I call it active because there is movement involved! This feels absolutely wonderful if you can do this outside, but it works equally well indoors.  It is still very effective if you simply visualize yourself doing it, working through the colors one by one.

I have added silver to act as a protective outer layer to the aura. This is useful to do if you know you need the extra protection – especially if you find yourself in stressful or trying situations – where you can often feel drained. This is when it helps to be able to visualize the process too.

The more you practice this, the better the effect and the quicker you will be able to put up your own protection at any time almost instantly.

Ideally at home, I would take longer to go through this process, you may find you need to repeat the colors twice or even more – it doesn’t matter – as long as it feels right for you.

Our auras are forever regulating and taking in energy as well as giving it out, so they are fluid, constantly changing.  However we do tend to have core colors which display certain characteristics, just as we have certain parts of our personality that are more apparent than others.

Her, I outline just a few of the more postive attributes that you would expect to find.

In this short video I give a brief overview.

How I start, the sorts of things an aura reading can reveal and the specific locations of the chakras.

In this short video I cover just some of the important and interesting attributes of this powerful Chakra Center. I share my thoughts, opinions as well as the sorts of things I have seen when reading the chakras and auras for people.

This is a short video that outlines just some of the things that can be interpreted from the seven main chakras.

Green is the color we associate with the Heart Chakra.

Whilst reading Auras for people, the Heart Chakra was one of the areas that seemed to be out of balance most often. We often say something tugs at our 'heartstrings' - it is an area that can reveal our vulnerable nature.

The Chakra Color Green is associated with:

• The great outdoors, nature itself and as such it signifies the natural cycle and rhythm of life. We interpret this in several ways: it relates to how we deal with the changes that naturally occur in our life. The changes that affect our physical bodies as well as how we feel about the people and events around us that naturally mature and evolve.

• Balance and perspective are very relevant to the color green too. The Heart Chakra is seen as the bridge between the upper and lower Chakras . Green itself is found midway in the color spectrum. This midway position denotes balance and in most areas of life balance is key.

• Green is often referred to as a healing color, it is also a color of growth and expansion. Because of its' association to Mother Nature it is of course organic and wholesome too. People who have green in their aura often make good, loyal friends, they tend to speak from the heart and have a loving, compassionate nature. Teachers or people who share their knowledge and passionate interests with people often show green in the aura too. The love of their subject comes across in the way they speak and convey their message.

• An imbalance in the shade of green can denote emotions such as jealousy or envy, the color almost seems to 'harden' which of course signifies what is happening to the energy of the heart itself

• Sometimes dark shades of green within the Heart Chakra area may show the person feels trapped or constrained in some way: not much of their daily life seems to be particularly fulfilling or joyous.

• Occasionally the energy around the Heart Chakra seems to be exploding outwards - to me that can signal giving out a lot of love and caring but not a lot may be coming back for the person themselves. Many of us prefer to give rather than receive but as I mentioned before - balance in all things!

• People with green in the Aura can often be very sociable in their character and like texture and the feel of things to be right. Happiness is important to them and they surround themselves with the people and things that make them happy. They also tend to enjoy a good standard of living, enjoying life and they can be quite focused at achieving their goals.

As you can see it is not enough to just say that the Heart Chakra color is green. Light, dark, dim or patchy shades all mean slightly different things when you 'read' that color and relate it to the individual.

This is how we can start to use color to promote healing - when you know the meanings of the color and the energy, you can aim to change or improve that color, bringing it back to balance and harmony.

The Third Chakra is a real Powerhouse. It encompasses many things such as:

• Your ability to set and maintain boundaries.
• Your sense of Clarity, Focus & Concentration.
• Control & Anger issues – not just your own – but if you were around someone else who was particularly controlling or aggressive then you may have an Imbalance in the Chakra energy here.
• Digestive problems – it’s all about what you ‘can or can’t stomach’!
• Your sense of humor and overall outlook on life.

This links very much with your intuitive energy too – for it relates directly to your gut reactions and instincts – it’s where you will get a lot of ‘vibes’. Your stomach may be reacting – even if your conscious mind is not.

Enjoy the relaxing images as I guide you through a releasing, cleansing & balancing process in this short clip of a Chakra Balance Meditation.

Alternative Name:    2nd Chakra,  Spleen or Splenic Chakra Svadistana. 
The name can be translated as meaning 'sweetness'. I like to use the word pleasure. It’s about our desires, pleasures, the things we like and dislike, what we draw close to us and that which we push away.

Color:             Orange is the color associated with the Sacral Chakra.

 
Symbol;         A lotus flower with six red petals. The element associated with the 2nd Chakra is water - and one of the most common properties with this Chakra is the ability to flow.  The association with water connects to your emotions.  Emotional energy needs to flow - it is thought that blockages in your emotional energy can go have a great impact on your physical body too.

Mantra;         Vam

Animal;         The crocodile represents the Sacral Chakra. When we think about the associations this has, we can see that the crocodile moves excellently in water, it may be hidden under the surface but then it can leap out with great power and strength – at any time!. Again this can be compared to your emotional energy, at times things may ripple under the surface and at others they may just erupt!

Location;         The Sacral Chakra rests in the lower belly region, below the navel.  It also affects the lower back/ buttock region.

Physical Associations;    The endocrine glands associated with this Chakra are the ovaries and testes. The organs of the body affected are the internal reproductive organs as well as the bowel and uterus.  As it involves your reproductive organs the Sacral Chakra is obviously linked with your fertility but not just on the physical level it is also about your creative ability in other areas of your life too.

As with all of the Chakras, the Root Chakra has alternative names and numerous associations and attributes. The deeper you delve into the realm of energy, the more information you uncover. Here I outline some of the most common attributes you will come across;

•  Alternative names; The Base Chakra, The 1^st Chakra, Muladhara.

The word Muladhara means 'root place' - it is easier to think of perhaps as 'foundation'.

• Significant Color; Red

Red is often associated with things of a vital or dynamic nature - such as blood, danger, love, sex and passion.

• Symbol;

4 crimson red lotus petals with a yellow square at the center.

The yellow square indicates Earth, with the 4 petals said to signify the 4 compass directions.

The 4 lotus petals are also said to have direct implications to our experience of life in human form. It is hard to explain without getting too complicated but very briefly it is about;

How secure we feel about our foundation and stability in the world.

How we feel and experience our purpose in life.

How we deal with our desires and needs.

How effective we are at aligning with our true authentic self - how we deal with the ego and 'skin' we can often lose ourselves in.

• Mantra; The mantra for the Root Chakra is Lam.
• The animal associated with the 1^st Chakra is an elephant - with seven trunks. Again the implication is of solidness, stability.
• ·Location; The Root Chakra sits at the base of the spine. It is often shown as an energy spiral pointing downwards to the earth.
• Physical Associations; The Base Chakra is connected to the external sexual organs, often with the adrenal glands - specifically our fight or flight responses. Also it is linked to our legs and feet, the spine and hips. I usually take it further and find it has implications for our entire skeletal frame as I believe it is about how we stand in this world - not just physically but on many levels. I'll take this further in future posts though!