Purposes:

• Manifests optimism, joy, happiness, and overall positivity
• Natural Antidepressant
  • aids in depression, anxiety and stress
• Reminds us to look at the brighter side of each situation
• Calms intense emotions before they present themselves in our physical bodies
• Sense of Universal love
• Shows us Divine light of inner truth
• Releases negative emotions such as grudges
• Hear our heart's innate wishes and truths

Chakras:

• Heart Chakra

Practical uses:

1. Body layout
2. Crystal Grid
3. Worry stone
4. Yoga
5. Meditation
6. Manifestation
7. Bath
8. Elixir

The Muladhara is located at the base of the spine and up through the first three vertebrae.

Primary Characteristics of the Muladhara:

• Feeling of Security
• Survival instincts
• Overlooks your basic needs
  • Food, Shelter, Sleep, etc.
• Sense of Grounding or Foundation
• Physicality and aspects of one self

 

When Muladhara is Imbalanced:

• Thoughts of excessive negativity, cynicism
• Greed or Avarice
• Reflections of Illusion
• Eating Disorders
• Feeling of insecurity
• living constantly in "survival mode"

 

Ways to bring your Muladhara into balance:

1. Engage more in grounding and earth-related activities
   • For example: Grounding, Gardening, hiking, cooking healthy
2. Surround yourself with earth colors
3. Meditate while focusing on scent sensory
4. Kegel exercises
5. chanting "LAM" sound
6. Yoga 
   • Pavanamuktasana
     • Knee to chest pose
   • Janu Sirsansana
     • Head to knee pose
   • Padmasana
     • Lotus flexion
   • Malasana
     • Squatting pose

 

Stones to be carried or worn that'll help balance:

1. Red Garnet
2. Red Jasper
3. Red Carnelian
4. Bloodstone
5. Smoky Quartz
6. Hematite
7. Black Onyx
8. Obsidian
9. Black kyanite
10. Black Tourmaline