Balancing and closing down the chakras is critical to being present in the Now. It is similar to having your radio’s volume on too loud. If the chakra is out of balance and perhaps too open (or too loud), your chakra will be over-amplifying whatever is an issue for you at that chakra level. For example, at the 3^rd chakra level (power center chakra), if it is too open, you can begin to feel anxious and worried about others threatening your power or wanting to overpower you somehow and take away your power. You may begin to respond to this emotionally and behaviorally by becoming overly defensive towards others or perhaps shying away socially from others for fear that they are somehow undermining your power. By balancing your chakras, your emotions and thoughts are more balanced and are more objective and neutral.

To balance the chakras: With the palm of your dominant hand facing the body, make counterclockwise circular motions in front of each chakra to open the chakra, and clockwise circular motions to close the chakra. By placing your hand in front of each chakra, you can move your hand counterclockwise to open it up and clear out whatever needs to release. Continue the counterclockwise circular motions until you feel guided to stop and then begin to move your hand clockwise in front of the chakra to start to close down and protect the chakra affirm filling the chakra with its appropriate healing color and essence. You can go through this process with each chakra and afterwards affirm the appropriate openness or calibration for each chakra. Below are some general guidelines for the chakras. These are only suggestions, so follow your own intuition about what feels appropriate for you.

 1st Chakra- Security Center                     Pelvic Floor                  10% open            Red color

2^nd Chakra- Emotions/Sexual Center   Navel area                   10-15% open       orange color

3^rd Chakra – Power Center                       Solar Plexus                  20-35% open       yellow color

4^th Chakra – Compassion Center          Center of Chest           40-60% open       green color

5^th Chakra – Expression Center            Throat Center               100% open          blue color

6^th Chakra – Inner Sight                            Forehead                          100% open         indigo color

7^th Chakra – Spiritual Knowing              Crown/Top of Head     5-10% open       violet/lavender

If you need assistance with determining your own openness and calibration for each chakra, then ask and I will help you with this.