Vishudha Chakra is located at the throat and governs self expression. Those who suffer from PTSD as a result of emotional abuse often have blockages in their Vishudha Chakra, causing fear around speaking, self expression, and perhaps could be related to a sufferer having a hard time seeking out help.
Sacral Chakra – This energetic center is located inside the pelvis and is home to the energy of emotions, creativity, and sexuality. Blockages here can relate to anything from depression to addiction and general emotional instability.
When we experience trauma, our bodies store it, along with our memories, our psyche and our soul. When we experience sexual trauma, our second chakra (the energetic center around the sacral area of the sex organs) can be thrown out of balance.
Crown Chakra
Imbalanced: Being judgemental, constant overthinking and over-analysis of day-to-day situations.
On an emotional level, if the solar plexus chakra is imbalanced, it is believed to cause feelings of depression and low self-esteem.
In the sacral chakra, deficiency of energy shows up as rigidity in the body. A lot of emotions of anger and fear stem from a closed off second chakra. This can be shown as excessive boundaries, poor social skills, and attitudes towards loved ones.
Mentally, blocked sacral energy can manifest as issues such as co-dependency or feeling overwhelmed by our emotions. Other signs your sacral chakra might be blocked: Overindulgence in sexual fantasy. Lack of interest in sex all together.
If our home environment was one that denied pleasure or associated it with guilt, we may have sacral chakra issues.
Our sacral chakra is our second energy center and governs our emotions, sexuality, creativity and manifestation. These things are all related, and when we carry extreme shame or other negative emotion pertaining to one, it can greatly affect the others.
Your Heart Chakra has a vibration that is always aligned to how you are feeling. If you are feeling sad, then your Heart Chakra is too aligned to sadness. When you are feeling sad or experiencing any other feeling you don't have to resist it.
Sacral Chakra Signs - Water - Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces: home to your creativity, passion, emotions, sexuality, sensuality, and pleasure. The water element is associated with the sacral chakra. This chakra is responsible for our creativity and sexuality.
A person with an open and balanced Sacral Chakra has the ability to enjoy the senses with discipline and keep their emotions and relationships in balance. When the second chakra is unbalanced, it causes emotional disturbances, reduced creativity, and an obsession with sexual thoughts.
You Can Breathe Easier
Trauma may manifest itself as constant yawning or feeling short of breath. As you start to heal from an injury, your body starts releasing pent-up stress, improving your breathing.
Functions of the Third Eye Chakra
The sixth chakra plays an essential role in the chakra system. It is located between the two physical eyes, expanding up to the middle of the forehead when opened. The third eye chakra is linked to the pituitary gland, which is responsible for regulating serotonin.
Ajna chakra (third eye chakra)
Out of balance – Lack inspiration and imagination, or overactive imagination, lack of intuitive guidance, feel brain fog or sense of disconnection.
A deficiency in the energy of the fourth chakra, or heart chakra, can leave you feeling lonely, isolated and depressed. In this condition, many people seek to fill that emptiness by getting love from others. This may be satisfying in the short-run, but inevitably feelings of loneliness and isolation return.
Our lower backs store most of our unexpressed anger. Many people develop severe and debilitating pain in the lumbar region of the back. Chronic stress activates the sympathetic nervous system that puts pressure on the spinal cord.
Signs the sacral chakra is out of balance include:
Inability to express emotion or desire. Constant fear of betrayal.
Solar plexus chakra
This chakra is associated with feelings of anger, joy, laughter, and personal power. It is the area that contains your ambition, sensitivity, and general ability. Its color is yellow. Blocking the solar plexus may lead to a lack of direction, frustration, anger, or a sense of victimization.
The Heart Chakra is the fourth energy center located at the heart center. It's basic concerns are love, compassion, acceptance, and trust. Overwhelming rejection and betrayal, take a toll on the human heart and intimate relationships.