Manipura, the Solar Plexus Chakra.
Location
Manipura is also known as the solar plexus, or the third chakra and can be located above the navel. The associated colour is yellow.
About Manipura, the Solar Plexus Chakra
The word Manipura, can be translated to: City of Jewels. Mani meaning gem and Pura meaning city. This chakra is associated with the fire element.
Manipura is associated with feelings of self-confidence, self-esteem, identity, will-power, personal power and self-awareness.
The Manipura chakra develops between 18 months of age and 4 years of age. Events occurring during this time can have a great effect on the development of this chakra.
Key Themes:
- Self-esteem
- self-definition
- Personal Power
- Effective Will
- Confidence
- Autonomy
- Discipline
- Meeting Challenges
- Competitiveness
- Playfulness
- Sense of humour
Manipura chakra imbalances can manifest as:
- Eating Disorders
- Addictions to work, caffeine
- Digestive disorders
- Diabetes
- Chronic Fatigue
- Weak Will
- Victim mentality
- Stubborness
- Poor self-discipline
- Low self-esteem
How to Balance the Solar Plexus chakra
To balance your solar plexus chakra you should be open to personal growth and self-esteem building exercises. These might include therapies such as kinesiology, counselling and psychotherapy. It might also include physical activities such as vigourous exercise, sit-ups or exercises requiring discipline such as yoga or martial arts. Taking risks and trying new things is also a great way to build confidence.
It is important to recognise activities and people you feel good around, being in these situations will help you build your self-esteem.
You can also maintain a healthy solar plexus chakra by maintaining a balanced relationship with your work or day to day activities. Make sure that you allow enough time for balance between work and play.
Balancing the Solar Plexus Chakra with Kinesiology.
Kinesiology helps us to identify solar plexus chakra imbalances by accessing the many, varied subconscious connections that lead to the imbalance. By working with muscle testing, kinesiology allows us to unlock and integrate past experiences and events that have caused solar plexus chakra blocks.
Suggested kinesiology treatment plan.
When balancing the solar plexus chakra (or any other chakra) with kinesiology I recommend:
- An initial 90 minute kinesiology consultation followed by a standard consultation 1 -2 weeks apart.
- Further follow-up standard consultations should be spaced between 2 -4 weeks apart or booked as needed.
- You may like to consider a chakra journey experience whereby over the course of 7 sessions we focus in on blockages occurring in each of the chakras, working towards a subtle awakening of kundalini energy.
Kristen Ross founded Affinity Wellness in 2007 and since has helped hundreds of clients to unlock their Inner Guidance, Unleash their potential and create lives they love.
With a history in the management of artists. Kristen had the opportunity to help guide the careers of many professional actors and artists, helping others thrive personally and professionally by connecting to their intuition and inner compass, this led her to study healing modalities such as kinesiology and counselling to enhance her work as a soul empowerment guide.
Kristen combines a striking combination of energy healing (kinesiology), counselling, coaching, dreamwork, meditation and yogic medicine practices to tap into the many facets of the self, mind, body and soul and release the layers that block her clients from accessing their intuition and self-love.
She believes that your life is your spiritual practice and that every decision you make is a part of your journey towards peace, power and enlightenment.
Everything you create and achieve comes from your ability to love and accept yourself and to do that you must engage in inner work.
Kristen currently runs a private online practice servicing individuals across Australia, New Zealand and the UK based in Melbourne, Australia.
