There are 7 main chakras that run up the base of your spine, from your tail bone to the top of your head. Each relates to certain spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional system or energies within your aura and body. Because everything is energy, your chakra health will affect you, and you/your environment will affect your chakra health. Understanding the chakras enables you to take control and restore balance if needed.

Chakras will often come up in readings! Sometimes the colors of your aura correspond to an activation of or flow of energy from one of your energy centers. Understanding a bit about chakras help you understand your needs, emotions, and more.

Starting from the first, bottom chakra up:

1) Root Chakra: Red

2) Sacral Chakra: Orange

3) Solar Plexus Chakra: Yellow

4) Heart Chakra: Green

5) Throat Chakra: Blue

6) Third Eye Chakra: Indigo

7) Crown Chakra: Purple

About Each of the 7 Chakras

1) Root Chakra

The first chakra is located at the base of the spine and appears red. It is responsible for grounding you to the present moment. It enables stability and is the home of our survival instincts. Feelings of safety or fear come from here— our fight, flight, or freeze response. 

2) Sacral Chakra

The second chakra sits in the pelvis and appears orange. It's responsible for our personality, which develops in childhood and generally remains the same, unless there is a life altering experience. The sacral is where we process emotions and the home of our creativity.

3) Solar Plexus Chakra

The third chakra is located in our abdomen and appears yellow. It's responsible for mental energies-- science tells us that the gut is the second brain. This chakra is where our sense of responsibility for ourselves and our life exists. Also, our inner child lives here, as this chakra is activated and cultivated in childhood. Through this chakra, we can further access joyful, playful energy and childlike curiosity.

4) Heart Chakra

The fourth chakra is located in the chest and appears green. It's responsible for balance in our system and our lives. This is where we are able to connect with others in the world. Energy cords most often connect through our heart chakras. The heart is also the home of compassion and empathy.

5) Throat Chakra

The fifth chakra is located in your throat and appears blue. It's responsible for self expression. It makes communication with others possible. It's the home of our authenticity and honesty. It gives us our sense of independence.

6) Third Eye Chakra

The sixth chakra is located at our forehead and appears indigo. It's responsible for our perception and awareness. It gives us our ability to connect with something larger than ourselves; a higher power, whatever your beliefs may be. It guides us and helps us see through illusion.

7) Crown Chakra

The seventh chakra is located at the top of your head and appears violet, magenta, or pink. It's responsible for accessing higher energies. Through this chakra, we can comprehend the psychic information that comes in through the third eye and crown. We connect more deeply with spirituality and intuitive gifts here. We can discover inspiration and new ideas here.