes tucked in as you place your foot anywhere on your leg besides your knee. Be creative and make your tree pose your own.

Place your right leg into half lotus or engage your core and reach your arms overhead, keeping the base of your neck soft and your elbows straight as you rotate the pinky side of your hands in to engage your triceps. Most importantly, feel supported and connected to the earth as you hold your tree pose for 5 to 8 breaths before switching sides.

4. Take a shower.
This is such a wonderful root chakra cleanser. We are physical animals in addition to being intelligent, thoughtful human beings. Embrace and love your physicality by being completely present as you bathe. Mindfully moving is a powerful form of meditation.

5. walking barefoot.
Take this idea of mindfully moving on your walk with you. Concentrate on your foot leaving the ground and connecting to the earth again with each step. You’ll give your mind a break and cleanse your root chakra at the same time.

6. Essential oils – from calming lavender to sweet and earthy sage, essential oils can ground you in an instant. Pick earthy oils that are connected to the natural world and let these scents bring you back to the here and now.

7. Gardening – dig those fingers down into the earth and reconnect with life at its most base level. From planting flowers and seeds to picking fruit and pulling up vegetables or even weeds, the smallest action in the garden can organically heal your root chakra.

Finally, colours and gems can help bring a chakra into balance. The root chakra’s colour is red. There are some amazing root chakra gemstones out there that can bring the safety, connection, and cleansing energy you need to pin you down in the perfect way. Raising the root chakra energy is about securing your feeling of physical and emotional safety so that you have a solid base to start working through those higher emotions. Usually, the best base chakra crystals tend to be those that share the same colouring as the root chakra – think deep reds, earthy browns, and blacks. The black gems are all about grounding and bring that volcanic powerful energy to the table.

1. Red Jasper

Earthy and vibrant in hue, Red Jasper is a supremely nurturing stone and knows how to clear your root chakra and your sacral chakra right out. This rich chi rousing stone is all warm fire and fierce energy. It is also called the stone of endurance and known for raising motivation levels and helping you overcome obstacles and challenges. It does this by granting you the inner strength and confidence to take life by the horns. The Red Jasper stone raises your vitality, connects you to your true power, and can shake up your passion. This vibrant gem is also said to sit up your kundalini serpent too. 

2) Bloodstone

The warrior stone, the dark silvery green and red flecked gem was a favoured crystal for samurai, soldiers, and warriors to carry to the battlefield. With this powerful stone in hand, it's easy to feel invincible as it gets to work clearing out your root chakra, your sacral chakra, solar plexus, chakra, and your beating heart chakra too. Bloodstone is an emotional balancer and this gem doesn’t let you get pulled down by rampant flighty feelings. It steadies the heart and the mind, it eases anxiety and protects against evil forces.

3) Carnelian

The fiery kiss of Carnelian is something your root chakra is sure to love. This creative stone also connects to the sacral chakra and is a raucous reminder of all the joys that come with life. Whenever you feel sluggish, low in mood, and as though you have lost your vibrancy, this stone swoops in to shake up your base chakras and to pull you back to the top again. Carnelian is a stone of confidence, radiance, and outstanding courage. It gifts you the inspiration and passion you need to confront life. As a stone of endurance, it also makes sure that you have the strength to follow through. 

4) Black Tourmaline

Shaded as dark as night, Black Tourmaline is all about protective and powerful root chakra energy. This deeply healing stone works wonders on your sense of safety and helps you to feel fully protected from prying eyes that may want to do you harm. It also keeps you safe from the potential side effects of EMF’s for those who are sensitive. Black Tourmaline is known for transforming negative energy into positive, meaning that it absolutely cleans up when it comes to those down and out feelings around anxiety, depression, and general despair. It provides positive support for the adrenal glands and gets your energy levels back up to scratch too. 

5) Tiger's Eye

Powerful and protective, the big cat vibes of the Tigers Eye helps you to feel full-bodied and blissful every time you step out the door. Banded with earthly gold, black, brown, and orange colourings, the Tiger’s Eye glints in every knowing power. It strengthens your root chakra by reminding you that you are the master of your destiny and there is nothing you can’t handle. Tigers Eye improves our natural body language, helping us to communicate our wants and desires to the world. It keeps your head high, that toxic energy cleared away, and ensures that no matter what – you stay tethered to the ground beneath your feet. This is a big energy and this is what Tigers Eye does best. 

How Can You Use These Crystals?

Now you have your list of luscious dig down deep root crystals, here are some tips for using them to clear your first chakra right out.

Meditation – hold your gemstone in hand while you sit in peaceful meditation. Visualize a white light entering your root chakra space and clearing out blockages so that your energy can flow.

Jewellery – move into subconscious healing by keeping your root chakra crystal connected and on your person at all times. Gemstone jewellery is a simple way of keeping those healing vibrations riding high and staying cleared and charged while on the go.

Crystal Spheres – hold the crystal sphere in your palms and rub or roll this gem for thirty seconds to activate its power. Place it on your root chakra area and imagine the energy of the ball digging down deep to clear out any stagnant forces. If you feel like you need more energy, roll it around the root chakra.

In the Home – if you don’t want to carry gems on your person you can also turn your space into a sacred safe temple too. Place these gems at your door, beside your laptop, in proximity to shared spaces, and anywhere that you feel is at risk of bad energy.

Your root chakra is the first rung on the ladder when it comes to being in full situ of your power. When this is blocked it can have a knock-on effect for all of your energy points as there won’t be a clear flow. Also, who can focus on their spiritual awakening when they don’t feel safe and secure in the body and space they inhabit? Keeping your root chakra cleansed and clear should be part of your daily wellness practice. This powerful force sets us up for all our great successes and ensures that no matter what we are facing that we are steady in our sense of personal power.