Balancing your Chakras

It is believed that everyone possess 7 bright, concentrated spirals or ‘wheels’ of energy known as chakras. The function of the chakras is to keep the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in balance. Sometimes though these spinning wheels can become stagnate and the energy flow stops. Any kind of physical, mental and emotional stress can lead to stagnation. By balancing our chakras we can create harmony and balance of our body, soul, mind and spirit. When we awaken and balance our chakras, we unleash the potential to live a rich and vibrant life.

Tips to help Balance your Chakras

• Diffuse the Essential Oil Blend associated with the chakra you are trying to balance. See what essentials oil blends are connected to your Chakras here. If you just feel that you need all your Chakras balanced try Chakra Balancing Essential oil blend. When added to a diffuser it can help balance the mood in the room, create a harmonious atmosphere and a balanced disposition.

Chakra Balancing Massage Oil

• Give yourself a mini massage with Perfect Potions Chakra Balancing Massage Oil. Release any tension with this grounding, hypnotic blend of 25 pure essential oils in a sweet almond oil base, including frankincense, sandalwood, ginger, sweet orange and juniper. This divine massage oil can also be used as a body oil after a warm shower or bath to nourish and hydrate the skin. Allow any negative energy from the day to totally dissolve. Feel yourself coming back to your centre as you rebalance.

• Rub (if possible) the areas associated with the out of balance chakra with Perfect Potion's Chakra Balancing Balm. For example as the root chakra is associated with the legs and feet, massaging these areas with the balm would be beneficial. The balancing balm contains a specially selected synergy of 23 essential oils aimed at balancing and centring each and every chakra.

Chakra Balancing Mist

• Mist your body with Perfect Potions Balancing Mist to set the mood or clear the space before your yoga or meditation practice. You could even wear it as a perfume to evoke positivity and harmony. Chakra Balancing mist contains sweet orange, bergamot, lavender, ylang ylang, geranium, mandarin, cold pressed lime, patchouli, frankincense, Atlas cedarwood, clary sage, vetiver, rosemary, cypress, rose absolute, Australian sandalwood, ginger, juniper berry, may chang, neroli, sage, everlasting, jasmine absolute, pink lotus absolute and rose otto pure essential oils. 

• Visualise the colour associated with the chakra over the chakra. For example if your base chakra was out of balance you'd envision the colour red glowing brightly at the base of the spine, where this chakra is located.

• Yoga. Yoga in general is great for balancing the chakras but there are specific moves that can be done for each chakra.

• Get outside, take your shoes off, feel the earth. Relax in that moment.

• Dance and Sing. I don’t care if you “can’t sing and dance.” Close the door, move your body and chant. Mindfully moving is a powerful form of meditation and sound can help create vibrations in the body that lead to harmonization. The mantra sound that corresponds to each chakra in order is LAM. VAM, RAM, YUM, HAM, AUM and OM

• Get a Chakra Balance with Lorelle from Dimensional Healing in our Mystic Garden

In Aromatherapy and Chakras: Balancing your body’s energy centres for optimal health and wellbeing, Salvatore demystifies the origins of the chakras. He shares with you his personal journey into the chakras and provides you with his interpretation of how we can use chakras to reconnect our body, mind and spirit. Author: Salvatore Battaglia

Chakras are both complex and fascinating if you would like to learn more about the health of your chakras, you can honestly and openly answer this quiz. You can also buy Salvatore Battaglia Aromatherapy and Chakras Book in which Sal demystifies the origins of the chakras and shares with you his personal journey into the chakras and provides you with his interpretation of how we can use chakras to reconnect our body, mind and spirit.

The Chakras

“According to ancient yogic philosophy, we are all a beautiful amalgamation of vibrational energy. It is said that you, me and everyone else each possess 7 bright, concentrated spirals or ‘wheels’ of energy known as chakras.” (Perfect Potion)

The function of the chakras is to keep the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in balance. Sometimes though these spinning wheels can become stagnate and the energy flow stops. Any kind of physical, mental and emotional stress can lead to stagnation.

To live a rich full and vibrant life we sometimes need a Chakra tune up! Much like a tune-up enables a car to operate at peak efficiency, a chakra tune up can help us operate at peak efficiency.

Perfect Potion has developed a range of essential oil blends that can help with our Chakra tune up.

But which chakras need Tuning Up? A quick checklist can be found here to determine which is the first imbalanced Chakra.

Maybe you feel a little like me and find more than one chakra is imbalanced or blocked. This is because when one is blocked, the other chakras begin to compensate and either become overactive or under-active. The best way to start balancing them is to start at the root chakra and work your way up to the crown chakra.

If you find that the essential oil blends aren't enough to Tune up your Chakras some simple steps on balancing your chakras can be found here or you could book a Chakra Balance with Lorelle from Dimensional Healing in Mystic Garden

Root Chakra - Muladhara

Perfect Potion's Balance Chakra EO Blend. s grounding blend will help strengthen your root chakra and return to your centre. Balance chakra blend assists with meditation, promotes a sense of stability and enhances physical awareness. A beautiful synergy of patchouli, lavender, sweet orange, Atlas cedarwood, black pepper and vetiver pure essential oils. I have found you only need to add a few drops to your diffuser to start helping you feel secure and allowing you to believe the universe will provide.

The first chakra is the Root Chakra and is associated with the colour red.  The root chakra is located at the base of your spine.  It connects us with our physical body and surroundings and promotes feelings of stability and security. The word Muladhara breaks down into two Sanskrit words: Mula meaning “root” and Adhara, which means “support” or “base.”

When this chakra is balanced you feel supported, grounded and have a sense of connection and safety to the physical world.

If there is an imbalance in the root chakra you may experience anxiety disorders, fears, or nightmares about basic survival needs and the ability to provide for life’s necessities.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion has developed the Balance Chakra Blend. This grounding blend will help strengthen your root chakra and return to your centre. Balance chakra blend assists with meditation, promotes a sense of stability and enhances physical awareness. A beautiful synergy of patchouli, lavender, sweet orange, Atlas cedarwood, black pepper and vetiver pure essential oils. I have found you only need to add a few drops to your diffuser to start helping you feel secure and allowing you to believe the universe will provide.

Svadhisthana (Sacral Chakra)

Allure chakra Blend by Perfect Potion. Having this scent surround you will help make you feel adored and cherished and enable you to be creative and be playful. Featuring pure essential oils of mandarin, ylang ylang, patchouli, cardamom, sandalwood and jasmine absolute, this beautiful sensual oil blend may assist with reducing stress and anxiety, while enhancing creative and sexual energy.

The second chakra is the Sacral (or sexual) Chakra and is associated with the colour orange.  The sacral chakra is located just below your navel. Our Sacral Chakra is given the Sanskrit name Svadhistana meaning ‘sweetness’. This chakra represents all that is sweet and vibrant in life. It represents our creative energy and is associated with the functions of our reproductive organs and sexual energy.

When this chakra is balanced, we have an ability to take risks, be creative and committed. We are passionate, sexual and outgoing.

When there is an imbalance with this chakra it can lead to an inability to commit in relationships, express our emotions, have fun or to be playful with our desires, be creative or to have pleasure or be pleasured. It can also lead to fears of impotence, betrayal, addictions.

To help balance this chakra Perfect Potion has developed the Allure chakra Blend. Having this scent surround you will help make you feel adored and cherished and enable you to be creative and be playful. Featuring pure essential oils of mandarin, ylang ylang, patchouli, cardamom, sandalwood and jasmine absolute, this beautiful sensual oil blend may assist with reducing stress and anxiety, while enhancing creative and sexual energy. 

Manipura (solar plexus) chakra

Harmony Chakra Blend. The scent of The Harmony Chakra Blend can help us feel calm and relaxed enabling us to find the balance we need to be confident and happy. The aromas of lemon, bergamot, juniper, frankincense, vetiver, Roman chamomile, and aniseed pure essential oils help strengthen your solar plexus chakra and relations with others. Harmony chakra blend encourages solution-finding and assists in our communication with others while creating a calm, balanced environment.

The third chakra is the solar plexus chakra and is associated with the colour yellow.  The solar plexus chakra is located at your solar plexus, between your navel and sternum. In Sanskrit, Manipura means ‘lustrous gem’. This chakra controls and manipulates incoming energy, it aligns your physical body to your spirit and intellect and is the centre for self esteem.

When this chakra is balanced, we feel self-respect and self-compassion. We feel in control, assertive and confident.

When this chakra is stagnate our inner critic comes out. We doubt ourselves and reduce our personal power and have low self esteem. We over control and manipulate situations. We become fearful of criticism and what others think.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Harmony Chakra Blend. The scent of The Harmony Chakra Blend can help us feel calm and relaxed enabling us to find the balance we need to be confident and happy. The aromas of lemon, bergamot, juniper, frankincense, vetiver, Roman chamomile, and aniseed pure essential oils help strengthen your solar plexus chakra and relations with others. Harmony chakra blend encourages solution-finding and assists in our communication with others while creating a calm, balanced environment. 

Anahata (Heart Chakra)

To help balance this chakra Perfect Potion have developed the Compassion Chakra blend. When it all becomes too much allow the scent of lavender, ylang ylang, bergamot, may chang, rose absolute, and neroli open our hearts and allow us to feel unconditional love towards our self and others.

The fourth chakra is the heart chakra and is associated with the colour green. The heart chakra is located located at the heart centre. This chakra is connected with forgiveness and compassion – unconditional love through which we accept another for doing their best. Sanskrit word for the fourth chakra is Anahata, which means “unhurt.” Anahata is the gateway between our lower and upper chakras. .

When this chakra is balanced we feel joy, gratitude, love and compassion, forgiveness flows freely and trust can be gained.

When this chakra becomes stagnate we can tend to over love to the point of suffocation. We fear loneliness which leads to more over loving. We can become overly jealous and angry and hurt.

To help balance this chakra Perfect Potion have developed the Compassion Chakra blend. When it all becomes too much allow the scent of lavender, ylang ylang, bergamot, may chang, rose absolute, and neroli open our hearts and allow us to feel unconditional love towards our self and others.

Vishuddha (Throat Chakra)

to help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Expressive Chakra Blend. Use this oil to help strengthen your personal power to articulate your thoughts, ideas and emotions with pure essential oils of sweet orange, sandalwood, basil, frankincense, and German chamomile.

The fifth chakra is the throat chakra and is associated with the colour sapphire blue.  The throat chakra corresponds to the thyroid gland, and is the centre for expressive communication and self expression. The Sanskrit word means pure place, the place of intuition, clarity, spiritual truth.

When this chakra is balanced, we have free flowing words, expression and communication. We are honest and truthful yet firm. We are good listeners.

When we are out of balance, in this chakra, we can suffer from lack of self expression, either in the written word or the spoken word (writers block!). We feel out of control and have no willpower or even choice.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Expressive Chakra Blend. Use this oil to help strengthen your personal power to articulate your thoughts, ideas and emotions with pure essential oils of sweet orange, sandalwood, basil, frankincense, and German chamomile.  

Ajna (Third Eye) Chakra

o help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Insight Chakra Blend. Diffusing the scent of pure essential oils of bergamot, lavender, rosemary, clary sage, fragonia and sage will help you use your intuition to enhance your understanding of the world.

The sixth chakra is the third eye chakra and is associated with the colour indigo.  It is located above the bridge of your nose and is related to your higher mental and intuitive abilities.  It has the Sanskrit name Ajna, meaning ‘to know. This chakra enables us to follow our intuition as we open up to new ideas and our imagination.

When this chakra is balanced we feel clear, focused, and can determine between truth and illusion. We are open to receiving wisdom and insight.

When this chakra wheel stops spinning we become day dreamers and have over active imaginations. We have an inability to learn from others, we can be moody and volatile.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Insight Chakra Blend. Diffusing the scent of pure essential oils of bergamot, lavender, rosemary, clary sage, fragonia and sage will help you use your intuition to enhance your understanding of the world.

Sahasrara (Crown) Chakra

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Cosmic Chakra Blend. The scent of lavender, lime, frankincense and Australian sandalwood. with enhance your spiritual connection and raise your vibration. The Cosmic Chakra Blend can help make you feel serene and at peace.

The seventh chakra is the crown chakra and is associated with the colour violet. It is located slightly above the top of your head, it represents enlightenment and self-realisation.  It provides you with the highest level of spiritual knowledge – a deep understanding of who and what you truly are. Sahasrara, meaning ‘thousand petal lotus’ and is considered one of the highest vibrational centres in the subtle body.

When this chakra is balanced, we live in the present moment. We have an unshakeable trust in our inner guidance.

When this chakra is unbalanced with can have issues with self-knowledge and greater power. Imbalances arise from rigid thoughts on religion and spirituality, constant confusion, carry prejudices, “analysis paralysis.” A Fear of alienation and great sadness.

To help balance this chakra Perfect potion have developed the Cosmic Chakra Blend. The scent of lavender, lime, frankincense and Australian sandalwood. with enhance your spiritual connection and raise your vibration. The Cosmic Chakra Blend can help make you feel serene and at peace.

A Chakra imbalance can affect an you, both physically and emotionally. Don't let your imbalances continue. Use one of Perfect Potion's Essential oil blends or try these easy methods, to help you move into a better way or book in with Lorelle from Mystic Garden for a Chakra Balance

Are your Chakras out of Balance?

How do we know if our Chakras are out of balance?

Perfect Potion have a checklist to help us determine which chakras are out of balance.

Answering yes to four or more questions associated with a chakra indicates an imbalance.

Base Chakra

Do you feel disassociated from your body?

Are you overweight?

Are you underweight?

Do you have a weak physical constitution?

Does life on earth feel like a burden?

Are you fearful?

Are you disorganised?

Are you possessive and/or materialistic?

Are you worried about financial security?

Are you accident prone?

Sacral Chakra

Do you suppress your sexual desires?

Do you have a negative attitude about sex?

Does sexuality make you nervous?

Do you lack the passion or excitement about life?

Are you emotionally dependent?

Does your creativity feel blocked?

Do you feel guilty?

Are you afraid of making a commitment?

Are you obsessed with sexual thoughts or feelings?

Solar Plexus Chakra

Do you have low energy?

Do you have low self esteem?

Are you weak willed?

Are you easily upset or discouraged?

Do you feel ashamed of who you are?

Are you unreliable?

Are you manipulative and controlling?

Are you unable to relax?

Do you have temper outbursts?

Are you stubborn?

Are you prone to digestive problems?

Do you always like to be in control?

Are you afraid of rejection?

Heart Chakra

Are you anti social?

Are you tolerant of others?

Do you have a fear of intimacy?

Are you overly sensitive?

Are you depressed?

Are you experiencing grief?

Are you indifferent?

Do you have a jealous nature?

Do you have difficulty breathing?

Do you take care of others but not yourself?

Throat Chakra

Do you have a fear of speaking?

Do you have a weak voice?

Are you unable to express your true feelings?

Are you shy or withdrawn?

Do you speak harshly to others?

Do you talk too much?

Do you tell lies?

Are you unable to listen to others?

Do you frequently have a sore throat?

Do you feel you have nothing worth saying?

Do you clench your jaw or grind your teeth?

Third Eye Chakra

Are you out of touch with reality?

Do you have a poor memory?

Are you forgetful?

Do you feel confused?

Do you have impaired vision?

Do you have difficulty in concentrating?

Do you have nightmares?

Do you often misunderstand situations?

Do you have frequent headaches?

Are you over-analytical?

Do you doubt your intuition?

Crown Chakra

Are you apathetic?

Do you feel lonely or isolated?

Do you feel you have no purpose in life?

Are you afraid of dying?

Does life seem senseless?

Are you over attached to your belongings or relationships?

Do you have an addictive relationship with spirituality?

Do you search for answers outside yourself?

After reading this, you (like me) may feel that more than one chakra is imbalanced or blocked. This is because when one is blocked, the other chakras begin to compensate and either become overactive or under-active.

The best way to start is to acknowledge the first chakra that is out of balance, then check out our guide to balancing your chakras. Another way to Balance your Chakras is to have a Chakra Balance session with Lorelle from Dimensional Healing. You can book one here