Balancing Your Root (Red) Chakra - Grounding Root vegetables: carrots, potatoes, parsnips, radishes, beets, onions, garlic, etc. Protein-rich foods: eggs, meats, beans, tofu, soy products, peanut butter Spices: horseradish, hot paprika, chives, cayenne, pepper Physical exercise and restful sleeps, gardening, pottery and clay. Red food & drink. Red

gemstones, clothing, bathing in red. Using ylang ylang or sandalwood essential oils.

Balancing Your Sacral (Orange) - Nourishing the Sexual/Creativity Center Sweet fruits: melons, mangos, strawberries, passion fruit, oranges, coconut, etc. Honey Nuts: almonds, walnuts, etc. Spices: cinnamon, vanilla, carob, sweet paprika, sesame seeds, caraway seeds Hot aromatic baths, water aerobics, massage. Embracing sensation (such as different food

tastes). Orange gemstones and orange clothing. Using orange oils such as melissa or orange essential oils.

Balancing Your Solar Plexus (Yellow) Chakra - Boosting Self-Esteem/ Self-Love Granola and Grains: pastas, breads, cereal, rices, flax seed, sunflower seeds, etc. Dairy: milk, cheeses, yogurt Spices: ginger, mints (peppermint, spearmint, etc.), melissa, chamomile, turmeric, cumin,

fennel Taking classes, reading informative books, doing mind puzzles. Sunshine. Detoxication

programs. Yellow gemstones and yellow clothing. Using yellow oils such as lemon or rosemary essential oils.

Balancing Your Heart (Green) Chakra - Healing Emotional Hurts Leafy vegetables: spinach, kale, dandelion greens, etc. Air vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, squash, etc. Liquids: green teas Spices: basil, sage, thyme, cilantro, parsley Nature walks, time spent with loving family or friends. Green gemstones and green clothing.

Using green oils such as eucalyptus or pine essential oils.

Balancing Your Throat (Blue) Chakra - Speaking One's Truth Liquids in general: water, fruit juices, herbal teas Tart or tangy fruits: lemons, limes, grapefruit, kiwi Other tree growing fruits: apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, etc. Spices: salt, lemon grass Singing, reading or saying poetry out loud. Having meaningful conversations. Blue

gemstones and blue clothing. Using blue oils such as chamomile or geranium essential oils.

Balancing Your Brow (Indigo) Chakra - Awakening Third Eye Senses Dark bluish colored fruits: blueberries, red grapes, black berries, raspberries, etc. Liquids: red wines and grape juice Spices: lavender, poppy seed, mugwort

Star gazing. Meditation. Indigo gemstones and indigo clothing. Using indigo oils such as patchouli or frankincense essential oils.

Balancing Your Crown (Violet) Chakra - Opening/ Clearing the Spiritual Centre Air: fasting / detoxing Incense and Smudging Herbs: sage, copal, myrrh, frankincense, and juniper Focusing on dreams. Writing down one’s visions and inventions. Violet gemstones and violet

clothing. Using violet oils such as lavender or jasmine essential oils.

Everyday we stimulate our chakra centres in one way or another, for example, through the different thoughts we have or physically through our senses. Daily we energize our centres, consciously or unconsciously, through various methods.

Following is a list of common ways we can charge and balance our chakra centres:

ThoughtsThought is an energy form. Science has proven a positive thought allows our energy to flow freely and unrestricted. Whereas, negative thoughts decrease energy within our body. Every thought (whether mental or emotional) is connected to a chakra. For example, a passionate thought is a red energy stimulant, but an angry thought decreases one's positive red energy flow. This means that continual angry thoughts will lower your root chakra's energy.

The SunThis is our most important energy source. Through light all the seven colour energies flow from the sun’s rays to the earth. People, animals, plants, minerals, water and our chakras receive energy from the sun’s light. (If you are not able to enjoy the sun for a few hours daily, add a quality full spectrum light bulb to a light source in your work area or in a lamp at home.)

FoodWhen the sun’s rays bless all plant life, it gives the plant life/energy. Once the plant absorbs energy, the colour energy that remains is the energy of that fruit, vegetable or flower. Without this energy our body could not assimilate the nutritional value of the food. Balance your chakras daily by eating foods that contain each of the seven colour energies (that’s why the doctor always said to eat a plate of different coloured foods... for the colour value!).

VisualisationMeditation & Breathing (Yoga). Since thought is an energy form you can stimulate your chakra centres through meditation, visualization or breathing energy into your various chakra centres. By adding the colour intention adds additional power from a chakra’s vibration.

Gems/MineralsGemstones and minerals are also energy forms. For example, crystals contain a similar crystalline structure as the human body. Crystals amplify energy and can be programmed (e.g. computer chips and watches). Wearing gemstone jewellery or placing gemstones and minerals in your environment is a simple way to absorb the stone or mineral’s healing vibrations.

Color Bathing(One of my favorites!) Water is a conductor of energy and colour is an energy. While lying in the coloured water your body absorbs the vibrational frequency from the colour. Take the time to give back to your body and soul! While bathing, balance that chakra by thinking about what you would like to achieve from that specific energy and maybe add the correlating aromatherapy oil. Do not use chemical food colouring to dye your water. I recommend Colour Bath™ by Colour Energy Corporation, as it is totally organic and therefore safe to use.

AromatherapyEssential oils are the pure essence of the plant or flower. Every oil has a vibration that correlates to a colour. Oils contain the healing properties of herbs, flowers or plants. Use only therapeutic quality oils (inexpensive oils may contain toxins). Also never apply oils directly on your skin (dilute with a carrier oil or in a bath).

Music & DanceMusic affects us in a positive or negative way. Every musical note corresponds to a colour and chakra centre. Certain sounds can stimulate an emotional, mental, physical or spiritual response. E.g. Listening or dancing to primal music, such as the beating of drums, can energize your physical body and stimulate your root chakra.

Toning & SoundsWe can vocally make sounds to vibrate at the same frequency as various organs in our body. Regular toning can help keep our body’s organs functioning properly. Noise pollution can be very disturbing to our environment. Surround yourself with sounds, which make you happy and productive!

Color TonationsBy shining of light through various colour filters directly onto the body, the vibration of the colour will be absorbed through your skin effecting the designated area.

Solarized WaterCharge water by filling a coloured glass with water or by placing a coloured filter in front of a glass of water and let the sun’s rays kiss the water with colour energy. Make sure the glass is not leaded and of a clean colour hue.

SyntonicsIs the use of colour through the eyes. Via our eyes colour stimulates our pituitary gland, which in turn releases hormones connected to the correlating organ of the same frequency. Therapeutic eye glasses that are manufactured with various coloured filters can be simply worn whenever you need a boost of a certain colour or chakra energy. Make sure the colour eyeglasses are 100% UVA & UVB coated if wearing outdoors and again the exact colour tint of the lens is very, very important. Note: Unless the colour glass manufacturer or distributor is aware of colour therapy, chances are their coloured lenses are not made for healing purposes.

DecorUse colours consciously in your home or work environment to give you more positive and productive energy. Paint a room or add different coloured pillows, artwork, carpets, etc.

ClothingWhat we wear will influence our mood, mind and energy level. Light penetrates through our clothing amplifying the colour energy we are wearing. The more vibrant the clothing the better the energy transfer.

Art & ColourArt and colour can be used as an outlet to either express or stimulate. Surround yourself with the colours, which are suitable for what you need to accomplish in that area. Use calming colours in your bedroom and mentally stimulating colours in your workspace.